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1984
1984 - 1004.PDF
LETTERS Singapore and Air Lanka: talks due SIR—We were surprised to read the report, in your issue of May 5, 1984, on the aviation bilateral between Singapore and Sri Lanka. It is an unfortunate fact of life that, under present conventions of political morality, sovereign states blithely disregard their solemn obligations on inter national aviation. That charge cannot be levelled against Singapore, which has always scru pulously abided by its avaition agreements. The case in point is no exception. We have not stopped Air Lanka, or any other airline, from exercising its legitimate rights. It so happens that Air Lanka does not enjoy rights between Singapore and Tokyo under the present agreement. In accordance with Singa pore's liberal principles and practices, we are prepared to expand traffic rights for Air Lanka within the context of a general liberalisation of the Eresent bilateral. Talks will e held this month to achieve that objective. A. A. PIYARATNE Manager Public Affairs (Ag) Singapore Airlines Airmail Transit Centre PO Box 501 Singapore 9181 60min-rule corrections SIR —I refer to the short report in your issue of April 21 (page 1057) entitled " '60min' rule change stalled". The article contains inaccu racies with respect to action by Icao's Air Navigation Commission (ANC). First, it is not possible to make a direct comparison between the current "90min" rule and the proposed "60min" rule, since twin- engine aircraft were never contemplated when the "90min" rule was being devel oped in the late 1950s. Thus a straight comparison inevita bly is misleading. 1552 It is false to say that the report "has been referred back to the study group". The issues in the report have been sent to Contracting States for comment. When the response of the States is known, the ANC will decide what further action, if any, is needed. Depending on the ANC's decision, the study group may or may not play any further role in the matter. Finally, the United States Federal Aviation Adminis tration is known to be devel oping an advisory circular, but it is incorrect to imply that it is associated with the Icao study group proposal. The FAA has been operating with a "60min" provision in its regulations for a number of years, even though the Icao "90min" rule was on the books. E. SOCHOR Chief, Public Information Office International Civil Aviation Organisation 1000 Sherbrooke Street West Suite 400 Montreal Quebec Canada Small return forBA? SIR—There will be some raised eyebrows, not least from potential investors in British Airways, at the comment in your report on BA's results (Flight, May 2, pl244) that a "rule-of-thumb acceptable return on revenue is 5 per cent". In the context of operating profit this amounts to BA's interest on debt, and even those airlines who have been more gener ously endowed with equity than BA will find a large proportion of such an operating profit absorbed at today's level of interest rates, leaving little return for share holders. Is this a misprint for 15 per cent? Or should the 5 per cent be a (real) return on investment? R. S. SALE The Orchard Cottage Bigfrith Cookham Dean Berkshire SL6 9UQ FLIGHT International, 16Junel98^
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