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1975 - 0619.PDF
FLIGHT International, 3 April I97S with 15 double seats in the normal first-class section this would allow the airliner to sleep the 30 first-class pas sengers it now carries. SlA's main long-haul services are on the Europe- Australia route, where fiighl times are long and Concorde competition from British Airways is in prospect. Reactions to UK defence cuts Nato is expressing official disquiet at the scale of defence reductions proposed by the United Kingdom in the White Paper of March 19 (sec Flight last week, page 526). Of special concern are the reduction of rein forcement capability in the northern and southern regions, the removal of naval and air forces from the Mediter ranean area and the decline in mari time capabilities in the eastern Atlantic and Channel areas. The alliance is pleased however to note the British Government's willing ness to introduce some compensatory measures, in particular the undertak ings to continue participation in Medi terranean maritime exercises and to maintain some reinforcement options for the southern region of Nato. The House of Commons Expenditure Committee has also commented on the defence review proposals, saying that they are based on projections of economic growth (3 per cent per annum) which may be optimistic. It recommends that special efforts should be made to sell the MRCA outside the three partner countries and an urgent decision should be taken to redeploy or sell any redun dant Nimrods. The committee, like others, has reservations on the pro posed cuts which affect the flanks of Nato, mobility, reinforcement capa bility and equipment, with particular reference to the use of helicopters in the anti-tank role. Farnborough International 1976 The Society of British Aerospace Companies has officially decided to go ahead with another Farnborough International air show in 1976, the dates being fixed for September 5 to 12. There will be a flying display each afternoon. September 5 will be the Press day, the next three days being trade days only. September 9 will be for the trade and public and the last three days for the public. Lord Beswick. minister of state in the Department of Industry, has assured the SBAC of the usual Govern ment support. Discussions have begun on improvements to access routes and facilities within the ground. Exhibitors have already asked for stand space, but official information will be sent out early in the summer and official applications will be sought in the autumn. A computer study of weather over the past ten years, plus a study of the timetable of other major events, have shown the traditional early Septem ber to be, on balance, the best time for the show. The tented exhibition halls are being retained, although the SENSOR The French Government and aero space industry are considering a British proposal, raised at the re cent Concorde ministerial meeting, for a widening of civil aerospace co-operation between the two countries to include the develop ment of existing subsonic aircraft and engines. Among the products proposed as the basis of a possible deal are the One-Eleven, Trident, CFM56, A300B10 (with RB.21U) and Mercure. The Air France, British Airways and European-airline re quirement for a new medium- capacity subsonic aircraft for the 1980s is at the centre of the pro posed deal. The Anglo-French co operative climate has never Oeen better politically, though a positive EEC referendum decision by the UK is anxiously awaited. Most leading figures in Europe's aircraft industry agree that co operation is in disarray, that the. buying by "home" airlines and air forces of American equipment is in tolerable, and that the biggest problem is the MRCA /Super Mirage situation. The intensity of concern at industrial levels, and the amount of talking now going on under Aecma auspices as well as bilater ally, suggests that the European in dustry is determined to pull itself together. The Chinese airline CAAC is show ing no interest in widebody aircraft, but there appears to be an opening for an executive jet. An order for HS.74B or Fokker F.27 type of air- south hall will have the newer and more rigid structure of last year's new north hall. Public transport accidents A 26ft section of wing trailing-edge flap detached from a British Airways 747, G-AWEJ, on the approach to Toronto on March 22. The aircraft was successfully landed without injury to the 206 passengers and 18 crew. • The Twin Otter which crashed near Khartoum on March 18 (Flight, last week) was ST-ADB of Sudan Airways. Day trip to Paris Show A one-day inclusive trip from Lon don Heathrow to Paris Le Bourget on June 5 for the 1975 international air show can be booked now for £27-75 Organised by Flight, Aeroplane Monthly and Wakefield Fortune International, the flight will be made by British Airways TriStar and the price also includes airport taxes, en trance to the air show, in-flighl snacks and courier services. Passen gers will be able to enter the show area immediately on arrival. Passengers will need a valid pass port or British visitor's passport and should apply, enclosing a £5 deposit, to International Aeronautical Exhibi tion Paris (Ref DMCS), Wakefield Fortune International Ltd, Thames 547 crafl is now unlikely following a repeat order for about 50 An-24s to add to the existing fleet of 45. Nasa's arguments for adequate annual budgeting to keep the shuttle on time are likely to be based increasingly on philosophical grounds. The space agency en visages 550-600 flights between 1980 and 1991, but points out that the vehicle's utility cannot be realistic ally predicted ahead of operation. P\ockwell likens the appreciation of the shuttle potential to that of the OC-3 in the mid-1950s. The Iran Air order for Concorde is expected to be signed on or about April 15. Influential members of the Iranian airline and Government want to be sure that New York will approve Concorde flights, and a con tract condition to this effect is likely. The public hearings in New York later this month are expected to give loud voice to the anti- Concorde environmentalists. The British Government's Policy Review of the civil-aviation industry is expected to be completed for Whitehall circulation next month, and to be made public later in the summer—probably in July. The De partment of Trade is impressed (n/ the inputs of the Civil Aviation Authority, with which it has been working closely on the review. The DoT believes it has stimulated the CAA into creative thinking about the airline industry. House, Millbank, London SW1P 4QW. "Flight" advertising appointments David Holmes, Flighl Advertise ment Manager since 1966, has been appointed Group Advertisement Mana ger of Flighl International, Aeroplane Monthly and Airports International with effect from April 1. He will con tinue his responsibility for the Busi ness and Light Aviation Show. Jeremy Miller, Flighl and Aeroplane Monthly Assistant Advertisement Manager (Europe), will add Airports International to his responsibilities and Jack Bush has been appointed Senior Advertisement Representative covering all aviation journals but will have special responsibility for Aero plane Monthly. "Flight" Directory of British Aviation The Flight Directory of British Aviation, which has for decades been the leading guide to aviation in Britain, is to be entirely revised and its publication is being transferred to Flight's own parent company IPC Transport Press at Dorset House, Stamford Street, London SE1 9LU. It is hoped that trie first new edition will be available early next year. Enquiries regarding sales or advertis ing should be directed to Room 817 at this address.
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