October 8, 1951

October 8, 1951

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Weak Production Handcuffs British Air

By David A. Anderton14 min

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First Report on ‘Exercise Cirrus’

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New Hope For Standard Lighting

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Weak Production Handcuffs British Air

London, England—It’s difficult to assess the twelfth Society of British Aircraft Constructors display on the spot at Farnborough. A casual observer is overawed by the window-dressing of pilot skill, and the tinsel glitter of aircraft against the patches of blue sky.

By David A. Anderton14 min

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First Report on ‘Exercise Cirrus’

AVIATION WEEK’S Dave Anderton was the only correspondent of a U. S. aviation business magazine covering “Exercise Cirrus,” the joint air maneuvers in Europe that ended last week. While the judges were still weighing the final results, Anderton cabled the following preliminary analysis.
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New Hope For Standard Lighting

Uniform international pattern for major airports is aim of Washington and New York conferences.
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Strikes Tying Production in Knots

Aviation executives, immersed in the problems of expanding defense production, last week were deep in the throes of another struggle that threatened to throw their finely geared schedules off kilter—the swelling tide of labor disputes affecting nearly all segments of the industry from prime manufacturer to supplier.
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Slick-AF Test

Slick Airways has started operating an exclusive Air Force charter run calling for three all-cargo flights a week westbound only from San Antonio to San Francisco. This new charter run is an experiment that may lead to an Air Force contract for an operation similar to the daily Navy-Slick transcontinental cargo run analysed in AVIATION WEEK June 11, p. 12.
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NAL Management Beats Opposition

While the oppositon slate managed to place three members on the Board of National Airlines, the management group headed by G. P. Baker won a clear-cut victory at the annual stockholders meeting held Sept. 27 (AVIATION WEEK Sept. 10, 1951, p. 16 and Oct. 1, 1951, p. 19).
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House Unit Approves AF Base Expansions

House Armed Services Committee has approved Air Force plans for three major base expansions. McGuire AFB, Wrightstown, N. J., $50,972,000, for use as the Atlantic terminal for Military Air Transport Service, now at Westover AFB, Mass. Travis AFB, Calif, $18,801,000 for B-36 bomber wing base.
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‘Down Under’ Pact

Melbourne—Reciprocal air services between Australia and The Netherlands has been agreed to by the respective governments. The pact is expected to be signed shortly. The Dutch secured Australia’s consent to operate between Holland-Australia, Australia-Dutch New Guinea and between Dutch New Guinea and the Australia territory of Papua and New Guinea.
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BCPA Earnings

Melbourne—British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines is pleased over its successful financial operation for the past fiscal year, which showed a 28% increase in number of revenue passengers flown, for a total of 13,976. Air cargo figures also were up.
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EQUIPMENT

Specialist for Each Plane Type

Making one man responsible for Connies and one for DC-3 details has paid off in faster, smoother maintenance.

By George L. Christian7 min

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