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LONDON-GLASGOW AND LONDONBELFAST FARES.
Further news is to hand from Midland and Scottish Air Ferries, Ltd. The company intends to operate from March 14 a once-daily service each way between London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Glasgow, and a twice-daily service each way. between London, Birmingham, Liverpool, the Isle of Man and Belfast. The London-Glasgow fares will probably be £10 10s, return, £6 10s. single, and the London-Belfast fares respectively £10 and £6.
There is nothing to add about the iNestern Isles service to Stornoway, for which plans are going ahead. There is talk of connections to Portsmouth or Southampton, but nothing has been arranged.
Manchester: Mr. Norman Appointed.
The K.L.M. officials who recently visited Barton Airport, Manchester, suggested improvements to the .aerodrome which would be necessary before a regular air service could be properly operated. The services of Mr. H. N. St. V. Norman, of Messrs. Norman, Muntz, and Dawbarn, Heston, have been retained to advise.
Airwork's New Near East Plan.
Misr-Airwork, S.A..E., Cairo, is considering the operation of an air service between Egypt and Mecca for the convenience of Egyptian pilgrims. Plans for a line to Palestine (announced by us on January 5) are progressing.
• Cirrus-Hermes Moving to Brough.
The Cirrus-Hermes Engineering Co., Ltd., is shortly removing from Croydon Airport to Brough, East Yorks, where the Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co., Ltd., has its works. Capt. R. Blackburn, chairman of the Blackburn concern, recently joined the board of the Cirrus-Hermes Co. The CirrusHermes concern is equipping all its engines with electric inertia starters.
Stornoway Ground Provided.
Stornoway Golf Club has agreed to the use by the M.S.A.F. concern of the tidal flats as a landing ground.
Aberdeen: Municipal Action.
Aberdeen Town Council is promqting a Provisional Order to enable it to establish a municipal aerodrome at Dyce. The council is prepared to manage the aerodrome or to enter into an agreement with a company.
Three New Pobjoy Engines.
Polgjoy Airrnotors, Ltd., Hooton Aerodrome, Cheshire, has in production three new types of engine, these B26
being the Cascade 70 b.h.p. ungeared right-hand tractor unit (weight 126 lb.), the Niagara 90 b.h.p. geared left-hand tractor unit (145 .1b.) and. the Cataract 80 b.h.p. geared lefthand tractor unit (135 lb.).
America-Scotland-Europe Link-up.
It is stated that an American steamship company is considering putting two liners on a service between U.S.A. and the Clyde, continental passengers to be taken on by air from Campbeltown.
Big Irish Project.
A group of Irish financiers is discussing a plan to operate a Dublin-Waterford-Cork-Limerickair line, with possible extension to Liverpool. There is talk of using Junkers three engined machines. Mr. T. O'B. Kelly, a director of the Irish Aero Club, Dublin, is interested.
Grave American Situation.
President Roosevelt has stated that the .internal air-mail contracts are to be cancelled forthwith, and on February 19 the army will take-over the airmail service until a new system is devised. Irregularities in the placing of contracts are alleged.
Airwork's Quick Rotterdam Trip..
A few days ago Dr. W. S. Garden, of Manchester, made an urgent visit to Rotterdam to consult Dr. Bendien. lie chartered a Percival Gull (Napier engine) from Airwork, Ltd., Manchester, and the following was his timetable :
Manchester 0750 Heston 0905 1 hr. 15 min., 162 miles.
Heston 1015
Rotterdam 122Q 2 hrs. 5 mills., 231 miles. Rotterdam 1315
Heston 1500 1 hr. 45 mins., 231 miles.
Heston 1520 Manchester 1645 1 hr. 25 mint., 162 miles.
Total time: 61/2 hrs.; total mileage: 786.
Hillman's Traffic.
Hillman's Airways, Ltd., carried 39 single-journey passengers on the Romford-Paris line in the week to February 9, and made a charter flight to St. Inglevert. AMSTERDAM HULL • LIVERPOOLISLE OF MAN-BELFAST.
If the K.L.M.-M.S.A.F. negotiations with aerodrome authorities, etc., materialize the timetable of the eastward journey will probably be :—Belfast 7.50 a.m., Isle of Man 8.50 a.m.; Liverpool, arrive 10 a.m., depart 12.10 p.m.; Hull, arrive 1.10 p.m., depart 125 p.m.; Amsterdam, arrive 3.40 p.m., depart 4 p.m.; Copenhagen 6.45 p.m.. Malmo 7 p.m.
New Isle of Wight Services.
Portsmouth, Soutbsea and Isle of Wight Aviation, Ltd,, advises that this summer it is hoped to run an air service between Brighton, Hyde and Bournemouth, giving cross connections at Hyde with the ferry service to Shanklin and Portsmouth, also linking up at Bournemouth with a service to Bristol. At Bristol connection will be made with the Bristol-Cardiff ferry of Norman Edgar Western Airways, Ltd.
Hastings to Spend £40,000.
Following our statement on January 19 of the appointment of Messrs. Norman, tvluntz and Dawbarn, Heston, to advise Hastings Corporation, the town council has now decided to spend £40,000 on the Pebsham Farm aerodrome site.
London-Scottish Developments.
On February 9, Mr. C. S. Bell, of London, Scottish and Provincial Airways, Ltd., demonstrated the Airspeed Courier, intended for his London-Glasgow air line, before the Manchester, Nottingham and Derby authorities. Whether Derby will be used instead of Nottingham depends upon whether the authorities will provide an aerodrome. Mr. Bell discussed this matter with Sir John Ferguson Bell, of Derby Town Council.
Last Week's M.S.A.F. Charters.
Last week, Scott, Brown and Co., the Paisley Standard car agents chartered one of the M.S.A.F. machines and three representatives left after midday for Coventry. They brought back new cars by road, reaching Glasgow about noon next day. On February 8 the company flew a lady from Ayr to visit a sick relative at Aldershot.
280 R.A.F. Apprentices Wanted.
Vacancies occur for 280 R.A.F. apprentices, aged 15 to 17. Application should be made to the Air Ministry (Aircraft Apprentices Department), Gwydyr House, London, S.W.1. Successful candidates conipIete 12 years' service from the age of 18.