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...PLANE ORDER will soon be awarded by United Air Lines, which will replace its short-haul fleet of 54 piston-engine Convairs with turboprops or jets at cost of about $150 million. Company is leaning toward Lockheed's 410-m.p.h. Electra turboprop...
When Britain first advertised the Bristol Britannia for delivery in early 1957, U.S. airmen thought they might have something to worry about. Until Boeing and Douglas pure jetliners were ready to fly in 1959, British Overseas Airways Corp.'s big (93 passengers), fast (385 m.p.h.) turboprop plane seemed a likely cream-skimmer in the lush transatlantic trade. But once again Britain's state-dominated aircraft industry managed to pluck defeat from victory. Nine months late, Bristol last week finally rolled out the first of 18 Britannia 312s for BOAC amid a chorus of complaints about the plane...
Late last week the jetliner screeched airborne at McGuire for the trip home, was rated during its less-than-top-speed takeoff as noisy as most jets, far louder than prop and turboprop planes...
...Icelandic is negotiating for a sizable loan from the Export-Import Bank to buy new equipment, hopes to have two turboprop airliners on its Far North routes by 1959. Since faster, bigger planes will bring higher revenues, Icelandic expects to keep bargain fares for years to come. Says Craig: "They call us cut-rate, and I'm proud...
...Prospect. The hottest prospect to replace the DC-3 is the $550,000 Dutch Fokker F27, a pressurized turboprop plane, whose high speed and economy is ideal for short-haul routes. Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp., building the F-27 under license, already has 69 firm orders or options from U.S. lines. Flying without subsidy, the F-27 is expected to break even on a load factor of 57%. Better routing, with Civil Aeronautics Board help, could then boost feeder traffic, although many lines will still need subsidies for years to come. Even so, few feeders can raise the cash...