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...were flying the all-important North Atlantic run in 1958, competing airlines had already taken off in the bigger, faster, U.S.-made long-range pure jets. Eventually BOAC got permission to buy 20 Boeing 707s-but only on the condition that it order at least 20 of the new VC-10 jets developed by British Aircraft Corp...
Despite the Super VC-10's improved air conditioning, spacious seating and new safety features, the plane has the disadvantage of costing more to operate and maintain than the U.S. planes. It is also slower, has a shorter range and carries only 175 passengers (v. 189 in the newest Boeings). So far, not a single non-British airline has placed an order for the plane...
When Sir Giles Guthrie took on the thankless job of BOAC chairman last year, he was stuck with an order for 30 unwanted Super VC-10s. In an effort to make BOAC a paying proposition, Sir Giles recently demanded cancellation of the entire order-and the purchase instead of seven Boeing 707s. That, he said, would take care of BOAC'S needs through 1968. Aircraft producers let out a "Buy British" howl, and workers from British Aircraft Corp.'s Weybridge plant marched on Parliament carrying placards: FIRST THE BRAIN DRAIN NOW THE PLANE DRAIN. Aviation Minister Julian Amery...
Long & Short Hops. By far the most sensational new presidential appurtenance is an $8,000,000 Boeing VC-137C fan jetliner. The White House flatly denies rumors that it is equipped with a swimming pool and a sandbox. But it has almost everything else, including five lavatories, two galleys, three sitting rooms, and $2,000,000 worth of secret electronic gear that provides, among other things, instant communication with the White House. It can go 7,000 miles without refueling, stay aloft 13¼ hours, average 550 to 600 m.p.h...
...Britain's jet manufacturers. De Havilland, which led the world with the original, ill-starred Comet, has sold only 63 of the redesigned Comet IVs. has scant hope of reaching its estimated break-even point of 80-90 sales. Vickers, which hopes to have its long-range VC-io ready for delivery in 1963. is painfully aware that this is apt to be too late to break the 707's hold on the market...