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… Commonwealth talks were resumed at Montreal on afternoon of 9th December. It was agreed to establish a Commonwealth Air Transport Council. Details are as follows: 1. Functions. The following shall be the functions of the Commonwealth Air Transport Council 'to keep under review the progress and development of Commonwealth Council Air Communications. To serve as a medium for exchange of views and information between the Commonwealth countries on civil …
… the night with Sir Hugh Trenchard a few days ago at his house just out of London. As you know, Trenchard, as Chief of the Air Staff, controls only the military side of flying. Sir Sefton Brancker is Controller of Civil Aviation and answers directly to Sir Samuel Hoare, Minister for Air. Trenchard has but little time for Brancker or for civil aviation. He thinks that civil aviation will never pay its way … Election between now and September, he hoped that you would try and see something of him in Canada, even if you could not travel over on the same ship. He realised that it wasn't much good your wasting your time on Mackenzie King. 6. I enclose, …
… clearly that your resources are not inexhaustible. I will reply separately about the question of pilots for the Naval Air Arm which you particularly mentioned in your 133. [3] The last two lines of paragraph 7(a) of your telegram 174 [4] … not maintain even the intensity of operations achieved hitherto. This particularly true of works for the support of air operations, but the camp for dockyard ratings is also essential to material maintenance of the fleet. Timing of the … Fleet. (2) The climate in New Guinea is not suitable for rehabilitation, reforming and training of reserve carrier air groups comprising aircrews back from prolonged intensive operations which would have to be accommodated there if they …
… JULY, 1938 The Rt Hon. R. G. Menzies, K.C., M.P., Attorney-General and Minister for Industry, left London for Germany by air on Wednesday, 27th July, and remained in Berlin for four days. Mr Menzies himself described his visit as being … 100 m.p.h. was reached. On the way a visit was paid to the recently erected Olympic Stadium, the swimming pool and open air theatre, which form part of the 'Kraft durch Freude' movement, and the Tempelhof airport. Mr Menzies left Berlin on the evening of Saturday, 30th July, by air for the Netherlands. He spent two days at Amsterdam, making brief journeys to the Hague and Haarlem and renewing …
… talk this morning with Sir Samuel Hoare [4] and Sassoon. [5] Hoare is to deliver a speech on the Imperial Aspect of the Air to, I think, the British Empire Association tomorrow and he wanted merely to run over the ground quickly in conversation … an airship mooring mast being erected at some terminal point like Sydney in Australia. With regard to the possibility of air communication with Australia: this was dependent on the development of the airship rather than of the aeroplane for the … Director of the Waite Agricultural Research Institute in Adelaide, to join the Council Executive. 4 Secretary for Air. 5 Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Secretary for Air. 6 Leader of the House of Lords. 7 William Mackenzie King, Canadian Prime …
… occupation of Japan from a military point of view is an administratively self- contained Brigade Group with supporting Air and Naval Forces of approximate overall strength of 7,000; but, owing to manpower difficulties, the present strength of … one ship, with the necessary administrative units for their maintenance of approximate overall strength of 2,750 Army and Air Force personnel; or (ii) One A.M.F. battalion, one R.A.A.F. squadron and a Naval Support Unit of one ship, the Army and Air Force units to be supported logistically by United States Forces, of approximate overall strength of 1,350 Army and Air …
… The first of two new air services from China landed in Queensland today, creating a new route that will deliver thousands of tourists to … Media release: New flights deliver more tourists to Queensland Last Updated: 5 December 2017 … The first of two new air services from China landed in Queensland today, creating a new route that will deliver thousands of tourists to …
… must be carried out in accordance with international human rights law. Individuals must be free to live, work or travel overseas without risk of being arbitrarily detained. Australia supports international and multilateral efforts to …
… the earthquake affecting Vanuatu in December 2024. The FANC regularly takes part in Talisman Sabre and the Pitch Black air exercise, two of Australia’s multi-national exercises. FANC deployed to Tonga alongside Australian and Fijian forces in …
… and aprons, parking facilities, and intra-airport transportation systems. Airport operation services do not include air navigation services; “computer reservation system services” means services provided by computerised systems that contain information about air carriers’ schedules, availability, fares and fare rules, through which reservations can be made or tickets may be … and supervision, including load control and communications; passenger handling; baggage handling; ramp services; air cargo and mail handling; aviation fuel and oil handling; flight operations, crew administration and flight planning; …