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May 21, 1968
Aviation DAILY
Page 117

PALM BEACH, FLA. AIRPORT PLANNING FOR LONG-RANGE GROWTH

Palm Beach County, Florida authorities have been urged to launch a $5-7 million expansion program to prepare Palm Beach International Airport for its aviation needs up to 1980. The county is between Miami and Cape Kennedy on the east coast.

Representatives of the five major airlines serving PBIA and the Air Transport Assn. handed county commissioners a master plan for airport development which collides with forecasts by the region's own Area Planning Board.

The airlines' master plan, drawn up by United's Economic Research department, projects 1.8 million passengers, 467,000 takeoffs and landings and 14.7 million lbs. of air freight by 1980. Area Planning Board figures point to only 1.3 million passengers and 232,000 operations a year by 1980.

NEW STOL AIRCRAFT UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES

Israel Aircraft Industries is building two prototypes of the Arava transport, with rollout scheduled by early 1969. The 20-passenger, high-wing turboprop is being offered in two engine configurations: P & W PT6A-27 and Turbomeca Astazou XIV and will sell for $300,000 a unit.

The transport will have maximum range of 788 miles, maximum speed of 236 mph., maximum payload of 4,410 lbs. and STOL takeoff run of 537 ft. Officials maintain the plane permits instant passenger-cargo conversion. American and Far Eastern air taxi and feederline carriers have indicated interest in the transport, although IAI estimates 150 planes must be sold in order to reach a breakeven point.

BRENNAN APPOINTED IATA BREACHES COMMISSIONER

Patrick J. Brennon, currently secretary general and legal advisor of Air Lingus, has been appointed Breaches Commissioner of the International Air Transport Assn., effective October 1. Brennon will become Breaches Commissioner Designate on August 1, taking over as Commissioner on October 1 when Maj. J.R. McCrindle retires.

SAS PROMOTES TWO OFFICIALS

Scandinavian Airlines named two senior vice presidents, E.R. Lindh and Gunnar Sandberg. Lindh, senior v.p.-accounting administration, will become senior v.p.-finance, with responsibilities for the company's economics and finance functions, on June 1.

Sandberg, now v.p.-administration of the Swedish State Power Board, will become senior v.p.-administration on October 1. Prior to his government position, Sandberg was v.p.-purchasing for SAS.

G. EDWARD COTTER has been nominated to the board of Inter-Island Resorts, Ltd., of Hawaii. Cotter is senior v.p., general counsel, and secretary of Continental Air Lines, and v.p. and secretary of Air Micronesia. The Inter-Island Resorts stockholders meeting is scheduled for May 28 in Honolulu, at which time the slate will be presented.

PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT said it shipped its second ground-test JT9D engine to The Boeing Co. yesterday, to be used in the 747 project. This is the second of three JT9D engines for Boeing to use in ground testing. The first flight test engine will be shipped to Boeing next month, and the third ground-test engine at the end of July.