Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-02
Air Wurfure'
Of New Kind
BY CHARLES YARsRoUGH


would extend the so per cent
family discount in first-class
only, to all single-claSs, coach
class and business-class traffic
and give a 80 and a third per
cent discount to economy pas
sengers.
The books will show that
TWA has also filed to meet the
new fare propoSals-but "only
as a defensive measure" IN
less the fare revisions are sus-
pended, TWA said it would be
compelled to "offer the same
discounts in coach and economy
services as competitors or lose
passengers"
Here is a big voice joining
the swelling chorus Of pleas, not
so much against any specific
fare, but against the confusing
fare structure in general.
Months ago, the American
Society Of Travel Agents
tASTAl called loudly for some
help in getting out Of the maze;
citing scores of varying prices
on a trip from Boston to Miami.
AS one example, 1t is now
possible to fly more cheaply
from New York to Nassau to
Miami than it is to fly direct
from New York to Miami.
TWA says, when it was In
troduced in 1913, the family
plan discount applied on only
three days in the middle Of the
week and tended to level the
weekly peaks and valleys in
traffic"
The current discount applies
to all days of the week except
Sunday.
Trans World asks the CAB
investigation to determine
whether the discounts are jus
titled at all, and If so. In what
amount, In what services and
what limits as to days Of the
week or other restrictions"
a
No one is more aware Of the
shortcomings Of the country's
air traffic control system than
the controllers themselves, de-
spite the fact that the system
has the benefit Of everything
science has been able to come
up with.
One Of the subjects to be
taken up during the Air Traffic
Control Associations national
meeting in Dallas October IA
16 will be what even the con-
troller's call their most press
ing problem:
Increasing cost Of control
system delays to the user.
These delays have beer
brought about by better air.
craft performance; increased
number Of aircraft utilizing the
system and the need for in.
creased service to planes ir
flight.
The FAA has said that the
airlines lost more than SIS
million in 1859 through bad
weather delays, diversions and
cancellations. The figure may
60 as high as SGT million this
year.
Controlled takeoffs and land
ings this calendar year may
well go above 28.5 million.
The Washington Air Derby
Associations Efficiency Race
q round-robin of about 300
miles, is scheduled for Mary
land Airport, Pomonkey, Sun
day, October 20.
Trophies will be awarded at
the WADA dinner at the Ken
.nedy Warren October 26. The
dinner honors past association
presidents.
50 So
Eastern Air Lines is boosting
its Washington Boston shuttle
flights from five to six in both
directions. On week ends, the
shuttle will operate four times
daily from each city.
"a -
Robert v. Reynolds, who In
his long aviation career has
cleared a number of barriers
including THE Hump" in the
China Burma-India theater of
World War II, has been named
deputy assistant administrator
Of general aviation affairs for
the FAA.
He has been deputy director
of the FAA's southwest region
with headquarters In Fort
Worth.
The new hurdle: Helping As
sistant Administrator William
Schultz serve the needs Of over
1000 aircraft in the general
aviation field.
Mr.. Reynolds is a former air.
port operator. a group COM
mander for an Army primary
training school; a civilian and
military ferry pilot and a Gov
eminent aviation figure since
1947.