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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.146 OF 4 FEBRUARY 78,
INFO TOKYO.
FOR D.O.T.
U.K/JAPAN AIR SERVICES.
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1. CPA HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY JAL WHO SAY THAT IT IS LIKELY THAT JAL WILL BE ASKED BY THE JCAB TO PROVIDE A WIDE-BODIED AIRCRAFT FOR NOISE TESTING PURPOSES AT OSAKA DURING FEBRUARY. IT IS ENVISAGED THAT FIVE FLIGHTS WOULD BE REQUIRED AND, DUE TO VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS, JAL WOULD HAVE TO OPERATE THESE AS NORMAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES. JAL THEREFORE SEEK CPA AGREEMENT TO SWITCH CURRENT OSA/HKG DC-8 SERVICES TO B747 AIRCRAFT DURING FEBRUARY.
2. CPA HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS, PARTICULARLY AS IT APPEARS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE PROGRAMME FOR OPENING OSAKA TO WIDE-BODIED AIRCRAFT. OTHER FACTORS IN FAVOUR OF APPROVAL ARE THAT FEBRUARY IS A PEAK MONTH AND THERE WOULD BE NO MAJOR POOL ACCOUNTING
PROBLEM.
3. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL AND SEEK YOUR APPROVAL.
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