– D 9 –
Air Services.
The Civil Hangar and Administration block were near completion at the end of the year and were expected to be occupied early in 1936.
2. The Far East Flying Training School did 1,246 hours flying during the year making 1,998 flights and carrying 1,546 passengers.
The Engineering Section of the school had 63 students passing through the school on courses.
3. Two Certificates of Registration of British Aircraft were issued and nine cancelled during the year.
Two Air Ministry Certificates of Airworthiness have been validated for the Colony, three Hong Kong Certificates were issued and five renewed.
4. 15 "A" Pilots licences were issued and 33 renewed.
Two "B" Pilots licences were issued and four renewed.
Two Ground Engineers licences were issued and four renewed.
5. 25 Aircraft arrived from outside the Colony with a total of 85 crew, three passengers and no freight with a total gross weight of 98 tons.
29 Aircraft departed from the Colony with a total of 91 crew, one passenger and no freight with a total gross weight of 104 tons.
6. Visitors of note to the Airport during the year were as follows:-
Mr. K. Ano, Japanese Airman from London to Tokyo in a British Klemn "Eagle".
Comdr. Scaroni flying an Italian Savoia Machetti S. 72 for delivery to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek at Nanking.
Mr. H. L. Farquhar, from the British Embassy, Mexico City, flying an American Beechcraft from Mexico City to London via the Bering Straits.
Herr Kaspar and Herr Kruger delivering two Junkers to the Eurasia Aviation Corporation, Shanghai.
– D 9 –
Air Services.
The Civil Hangar and Administration block were near com- pletion at the end of the year and were expected to be occupied early in 1936.
2. The Far East Flying Training School did 1,246 hours flying during the year making 1,998 flights and carrying 1,546 passengers.
The Engineering Section of the school had 63 students passing through the school on courses.
3. Two Certificates of Registration of British Aircraft were issued and nine cancelled during the year.
Two Air Ministry Certificates of Airworthiness have been validated for the Colony, three Hong Kong Certificates were issued and five renewed.
4. 15 "A" Pilots licences were issued and 33 renewed.
Two "B" Pilots licences were issued and four renewed.
Two Ground Engineers licences were issued and four
renewed.
5. 25 Aircraft arrived from outside the Colony with a total of 85 crew, three passengers and no freight with a total gross weight of 98 tons.
29 Aircraft departed from the Colony with a total of 91 crew, one passenger and no freight with a total gross weight of 104 tons.
6. Visitors of note to the Airport during the year were as follows:-
Mr. K. Ano, Japanese Airman from London to Tokyo in a British Klemn "Eagle".
Comdr. Scaroni flying an Italian Savoia Machetti S. 72 for delivery to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek at Nanking.
Mr. H. L. Farquhar, from the British Embassy. Mexico City, flying an American Beechcraft from Mexico City to London via the Bering Straits.
Herr Kaspar and Herr Kruger delivering two Junkers to the Euresa Aviation Corporation, Shanghai.
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