TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 213

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UK/SWITZERLAND AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT

SWISSAIR PANKED TENTH IN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES LEAGUE AT END OF 1976 ACCORDING TO IATA STATISTICS WITH A FLEET OF 45 AND MADE GROSS PROFIT BEFORE AMORTISATION OF 257 MILLION FRANCS. ONLY SIZEABLE INDEPENDENT CHARTER COMPANIES ARE BALAIR WITH SIX AIRCRAFT AND GROSS PROFIT OF 11 MILLION FRANCS, AND SATA WITH SEVEN AIRCRAFT ONE OF WHICH CRASHED RECENTLY NEAR MADEIRA.

2. SWISS CIVIL AVATION AUTHORITIES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO US OVER MLS TRIALS AT BELP AIRPORT AND WE LOOK TO THEIR SUPPORT ON MLS AT APRIL ICAO MEETING. MAED ARE AWARE CF SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS JOHANNESBURG-ZURICH PROBLEM.

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