Ext 609/48 'Monthly newsletters of Middle East civil air attaché (December 1947, January 1948)' [‎8r] (15/78)

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EGYPT - SECTION III. AIR OPERATING- CCMPAMIES. PARAGRAPH 7.
7. ALITALIA.
(a) This Anglo-Italian Company - according to ILTERAVIA No. 1411 -
has announced the official opening of its three international
services; .Rome-Paris (twice weekly with SIAI-Marchetti SM.95’s);
Rome-Cairo (weekly) and Rome-El Adem-Asmara (monthly) with Avro
Lancastrians and SM.95 , Sc These are apparently the first route
concessions to be granted by the Directorate General of Civil
Aviation. The Foreign Office have asked this Office to obtain
the Sudan Government's permission for the Rome-El Adem - Asmara
service to overfly-the Sudan,
SECTION IV. PRIVATE FLYING IN EGYPT.
1„ THE EGYPTIAN MAIL on 14th January reported that Emir Nessib
Shehab, the Syrian Charge d'Affaires in Cairo had presented Ramzy
Sabbegh with the first ”B” licence to be awarded by the Misr Plying
School to a Syrian student.
SECTION V. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS. 1
1. AVIATION TECHNICAL SERVICES (KAMEL FLO HI BEY & COMPANY),
This is the title of a new Egyptian owned limited liability
Company which has been formed with Kamel Eloui Bey as Managing
Director and a capital of LE. 100,000, The Articles of Association
were signed on 3rd January 1948; and initially L.E. 5^>000 of the
authorisied capital has been called up and subscribed entirely by
Mr. Mustaki, one of the three partners. The remainder of the capital
is expected to be called up within the next eighteen months, and
Airwork Limited have an option to take a share, and may possibly
utilise the LE.10,000 holding withdrawn from Misr,
The purpose of A.T.S. - in the words of Kamel Eloui Bey - is
"the establishment of an aircraft, aero-engine, instrument and
accessory repair and maintenance organisation in its own workshops
in Egypt, and to provide day to day servicing facilities and carry a
suitable stock of spare parts and material to meet the requirements
of aviation in the Middle East at all times. The Technical
Management of the organisation will be under the control of fully
qualifide licenced Engineers, and it is intended to comply strictly
to the regulations of the Egyptian Aircraft Inspectorate and those
imposed by the Air Registration Board and Civil Aeronautical
Administration for approved firms”.
The Board of Directors consists of Mohamed Tahir Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. (Chairman),
Hafez Ramadan Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. (Vice Chairman), Sir Abdul Razek Abdu Kehar
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. K.B.E., Kama! Eloui Bey, Mr. W. Mustaki and Mr. T,G... Mapplebeck,
The Company's present address is 23 Sharia Sherif Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Cairo.
The Technical Director of the Company is Mr. Lofone (of Airwork
Limited), Airwork Limited are to act as technical advisers to the
Board of Directors and will be responsible for the selection of
British technical personnel, and also act as a link between British
manufacturers and the Board. Airwork's remuneration will consist of
a fee for their technical services and a share in the profits, if
they exercise their option to take up a shar. in the capital.
The Society of British Aircraft Constructors' Middle East
Representative has been informed that his Society have agreed to support
this new firm by loading technicians - free of charge. A.T.S. for
thoir part‘hope that‘each of the United Kingdom firms whose material
they will service will supply them with one engineer for a period of
twelve/.....
SECTION VI, paragraph l/
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