§ Sir A. V. Harveyasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will now make a statement about the future of British Overseas Airways Corporation's DC.7C aircraft.
§ Mr. WatkinsonIn 1955 the Government authorised B.O.A.C. to buy ten DC.7C aircraft on condition that the DC.7Cs would be sold when long-range Britannias became available. B.O.A.C. expect that, as a result of the growth of their North Atlantic traffic, they will be able to empty the DC.7Cs as well as the Britannias until the extra capacity provided by the fifteen Boeing 707s on order becomes available in 1959/60. The Government has therefore agreed that B.O.A.C. may retain the DC.7Cs until the Boeings are delivered, on condition that the DC.7Cs are then re-exported.