Gulf Aviation Company Limited: establishment of scheduled flights to and from Bahrain
FO 1016/23 1950 Jan 4-1951 Jan 3Description
This file relates to Bosworth - (Gulf Aviation Company). It includes correspondence on:
- Exchange of letters for establishing scheduled flights between Dhahran and Bahrain
- Permission granted for non-scheduled flights between the Sheikhdoms in the Gulf
- Company details of the Gulf Aviation Company
- Reasons why the proposed service to Dhahran should be regarded favourably
- Exchange of correspondence relating to the formalities of registration and certification of Gulf Aviation's aeroplanes
- Various safety issues relating to Bosworth's aircraft
- Two incidents of aircraft being sent out on false alerts
- Gulf Aviation Company's list of scheduled services to Doha and Sharjah
- Air Rescue mission reports for flight D 7th Rescue Squadron on 23 May 1950 and 2 June 1950
- Permission granted for scheduled regular weekly or fortnightly flights as an extension to the existing permitted schedule between Bahrain and Sharjah to Bombay
- Agreement between British Postal Services Persian Gulf and Gulf Aviation Company to convey air mail between the Gulf ports of Bahrain, Doha, Sharjah and Muscat
- Application from Gulf Aviation Company for scheduled rights between Bahrain and Bombay via Sharjah and for a landing ground for training purposes
- Landing tariffs for airplanes and passengers landing at Saudi Arabian airports
- Bosworth's request for further rights for his training aircraft at Dhahran, Abquaiq [Abqaiq] and Ras Tanura