University Daily Kansan
Thursday, September 13, 1973
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KCI Air Shuttle From Lawrence Now Available
Lawrence Airviation Inc., a company based at Lawrence Municipal Airport, has provided an alternative to迁徙 to Kansas City International airport (KCI) by establishing a scheduled air commuter service.
Driving time to KCI from Lawrence is about 1/2 hours, but flying time is only 17 minutes. William Randall, manager of Lawsion Aviation, said.
The firm uses four airplanes to complete nine round trips each day, from 6:30 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. The schedule varies on weekends according to demand.
The service was started last November when airport officials decided that getting to and from KCI posed a transportation challenge. Lawrence residents because of the distance.
"We are averaging about 160 people making round trips each month, and we hope we can increase that number," Randall said.
The cost for a round trip flight is $15.
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"Most of our passengers during the summer were businessmen," said Randall, "but we had many students use the service last, and I hope they will continue to do so."
the number of passengers kept there.
The firm also offers air cargo and air ambulance service. The cost for this usually is 30 cents a mile.
Randall said the weather was a problem because planes couldn't land or take off if they were outside. The aircraft are forbidden by the Federal Aviation Administration to land or take off in instruments because of a lack of proper weather and radio navigation equipment at airports.
"We hope to upgrade these facilities in the future so that we will be able to fly in any type of weather. We're conducting a feasibility study to determine what needs to be done," said Randall.
The company is negotiating with several freight services in an attempt to begin a cargo delivery program for the Lawrence area.
Broadcast Seminar For News Directors In Kansas Planned
The School of Journalism and Office of University Relations will sponsor a broadcast news seminar from 10 to 11:30 a.m. saturday in the Forum Room in the Kansas Union for members of the Kansas Press Broadcasters Association (KAPRA)
A highlight of the seminar will be a speech by John Masterman, anchorman for the Kansas City Mo. he is a former NIC Hockey Coach. He was Washington and a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Masterman's address will be followed by a panel discussion on practicing good journalism in broadcast news operations. Members of the panel will be Masterman; Bob Wells, former FCC commissioner; Bill Avery, news director of KYTV in Springfield, Mo., and winner of the 1972 National Award for best essay; John Bremer, press officer journalism, and Calder Pickett, professor of journalism.
The seminar is open to interested students and faculty members.
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