GIANT FLYING BOAT TO VISIT DOMINION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 268, 11 November 1937, Page 7

GIANT FLYING BOAT TO VISIT DOMINION.

TEST FLIGHT.

Most Modern Aircraft Available.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS' PLANS

United Prose ANnoclatlon.—Copyright. (Rpcplvnd 12 noon.) LONDON, November 10. The piant Imperial Airways' Hying boat IVnUiuniH has been selected to make a test, flight to New Zealand, so thai (ho Dominion and Australia will ere the most modern flying boat available. She will be fitted with extra tanks, but nevertheless will have room for passenger*. The personnel has not yet been selected. Sir George Beharrel, presiding at Imporiiil Airways annual meeting, referred to the House of Commons criticism of the company's operations.

Hβ declared that delay in delivering the new fleet of land 'planes, for which Imperial Airways was not responsible, wiia definitely retarding development of European services and may delay the full Empire programme. Hμ Imped that before next meeting the extension of the service to New Zealand would be well under way to establishment, if not actually operating. "An fnr us we are concerned," he said, "regular, air services between England and New Zealand will be operating next mi miner*, and instructions to proceed have been given."

BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

MR. SAVAGE'S EXPECTATION. (By Telegraph.—Own Cor/eepondent.) WELLINGTON*, this day. It Is expected that Imperial Airways' flying-bout Centauriis will make ite projected experimental flight from Croydon to New Zealand before Christmas. Questioned regarding the proposal, the Prime Minister, Mr. Savage, stated that the Government had been in communication with the British authorities, and had undertaken to facilitate the flight and do everything to help. The present position was that they were asking for further information in reference to times and other details.

NOT PRACTICABLE.

N.B.W. ROUND-WORLD FLIGHT. (Received 11.30 n.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The Aviation Committee of the I.VHh anniversary celebrations has decided that the proposed round-the-world goodwill flight by two envoys wan impracticable and should be, abandoned.