CIVIL AVIATION.
AN OFFICIAL EE TURN. One fatal accident for 152,090 flying miles, or 250? flying hours, is the record of civil aviation in New Zealand during tho eleven months ended March sth, 1921. The sole fatality, which occurred at New Plymouth, resulted in the death of a pilot and two passengers. Four companfes are operating in New Zealand to-day—the Canterbury Aviation Company (Christchurch), the N.Z. Flying School (Auckland), the N.Z. Aero Transport _Company (Timaru), and the N.Z. Aerial Transport Company (Hastings). The first-named two are subsidised by the Government. The Timaru Company bega,n operations on December Ist, 1920, while the Hastings Company began as late an Marcl} Ist of this year. The operations of tho companies from April Ist, 1920, to March sth, 1921, inclusive, are summarised in.the following official table: §. g.sfo as • fe * ft *2-2 • ® og o <1 S 3- A bo Canterbury Aviation Co. .. 427Jir 27mil 25,657 3055 N.Z. Plying •School .. 1013 hr 67min 116,257 1610 N.Z. Aero Transport Co. 163 hr 4min 9,857 1183 N.Z. Aerial Transport* Co. .. shr 325 88 , Totals .. 2009 hr 28min 152,096 5884
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17103, 26 March 1921, Page 11
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