AVIATION

Evening Star, Issue 19698, 27 October 1927, Page 5

AVIATION

CROSS-CHANNEL FLYING SECOND CLASS FARES INTRODUCED. frees Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, October 25. Cross-Channel Hying is so much a part of everyday travel that Imperial Airways have introduced second class planes', together with a revision of fares —first class to Paris being 95s and second class 755. .It is pointed out that second'class is identical with’first in speed and safety, the difference being that the machines leave Loudon at 8 o’clock in the morning, and do not carry a waiter, and the sealing is less elegantly upholstered. A PRICE WAR IMPERIAL AIRWAYS CHALLENGED.

LONDON, October 25. The appearance of the now fleet of aeroplanes of tho French Air Union was responsible for the Imperial Airways’, cut in fares to Paris. The newcomers inrluclo machines which are a quarter of an hour faster than tho British, and Franco has ordered an allmetal aeroplane to be placed on the route. Tho 1 Morning P.ost ’ says that Imperial Airways is also severely challenged on the Continental routes, France and Germany increasing their influence throughout Europe and in North Africa. Germany is operating to England, Holland, France, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Austria, and Switzerland. The French Air Union, furthermore, is drastically cutting the freights, which at present are a most profitable source of revenue; hence the price war will soon reach a more acute stage. LINERS OF THE FUTURE TK ANS ATLANTIC SERVICES. LONDON, October 25. Mr Charles Lawrence, designer of the Wright whirlwind transatlantic plane, has arrived from America. Ho says it will bo a decade before transatlantic air mails aro in operation, but fifteen years will sec New York to Paris air liners with a. wing span _ of SOOffc, in which everything, including the engines, will ho housed in the wings. These craft will carry 150 passengers and have conveniences equal to the biggest and of present-day steamers.

HISS ELDER'S FLIGHT WELCOME AT LISBON. LISBON, October 26. A "roup of students spread cloaks on the ground for Miss Elder to walk over on her arrival from the Azores after her rescue from the disabled aeroplane. A fleet of motor boats conveying loading officials met the liner Lima, and aviators circled overhead, while groat crowds waited on shore to welcome Miss Elder and Captain Haldenmn. Avhen the latter landed the crowds broke the police lines, and ftliss Wder <ind Captain Haldemnn reached their motor with difficulty. Subsequently they called on the President, and received his congratulations.