WITHIN SIX MONTHS

Evening Star, Issue 22687, 29 June 1937, Page 15

WITHIN SIX MONTHS

PAN-AMERICAN PACIFIC AIR SERVICE AUCKLAND WILL BE IN ROUTE Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright AUCKLAND, Juno 28. The belief that Pan-American Airways would start a regular service across the Pacific to New Zealand and Australia within the next six months was expressed hy Mr G. Langille, American aeronautical engineer, employed by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, who arrived at Auckland by the Monterey from Sydney. For the past 12 months Mr Langille _ has been in Australia assisting to train commercial air pilots and helping with the ground organisation of the air services. “ I do not think there is any chance of Auckland being left out of the routo to be taken,” he said. “ The Clippers will be down here at the end of the year, and they will go on to Australia from New Zealand.” The absolute necessity for having tho ground organisation perfect for commercial flying was emphasised by Mr Langille. In Australia, ho said, direc-tion-finding radio beacons and other essential equipment were being established at Mascot, Essenden, Hobart, Darwin, and other important aerodromes on commercial flying rentes. New Zealand and Australian flying conditions were very similar, and such equipment, which could probably be installed at all New Zealand aerodromes for a total cost of about £250,000, would have to be used.