INTEREMPIRE SERVICES

Evening Star, Issue 25326, 7 November 1944, Page 4

INTEREMPIRE SERVICES

CO-OPERATIVE SCHEME BEING WORKED OUT

LONDON, Nov. 6. 'A.. .powerful co-operative scheme of interempire air services throughout the world, is being quietly worked out behind the scenes, says the 'Daily Mail's ' aviation writer, Mr Colin Bednail. Discussions aro proceeding between British Overseas Airways Corporation and individual air line companies. They are, of course, subject to any overriding political considerations, but may give British aviation a more powerful voice in the international, arena. One significant development is the formation of a new African company, which will provide a new link-up In the set of all-British air routes running the length and breadth of Africa from Egypt to Cape. Town. Mr Hudson Fysh, of Qantas Airways, is expected in London shortly to discuss the co-operative scheme with the corporation regarding post-war services between' New Zealand, Australia, the Dutch East Indies, Singapore, and possibly India. Canada is apparently the only dominion with whioh working agreements have not yet been mooted: The corporation is, believed to have indicated its' readiness to share routes, equipment, and maintenance units with Empire companies. The British Overseas Airways Corporation and the Empire Companv concerned would operate parallel services on an individual route.