FLYING NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11834, 16 January 1933, Page 5

FLYING NEWS

ENGLAND TO CAIRO

LADY BAILEY STARTS

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Jan. 16, 12.35 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 15. Lady Bailey started at 2.35 on her Cape flight, lie first stop will he at Oran. DAILY SERVICES ACROSS CHANNEL. CLOCK-LIKE REGULARITY FOR MONTHS. (Ilnlish Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Jan. 12. A fleet of four Handley Page biplanes, type 42, which are the largest air-liners yet commissioned by any transport company, have established a record in regular day-by-day operation in the cross-Clian-nol service of Imperial Airways. Throughout the winter and summer months these giant craft, each driven by four 550 h.p. Bristol Jupiter air-cooled motors, make the London to Paris journey with clockwork precision. The foiir planes between them have flown the equivalent of 400,000 miles, and have carried altogether 47,300 passengers. During the summer months each machine earned a daily average of 55 passengers. LONDON-OAPETOWN TRAFFIC. FIFTY PER CENT. INCREASE IN THREE MONTHS. NEW FLEET OF (PLANES . ALMOST COMPLETED. (British Official AYlreloss.i RUGBY, Jau. 12. The Imperial Airways’ London to Capetown air route, which was established less than a. year ago, is being operated with remarkable' success. Traffic has increased by nearly 50 per cent, in tho past three months.

Sncli is the. demand for ' shorttrip accommodation on the Alexan-dria-Capetown sections that a new fleet of 'machines- is'being completed. Olio of these, a 22-seater, is orifits way to Capetown" with Sir “' Eric Geddes, chairman of Imperial Airways', :