STORM IN CONGRESS.
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS ATTACKED
NOT PASSED AS AIRWORTHY. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The revelation that the Imperial Airways flying-boat Cavalier, which crashed midway between New York and Bermuda, though carrying American passengers, had not been passed as airworthy by the American authorities, raised a storm in Congress to-day. Senator Reynolds declared that Imperial Airways’ failure to provide deicing equipment was gross negligence. Other Congressmen criticised the company severely. Representative Maas said that ’planes not equipped in this way should he grounded tor immediate and radical changes. As a result of this an arrangement by which the United States and Britain will exchange air commerce facilities is forecast, and Imperial Airways’ ’planes will be forced to meet American standards _ of safety before taking off from American airports. The number of lifebelts on the Cavalier was also criticised. Captain Anderson states that the survivors had nine, but the passengers say six. Tho New York Times comments editorially that lifebelts hastily lashed together saved 10 of the Cavalier’s passengers. hut that collapsible rubber boats and inflatable life-rafts with flares are more efficacious. They arc the standard equipment on Pan-Ameri-can Airways’ machines.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 48, 25 January 1939, Page 9
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189STORM IN CONGRESS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 48, 25 January 1939, Page 9
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