CIVIL AVIATION
SPEED OF FOREIGN AIRCRAFT POLICY OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS 'British Official Wireless) RUGBY, 20th December. The attention of the Under-Secretary for Air was called in the House of Commons to the speed of some foreign civil aircraft. lie pointed out that on the Imperial air routes safety and economical working were important considerations, and while speed was being kept very much in mind, other factors were decisive in aircraft for services intended to operate on a commercial basis without a subsidy. In this respect British compared favourably with those of other countries. lie added that the possibilitir?s of night Hying as a means of ensuring quicker journeys was a subject for consideration and experiment.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 22 December 1933, Page 5
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