AMERICAN AIRCRAFT.
COMMERCIAL* DEVELOPMENT. GOVERNMENT AID NEEDED. Australian and 2s.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. That the United States Government should abandon its "standstill" attitude toward aviation and investigate the commercial future of aeronautics was the opinion expressed by the PostmasterGeneral, Mr. New, in h;s evidence before the Aircraft Inquiry. .He said the best forward would be the creation of a bureau of aeronautics in the Department of Commerce. Witness said the Government had aided the railways during their period of development and aviation should be accorded the same treatment by the Government. The latter should establish lighted airways and landing fields for commercial aviation companies. Commercial aeronautics formed the corner stone of the whole structure. The successful establishment of air linas meant factories employing skilled mechanics and pilots, and air ports readily available for defence in emergency. Mr. New suggested that the Post Office Department. should he granted funds to develop aircraft most suitable for commerce. The department's experiments with air safety devices had produced results that were worth all the expense entailed.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19149, 15 October 1925, Page 11
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