UMPIRE AIRWAYS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22413, 8 May 1936, Page 12

UMPIRE AIRWAYS

SINGAPORE-DARWIN SURVEY OF THE ROUTE f OPERATING THE LTNK AGREEMENT ASSUMED JBy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received May 7, 9.1S p.m.) SINGAPORE. May 7 Major Brackley, Air Superintendent of Imperial Airways, Limited, and Mr. Hudson Dysh, manager of Qantas Airways, took off from Singapore this morning in a flyingboat for Australia with the intention of surveying the route. The two officials will stop at several places in the Dutch East Indies before they arrive at Darwin. Several conferences were held in Singapore while Major Brackley and Mr. Dysh were here, but the utmost. Beerecv was observed in regard to the discussions. The survey is regarded locally as an indication that a final agreement has been reached regarding the method of operating the SingaporeAustralia air link.

' / MERGER PROPOSAL AUSTRALIAN CONCERNS COMPANY BEING FORMED (Received May 7. 11.55 p.m.) MELBOURNE. May 7 'k large company is being formed in Melbourne to merge important air services in Australia. The parties interested are Holyman's Airways, the 'Adelaide Steamship Company, and the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, all of which own and operate air services. The capital of the company is likely to be £500,000. It is believed that the company ultimately will absorb other air companies. 'Consideration also is being given to the taking over of the Transtasman Development Company. THE TASMAN ROUTE SERVICE NOW POSSIBLE • APPROVAL AWAITED /i SYDNEY, May 7 Captain P. G. Taylor, chairman of the Transtasman Air Service Development Company, Limited, announced yesterday that local finance and an Australian personnel and organisation is available to commence a regular service between Australia and New Zealand, which might be regarded as the first stage of a British air line across the Pacific to Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu.

- ? The only thing now required, said Captain Taylor, was the Commonwealth Government's approval. AMERICAN LINE f' • • * ' ZEALAND • V NEGOTIATIONS NOT ENDED NEW YOEK, May G In regard to reports published in Australia to the effect that the extension of the commercial air service from Honolulu to New Zealand had been postponed, Pan-American Airways toi day stated that the negotiations with the New Zealand Government had not been completed. Therefore, any reference to the inauguration of the service • was premature. < Considerable technical work in surveying the route has been accomplished, ~ and the hope is expressed that the starting of operations will not be unV duly delayed. • BACK TO JAVA . MR. W. M. O'HARA'S PLANS 0 1 NO ACTION BY AUTHORITIES MELBOURNE, May 7 The Controller of Civil Aviation, Captain Jdhnston, said to-day that no action would be taken against Mr. W. M. O'Hara for his unauthorised solo flight across the Tasman last October. Captain Johnston added that, as far *■' as the Department was concerned, Mr. > : O'Hara's licence was still suspended. A flying licence issued by the New Zealand authorities, however, was current, and as his aeroplane was certified as airworthy he was entitled to fly in Australia and to Java.

FLIGHT TO CAPETOWN .MRS.' MOLLISON'S PROGRESS ARRIVAL IN ANGOLA ' - CAPETOWN. May 6 Mrs. Amy Mollison, in her attempt on the England-Capetown solo flight record, flew over Loanda, Portuguese [West Africa, at 12.25 p.m. (Greenwich time), to-day. Subsequently the airwoman landed at Jlossamedes, .Angola.