AIR SERVICES

Southland Times, Issue 20539, 16 July 1928, Page 7

AIR SERVICES

ENGLAND TO INDIA AGREEMENT FOR TEN YEARS WEEKLY TRIPS PROPOSED (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) Rugby, July 13. The Air Ministry announces that in substitution of all standing agreements a new agreement with Imperial Airways will come into operation on April 1, and will extend for a period of ten years from that date. It will provide for a weekly air service between England and India combined with present and possibly other daily services on certain routes in Europe. It is hoped that the Indian service which is expected to begin in April will eventually be operated twice weekly. The through service to India will terminate at Karachi, but th'fe Government of India has under consideration proposals for services operating from Karachi. The maximum subsidies in respect of services to be provided will be on a decreasing scale. For each of the first two years the amount will be £335,000. For each of the next four years £310,000 will be paid. The amount of the subsidy will decrease thereafter yearly and will amount to £70,000 maximum. The amount for each year will be allocated in definite proportion to, firstly, European services; secondly, England-Egyptian; and thirdly, Egyptian-Indian section. —British Official Wireless. WEST AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS. FOUR MACHINES ON ORDER. London, July 13. The West Australian Airways called up £60,000 to order four de Haviland-Hercules air liners for the Perth-Adelaide route. They will be similar machines to those used -in the Basra-Cairo route on which in 18 months there was only one failure in schedule time owing to a sandstorm. Each has three silenced engines. If two peter out the ’plane would not come down before 30 miles. The maximum speed is 130 miles an hour and cruising 110.—Australian Press Association.