AVIATION POLICY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 231, 30 September 1943, Page 5

AVIATION POLICY

BRITAIN AND UNITED STATES Recd. 6 rj.m. .. New York, Sept. 27. “The British Government is coining in for much public and private critici: in ior it. alleged ‘do-nothing’ policy in regard to post-war aviation,” cables the New York Times aviation expert from London. “This finger-shaking at the Government is prompted by the feeling that delay now means loss of oppo: • tunity to compete later with the res? of ■ ’ e world, particularly the United States. However, it is no secret that the British Government is not sitting on its hands. Indeed, a series of conferences with the Dominions has been going on for months but Mr. Churchill is so eager to co-operate with the Uni ed States that he has deliberately held off declaration of policy of civil aviation until he can be reasonably sure it will fit in with American plrms or, at leavt, not conflict with them. “The general tendency seems to be towards co-operaticj rather competition, but British demands ‘for a ;ir share of the world air routes’ means as much or as little as the r.ame statement does in the United States because no one seems to know ; so far what ‘a fair share’ really means.”