AIR TRAVEL OF THE FUTURE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 9, 11 September 1945, Page 4

AIR TRAVEL OF THE FUTURE

NO time is being lost by Britain's civil aviation authorities to play a full and vital part in post-war air communications. Only last week a new United Kingdom-Australian service was inaugurated, the scheduled time for the return trip toeing under a week! Now comes news that orders have been placed for additional twelve machines that within the next twelve months will cleave the skies in all directions and bring London and the larger centres throughout Great Bri tain in comparatively close touch with all countries both in the Eastern and Western Hemisphere. In due course New Zealand will form an integral part of the new transport services and once the present restrictions on travel can be modified or removed entirely these large planes should be visiting the Dominion. The progress which has been made in civil aviation has been phenomenal and for this the experience gained during the progress of the European war and the organisation of the Atlantic ferry service can claim a great deal of the credit. It is gratifying to know that despite many reports to the contrary Britain s commercial aviation experts have been fully prepared to get into action at the appropriate time and by. all accounts they will be able to offer travel facilities at least equal to, if not better than, those available from the United States and other countries. Thus in the next year or so travel by air will! become as popular and as safe as other means and will be accomplished in rapid time and m hiX" urious air liners that a few years ago existed only m ht* imagination of the aircraft designers who today are translating their theories into blue prints and in due course ml o wonderful examples of speed, efficiency and comfort.