CIVIL AVIATION IN GERMANY

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 42, 12 November 1921, Page 10

CIVIL AVIATION IN GERMANY

REMARKABLE PROGRESS. In spite, of the Treaty of Versailles, the German Government is fostering ' civil aviation to an extent which does not seem to be recognised. The infor- ■ mation which was given by the Secretary’ for Air on this subject in Parliament in August will surprise most piojde. Remarkable progress is being 'made, having regard io the restriction on aircraft construction imixised by the 1 eace Treaty. There are in Germany two main bodies, which virtually control all air traffic—the Deutsche Luftreederoi and .the Norddeutscber Lloyd. The latter comprises some eight or ten companies. tbo most important of which are the Rumpier, Albatross. Sabatnig and Junker concerns. Large numbers of societies baye been founded throughout the country with the object of stimulating interest in. and promoting development oi, aviation in all its civil ftspecta The Government is indirectly represented on the I'lug und Haxen, v. hick is the. most influential of theso institutions. Although prohibited by the Allied I anihoritias from running air services I ou‘.«.do Germany, a number of interual 'air rotes are. in operation, and a conl sidvrublc sum has been allotted by way of Tument subsidy. All the serj vices, the majority of which are based ! c i Beilin, are being maintained by ! ' a'ror.t I'JO old military machines, which I the opeiTiting companies have been al- [ I x-Wixl t:< acquire. j | The most ambitious German project ! I so far is a trans-Atlantic service in i conjunction with Spain. The German I Government has been steadily trying io get permission from France either to fly ! direct to Toulouse, then to Spain, the great departure slation to be near Cadiz, and blue flight will be |mado to the nearest point in South America, the terminus being at Buenos Aires. It; has also been trying to got Switzerland to jiermit an alternative route through that country, and then crossing I France in Lyons to Toulouse