CIVIL AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1928, Page 5

CIVIL AVIATION

'EXTENSIVE FRENCH MOVE. , *, ■ jv,. !< mvrjm . . (United Press Association—By Electric r Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 1i.25. a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 3. The “Times” correspondent says an extensive development in civil aviation is foreshadowed in the programme of tire new Air Minister, Eynac, it proposes a service linking .up Paris with all" the principal European Capitals, and also .North Africa, begins forth--' with, improving, the existing lines, «s----/jlciafly increasing postal facilities, including. Paris to Malmo via Amsterdam; Paris to Moscow via Berlin and Warsaw; Paris and Madrid, with a branch to Lisbon, New lines are starting to Geneva, Lyons and Bordeaux. Negotiations have begun with Italy to link Paris with the Eastern Mediteranean. ,The rout© for South America will be entirely by air, eliminating steamer station. More remote plans including linking London and India service by connection through Syria, and co-operation with Belgium for the service to Madagascar via Congo. Eynac declares spectacular long distance flights have already served an evil purpose as test material, but pilots nowadays are more anxious to make personal records than technical discoveries. He intends to encourage private manufacturers with Government orders to encourage navigation, and complains of the long contracts and guaranteed interests.