NEED FOR AIR POLICY.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 February 1921, Page 5

NEED FOR AIR POLICY.

GERMANY MORE ADVANCED. NETWORK OF POSTAL SERVICES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received Feb. 16, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 15. The Times, in a leader emphasising the urgent need of an air policy, and deploring the stagnation in civil aviation and contrasting the activity of other nations, stresses the Dominions need of aerial transport for defence and internal communications, and says the Empire needs development more urgently than any other Power. * The Times sounds a warning respecting Germany’s feverish activity. She is spinning a network of postal routes, the pilots being trained to drop bags accurately. Such dexterity is invaluable to a quick postal service, and is even more useful than merely loading bombs. The situation requires most careful watching, and aviation should he encouraged by practical research.— Times Service. RECORD~OF CIVIL FLYING. SMALL PROPORTION OF DEATHS. Received Feb. 16. 8.5 p.m. London, FeK 15. Since the opening of civil aviation in May. 1919, British aircraft have flown 1,556.000 miles, and have carried 106,712 passengers. There have been 48 accidents. of which 20 involved injury to the personnel. The ratio of passengers killed was .1 per 1000 carried. A distance of 33.100 miles was flown per accident—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.