FIRST IN THE AIR.
BRITAIN LOSING GROUND. FRENCH COMPETITION. ’ By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright, Received Feb. 25, 7.15 p.m. London, Feb. 24. The Times, in a leader dealing with the threatened paralysis of civil aviation, saye Government assistance by special grants and a separate Air Ministry are imperative The French subsidy of £500,000 meant a further heavy blow to the British industry, and the French companies- are under-cutting the British in the Pajis-London service. Fifty per cent of wie passenger fares are now five guineas and goods are sevenpence halfpenny per pound. J-y ie Handley-Page Co. is the only British company left in competition, and it is feared they ‘will be forced to close down. —Time* Service
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1921, Page 5
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116FIRST IN THE AIR. Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1921, Page 5
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