New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Aerial Freight
Service Begins
1nU. S. i'm July
Five Hundred British Planes
Will Maintain Regular
Schedules of Gigantic
transportation Sys stem
Aviators Behind Project
Sales Company Is Formed
to Sell $500 Machines:
No Passengers at First

"A 6i6oiiliC deIldI IIelSnC CrdnS pOrtd-
ton system. embracing the entire
country, will be inaugurated in July
by the Aerial Transport Corporation.
according to an announcement made
last night. Five hundred large Brit
ism alrplanes are to be used in main
tail>ing schedules comprising this
system, all of which have been con-
tracted for.
n addition, an allied company.
known as the Aircraft Sales Corpora
ton, has been incorporated in Della
w~re to dispose of $500 more British
airplanes, 5000 airplane engines and a
vast quantity of aeronautical acces-
sores. Ihe equipment represents part
or the surplus aeronautcai material
left over from the British govern
ment's war endeavor
Aviators in Company
Some of the country's most famous
aviators are officers of the two new
companies, among them being Com
mander P. N. l.. Belinger, who piloted
the famous NC-1 in the first trans
atlantic flight; Colonel R. S. Hartz.
who commanded the first airplane TO
ny around the "rim" of the United
States; Major A. W. Harris, late Of
the United States Air Service. and
John A. Jordan. chief of construction.
United States Aerial Mail Service.
Judge Grey, of Niagara Falls, is head
of the companies
The announcement issued Yesterday
confirms the report printed exclusive
~ IN The Tribune March 16 last. which
was categorlcally denied at the time.
i ne new transport company is OBJ
tanning tract of land in New JERSEY
winch Will be turned into the Eastern
terminus Of the aerial freight carrying
system: The services will be inaugu-
rated between New York, Cleveland,
Chicago and Minneapolis, in which
DH-9a and OHIO planes will be used
AS the operations proceed, the system
Will include series OF zones which
VIII act as feeders to the main trans
continental service
1he statement announcing the serv-
ice was issued by W. H. Workman,
representative in this country of
Handley Page, Ltd. After announcing
the inauguration in July, it says: ar
engagements have been made with lead
ing commercial interests since the &C.
QUESTION of these airplanes for tc
transportation of merchandise. and the
contracts already negotiated SHOW t..t
the volume of merchandise to be trans~
ported will assure these airplanes
leaving daily on schedule time with a
full load
No Passenger Service
"On this account, it Will not be pos
slble to start carrying passengers this
year. We are glad of it, because for
passenger carrying we want the best
alrrlanes that American engineers and
American constructors can produce
The statement declares the officers
of the companies were unable to OBJ
tain sufficient American airplanes to
inaugurate the service.
Tha deal arises out OF a contract en-
tered into between the British Ministry
of Munitions and a British corporation
known as the Aircraft Disposal Com
pany, of which Handley Page is an of
fcer. Under this contract the British
government turned over 20 the COM
pany 10000 airplanes, $4,000 engines
and other aircraft material for 81 ,00O,-
600 less than ! per cent of the origin
value.
The contract however. stlpulates
that the British company must hand
over to the British government fifty
per cent of the profits they make on
reselling. The purchasers also assumed
responsibility for the cost of storage.
insurance and other similar charges
A few Handley Page twin cngined
airplanes are included in the deal and
one of these is already in the country
The DH9a's are equipped with Amer
lean Liberty motors of 400 horsepower
each, but the remaining types have
British or French engines
The statement declares the deal was
made with Handley Page while he was
in this country and was consummated
within forty eight hours. after cable
advices had been received from Eng
land that the British government had
turned over TO Mr.. Page the control
in disposing of its surplus aircraf #
equipment.
Commander BelIinger is at present
on leave from the naval air service
He will become secretary of the new
transport company. Colonel Hartz has
left the United States arr service and
viii be chief of personnel in the Aerial
Transport Corporation.
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