The New York herald., 1922-05-21
EUROPE FAR AHEAD
OF us. in AIR TRIPS
Reluctance of Capital Leads
to Foreign Entry Into
the Field Here.
SUPPORT is LACKING
Florida West Indies Routes
Only Ones to Rival Lines
Abroad.
FEDERAL LAWS SOUGHT
Eight Lines Decided Upon at
The Hague Now Link IA
Countries.
FEDERAL LAWS SOUGHT

Although in 1921 1900 commercial
aircraft flew 6,500000 miles in this
country. reports from Europe indicate
that the United States Is far behind
in the matter of regular air lines.
There are a number of reasons for
the backwardness of this country and
the progress Of Europe in the matter
of air routes. These include air laws.
which have been developed abroad but
not here, and Government subsidies to
air lines in England, France, &C., but
a big factor, according to aeronautical
authorities, is the reluctance Of capital
to take chance on the new method
of transportation. Capital has been
so timid here that the American field
has been entered by Dutch, French
and British aircraft companies. al
though these have not yet planned to
establish regular lines.
Some idea OF what Is happening
abroad is given by meeting of the
International Air Traffic Association at
,The Hague, which was attended by
representatives of FFrench, Rumanian,
Swedish, Norwegian. Dutch and other
companies.
The following international lines to be
run on regular schedule next summer
were decided on:
1. London, Amsterdam, Bremen. Ham
burg, Copenhagen.
.. London, Amsterdam, Bremen, Ber-
lin.
8. London, Brussels, Dortmund. Ber-
lin.
4. London, Paris. Lyons. Geneva.
8. London, Paris. Lyons. Marseilles.
6. Amsterdam. Brussels, Geneva
7. Paris, Strasbourg, Prague. Warsaw,
Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest Constan'
tinople.
9. Konigs6erg, Moscow.
Fourteen Countries Linked.
By these eight routes are linked to-
pether the capitals or big cities of Eng
land. France, Holland. Germany. Den
mark. Switzerland. Belgium, Czecho-
Slovakia, Poland, Russia, Austria, Hun
gary. Rumania and Turkey. Virtually
the whole contingent Is to be bound to-
yether by regular air lines. a number
of these routes.are now in regular opera
ton. and there are in addition other air
N,ses now running not mentioned IN
this schedule.
The international organization also de-
eli. to take steps to carry air mails
from April to September. to simplify
custom house formalities, 10 equip
motors with apparatus to mufile the
roar of the exhaust, to provde Tor an
assistant pilot on large passenger planes
oh
main parts are easily interchangeable
In its report to the Department Oh
Co,nmerce the Aeronautical Chamber OF
Commerce CT America said:
..Three deficiencies operate 20 the seri-
ous embarrassm snt of American aVia-
tion-meager capital. insufficient term'-
nal facilities. and popular doubt as 'o
reliability. The correction of these de-
ficienoieS and the consequent opror-
t,,nity for the rapid growth of aerial
transport depend upon Federal regula-
tio,, and reasonable control through an
aerial code" . .
Tte hulk Of the flying in this country
has been done By pilots owning, their
own planes. or by small companies
owning two or three planes. These are
used for the most part to take passsn-
gers upon short flights, or on an oc-
cas;onal trip from one city TO another.
one of the most notable achievements
I'm American aviation has been the rur-
ming during the winter season of air
lines from Key West to Hsvaia. and
on similar routes to the British West
Indies by the Acromarine Always. Inc.
large company. This organization Is
planning regular service between New
York and Atlantic City this summer.
The air mail service between New
York and San Francisco is regarded b.
alrmen as a startling Il smonstration of
what long distance commercial routes
could do In cutting down the distances
separating important American cities,
but so far no company has vefitured TO
start a long air route.