Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
URGES
AIR LINE TO COAST
Planes With Sleeping Quar-
tiers Would Be Used West
of Columbus.
Rv the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated EreSS.
NEW YORK, october 6.-On recon-
mendation of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh,
the chairman of its technical commit
tee, the Trancontinental Air Transport
Co., organized to operate the air portion
Of plane-train service across the coun-
try, decided yesterday to establish an
Affair route from Columbus, Ohio, to
the West Coast. Planes with sleeping
accommodations will be used for night
flying. The ALTAR service, President G.
M. Key of the transport company an
nounced, will place New York one bust
ness day from the West Coast. 1t will
supplement the originally planned joint
rail and air route, giving daily a.
hour service between the coasts. Plans
for this service, it was stated, are well
under way.
Gradual development of an Affair
route was the first intention of the ex-
ecutive committee of the transport COM
pany, Mr.. Keys said. The plans, how
ever, were fastened by the findings and
recommendations of the technical COM
mittee, headed by Col Lindbergh, who
has been studying meteorological con-
ditions and topography preparatory to
opening the air and rail routes.
Statement by Lindbergh.
AFTER personally inspecting the West
ern portion of the route to be operated
by Transcontinental Air Transport, and
after inspecting meteorological condi-
tons in this territory. I am ready to
recommend that an Affair schedule be
established west of Columbus" said a
statement by Col. Lindbergh given out
with the announcement of the executive
committees action on his recommends.
ton.
This recommendation is made with
the unanimous approval of the technical
committee. A study of equipment now
available shows that night flying of pas
sengers over suitable territory can be
carried on in safety and comfort"
Col. Lindbergh's statement explained
his recommendation was due in large
measure to the findings of his associates
on the technical committee-O. S.
Casey Jones, president of the Curtiss
flying service; Maj. Thomas G. Lam
phier, Phil Love, former flying mate of
COL Lindbergh, and H. Clay Ferguson,
operations head of the CurtisS flying
service.
BY using the Affair service, it was ex-
planned, the passenger could leave New
York, say, Wednesday night, lose only
one business day, and be in San Fran
cisco. or Los Angeles Friday.
VIII Not Compete With Game.
Col Lindbergh declined yesterday to
compete for the interest of radio listen
ers with the world series base ball game
He was a speaker at the first National
Aeronautical Safety Conference, and
station WOR had arranged to interrupt
its running story of the contest at the
Yankee Stadium to p1t the aviator on
the air.
But when Col Lindbergh appeared to
speak he insisted on having the micro
phones removed before he would begin,
and the station switched back to the
ball game, which it had already cut on.
The colonel explained his action by
saying that he had previously agreed to
reread his paper after the ball game
was finished over WEAF. and did not
feel he could permit his original de-
livery to be broadcast over another sta
ton.
Taking on Requirements and Train
ing for a Commercial Pilot" Lindbergh
advocated a definite standard of flying
instruction. State adoption Of Federal
flying regulations, development Of COM
mercial training planes and suitable |
landing fields for training purposes.