Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

During the past two years air trans
portation has forged ahead more rap
idly in South America than in the
United States. according to a survey
Just completed by the New York Rio &
Buenos Aires Line, which operates
transport service down the east coast
of South America, with proposed ex-
tension to New York to be opened early
next year.
The pioneering work in South Amer
lean aviation was done by Germans,
who now operate extensive lines, chiefly
along the west coast. French operators
are active on the east coast. American
enterprise has entered the field during
the past two years. and now threatens
to eclipse all other South American
operations.
Because of vast areas of mountain
and jungle, which form an effective
barrier to surface transportation, avia-
ton works to special advantage in
South America, in some instances q
three-hour flight taking the place Of "a
days Of surface travel.
Time Between Capitals Reduced.
The time between the three principal
capitals-Rio de Janiero, Buenos Aires
and Santiago, Chile-is reduced from q
week to two days. The major markets
in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Ven-
eZuela, where three-fourths of all South
American international trade originates,
have been farther from the United
States in travel time than from CONT
mental Europe until shortly after the
World War, when United States ex-
porters stepped in. The establishment
of air lines in South America has been
an effort to recapture this trade.
In their drive to regain South Amer
lean commerce. heavily subsidized Ger
man and French air transport routes
have been established between the east
coast markets, with second German
company in the northwest and a third
in Bolivia.
Scadta, the German Colombian sys-
tenn, was the first foreign air route on
the South American continent and has
been in operation nearly 10 years. Lines
have been extended through the in
terror to the Pacific Coast ports and
south through Ecuador and Peru to
Lima. A northern line was established
several months ago between Baran-
quilla and Cristobal, In the Panama
Canal Zone, to complete the Scadta
system.
German COmpany's Developments.
Several years ago another German
COILpalIy, GlOyQ-bOlINldlld, ODJduiSQ a
foothold in Bolivia and has extended
its routes from the border of Argentina
to La PaZ, the Bolivian capital. and
other principal cities, as well as over
the Andes to africa, Chile, where con-
nection is made with the Chilean ma
tional service, operated by army pilots,
with governmental equipment, between
the Peruvian border and Valparaiso and
Santiago. This company plans to ex-
tend it's lines from Bolivia to both
coasts and northward to connect with
Scadta in Peru and Colombia.
Following the amalgamation of sew
eral French air transport groups into
one powerful unit Aeropostale, behind
which the resources of the French
government were massed in the form
of heavy subsidies, this company pushed
its lines across the Mediterranean and
along the west coast of Africa to Dakar,
West Senegal. Fast steamers made con-
nection with Natal, Brazil, and i'm
portant concessions were granted Aero
postale for extension of service down |
the east coast of South America to |
Rio de Janiero and Buenos Aires. With |
this basic line in operation, and after |
two unsuccessful attempts, Aeropostale |
established an airmail line between Ar |
gentinia and Chile, over the Andes.
Buenos Aires to Natal Service.
Today Aeropostale operates a weekly !
service for mail between Buenos Aires |
and Natal on an eight-day schedule to |
Paris. This company has announced |
plans for replacing the steamers with |
big flying boats for the transatlantic |
stretch OF its line.
Following the French, the Kondor |
Syndicate, a subsidiary Of the great |
German Lufthansa system. heavily |
by the German government, /
got foothold on the east coast of |
South America and began weekly OPP |
erationS from Rio Grande do Sui, near |
the Uruguayan border, to Rio de ia |
metro. Nearly six months ago. when |
the first information was made public |
concerning the giant DOx 12-motored |
flying boat, this company announced |
that the plane was being developed to |
close up the South Atlantic gap be. |
tween Brazil and Europe. Within the |
past few days the Kondur Syndicate |
announced plans for extension of serv- |
ice from Rio Grande to Montepideo |
and Buencs Aires and from Rio to |
Bahia, where 1t plans to establish |
its ocean terminal to provide seven. /
day service direct from the Argentina
to Berlin.
Between the German ana French
companies. together with the domestic /
Chilean and Peruvian air services, an. |