The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-26
America Takes to the Air.
(Boston News BureauD


 In belief that there is a public demand and need for the service the airplane can render in furtherng transportation facilities, the aero- nautic industry has made tremendous strides in cent years. The world has never witnessed such progress in any art science in short time. It is certain that the airplane has a definite role in the transportation system of the future 1t must be considered important contribution to both individual and transportation. At the New York Air Show there was plane alone which carries 32 passengers.
 generally accepted belief is that the United States lags behind Europe in air passenger travel Yet notice these comparisons: In February while 1858 were arriving and departing from Londons great airport at Croyden, 1873 flew in and out of the Tulsa, Okla, airport. While 1859 persons were handled at Le Bourget, the Paris airport 3l36 came in or went out of the Chicago airport While Templehof, Berlin, host to 659 passengers Boston was host to ITO. And European lines have been carrying passengers for 10 years. Business between Boston and New York has become so brisk that extra trip will soon be added to scheduled service making four each way between these two cities each day.
 Only few years ago flying considered an defective of conducting warfare, or as a thrilling sport Today it has a specified place and is tied in with various other forms of trans portation such as the motor bus and the railroads and to all the airplane 4s serving as link of faster service
 The planes that ply with passengers, mail and express are being clothed with safeguards as fast as made available. A few months ago the trans port companies of this country determined to ascer tain whether it fear" or flare" that held up wider utilization of passenger planes Drastic fare reductions were effected Air travel immediately jumped adequately answering the question h. deed it is not idle prediction that eventually planes carrying several hundred persons, and com parable to ocean-going steamers will ply the At lantc established schedules with every factor of safety cared for. The giant Dornier plane of Europe is but step in that direction, is the move to create a series of seadromes to bridge the Atlantic
 With the growth of traffic and demand for more comfort the tendency is toward larger flying units. This was evident by the New York show which centered around six great transport planes capable of carrying 12 to 32 persons while still another ship under construction in this country lis designed to carry 40 persons per trip in service between the United States and South America.
 It would be far-fetched to suggest the airplane will supplant other forms of transportation such las the automobile, the railroad or steamships for leach has it's place in the general scheme and IS dependent upon the other for its full strength. It is obvious however, the past three or four years have demonstrated, that air trans portation is and will be easier to establish than surface modes of travel And in its progress will be enhanced by the encouraging fact that while speed is the essence of American life and business and thereby the life of air transportation, safety is not being sacrificed for that speed
 America has definitely taken to the air-a fact that in a very few years will make material changes in our conception of living just did the motor car No one appreciates this more than the arpane designer builder and operator. Their plans for the future therefore, will embody every safe guard, if for no other than selfish purposes