Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
'A|RPORTS COMBINE
|. IN VIRTUAL MERGER
Washington Airport and
Hoover Field Divide
Responsibilities.

Washington Airport and Hoover Field,
the National Capitals two commercial
flying fields, which between them are
believed to have established world rec
ords for aerial sightseeing service, today
were combined into an organization to
be known as Washington Hoover Air
port" through an operating agreement
which virtually amounts to q merger.
The two fields are located on oppo-
site sides of Military road near the
south end of Highway Bridge and ad-
joining the Arlington Experimental
Farms. The combination Of the twc
fields by the closing Of the road between
and the addition of the experimental
farms is proposed by Congress for the
creation Of municipal airport for the
National Capital.
Personal Duties Arranged.
Under the agreement entered into
today by the officials of both fields
the personnel of Hoover Field will take
over, In addition to its present business,
all the aerial sightseeing and taxi n.y.
ing at both fields and also will handle
the servicing and storage Of visiting
planes at both fields.
The officials of Washington Airport,
Inc, operators of Washington Airport,
will cease all handling of flying activi-
ties and will operate solely as an air
port company, furnishing terminal
facilities to transport lines and the
Washington Hoover flying operations.
There will be few personnel changes
under the new agreement, and all of
the hangers, repair shops and other
properties of both fields will be used
for the conducting of the combined
business of both airports.
Planes Are Shifted.
Virtually all of the sightseeing flying
Is to be done from the Washington
Airport field and the moving Of planes
from Hoover Field to Washington Air
port for this purpose was begun i'm
mediately following the signing of the
agreement. Interstate airlines are to
continue operations as in the past for
the time being, 1t is understood. The
New York, Philadelphia, and Washing
ton Always Corporation, Eastern Air
Transport, and New York Always will
continue to fly from Washington Air
port. The Pennsylvania Airlines serv-
ice to Pittsburgh and Cleveland prob
ably will continue for the time being
to operate from Hoover Field, though
it may be transferred across the road
at any time under the new agreement.
Albert G. Ober, jr.,. will continue as
operating head of Washington Airport
and Jack Rabbit will remain as man
ager in charge of trafic maintenance
and construction. John 8. Wynne, son
Of the late Postmaster General, manag-
er OF Hoover Field, will assume charge
OF all flying operations on the two
fields and will move his office from
Hoover Field to the new washington
Airport Terminal Building.
Wynne will have as his assistants j.
Earl Steinhauer of the Hoover Field
organization, who will be in charge
OF maintenance and repairs to all air.
craft, and M. T. Crowder of Washing
ton Airport. who will be. In charge Of
the office and personnel administration.
Thomson Leaving.
+, J. o. Thomson, now chief mechanic
at Washington Airport, it is understood,
is planning to leave to accept similar
position with a New York organization.
The agreement will result In a COM
bination of aerial passenger hopping
which has averaged more than $4,000
passengers year for the last two years,
or $4,000 passengers in the two-year
period. This is thought to be world
record for this sort of business.