Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
MERGER OF TWO
AIR COMPANIES
STEP FORWARD
Standard Western Air
Now Operating Upon
Sound Basis

The consolidation of the Standard
Airlincs and the Western Air Ex-
press recently consumated, brought
together two of Americas outstand-
ing air transportation companies
and formed the largest passenger
airline combine in the world.
AS pioneers in the ar transport
field, being among the first to es-
tablish air passenger service in this
country, both Standard Airlines and
Western Air Express have continued
to expand until they now serve the
greater portion of the western Unit
ed States with a total of 12,00S
scheduled miles flown daily-the
greatest daily mileage of any pas
senger airway in the world. Each
has notable record of dependa
bility in the operation of their pas
senger service over period OF
years.
In combining equipment, person
mel, and financial resources the low
cred rates and better service 10
passengers have heen made possible.
Under the network of airways
now operated by W.AE. and affil
lated lines, and through traffic
agreements with 2l railroads and
with steamship companies, travellers
over this line have at their service,
travel connections to practically ev
cry corner of the globe. One of the
most outstanding routes in the coun
try today operated on a daily sched
ule is that of the Western Air Ex-
press between Los Angeles and Kan
sas City. A distance of 1920 miles
is covered and through direct CON
nection at the latter point with tins
service, which spans half the con-
tinent in a day, travel time between
Los Angeles and New York has
been reduced to rs hours 4 con
ship companies makes the journey
from Europe to Los Angeles posi-
bic in seven days.
The same splendid service is 4
vailable over the Standard Airlines /
division of this system operating
the Southwest, with /.
1920 miles of daylight travel be
tween El Paso and San Francisco I;
in single day and is now part of
the improved service resulting from |
the combine of Standard Airlines |
and Western Air Express.
Starts Mail Service
Western Air Express began oper-
ations in April, 1926, by inaugur-
ating air mail service between Los
Angeles and Salt Lake City con-
Meeting at the latter point with the
transcontinental air mail line. This
service was undertaken primarily
as a civic enterprise TO give Los
Angeles the same advantage then
enjoyed by the banking and indus
trial interests of San Francisco.
Since then Los Angeles area has
become the greatest user of air mail
Of any metropolitan area in the
world.
This unexpected immediate sue
cess permitted Western Air Express
to become the worlds first finan-
rialy successful airline and the !
first dividend paving air transport i
company in the United States. A
year later i. e. during the later part
Of 1927, Western Air Express took
over the carrying of air mail be-
tween Cheyenne, Denver Colorado
Springs, and Pueblo. 1t was at this
time that Standard Airlincs began
operation of its air passenger serv-
ice between Los Angeles, Phoenix
and Tucson establishing the first
passenger airline operating
IN schedule in this country.
From this early start both Stan
1ard Airlines and Western Air Ex-
press became known as the pioneer
lines in their respective territories.
Then followed a rapid succession
Of progressive developments on the
part of these two pioneer companies
in the air transport field.
Exactly one year after Western
Air Express began it's first mail
line between Los Angeles and Salt
Lake City, they established a de
luxe passenger line between Los An
geles and San Francisco. Six months
later, they absorbed the Pacific