Evening star., 1933-11-26
CODE BRINGS FEW
AIR LINE CHANGES
Local Transports Virtually
Unaffected by Pact, Be-
ginning Tomorrow.

No important changes in the local
air transport organizations are expected
to result from the putting into effect
tomorrow of the National Recovery Ad-
ministration air transport code.
Eastern Air Transport and PennSyl-
vania Air Lines, operating out of Wash
ington, have been complying with the
spirit of the code for some time and do
not anticipate many changes will be
necessitated by formal application Of
the agreement.
The code does not affect pilots, whose
wages and hours are being considered
by a Fact-Finding Committee of three,
which was created by the National La
Dor Board after q dispute between the
pilots and operators had been carried
to the board during the Summer. The
fact-f1nding body may submit its report
within day or two.
Minimum Wage SIS.
For other employees, the code estab-
fishes a minimum wage of SIS a week.
Maximum working hours are established
as follows: Clerical employees, 40 hours
per week; shop mechanics and shop me-
chanics' helpers, 40 hours per week
averaged over a period of four weeks,
with a maximum of 48 hours in any one
week; service mechanics and service
mechanics helpers, 48 hours per week
averaged over a period Of eight weeks
with a maximum of 54 hours in any
one week; ground radio operators and
field clerks, not more than 48 hours in
any one week; watchmen, not more
than 54 hours in any one week; and
chauffeurs, 48 hours per week, averaged
over period Of six weeks, with maxi
mum of 81 hours in any one week.
The air transport industry, it was
pointed out by the N R. A. in announc-
ing the application of the terms Of the
code, represents an exception in the
present depression, in that it has added
to its personnel. and expanded steadily
from year to year. Its personnel in
creased from /, 1,861 in 1929 to about A.
260 in June of this year.
Under the code, for the country as a
whole, 1t is anticipated that employ
ment in the air transport industry will
be increased about 1412 per cent and
pay rolls will be increased about 20 per
cent.
Competition War Avoided.
''This is regarded as a substantial
contribution to the Presidents re-em-
plOyulenC pTOSTdul, IL was di1IlOUIlCcO,
"inasmuch as the Post Office Depart
ment's mail payments, the largest item
Of air line income, have been reduced
about % per cent for 1888"
Under the code, 1t was explained by
Gen. Hugh A. johnson, the national re-
covery administrator. the air transport
industry has an opportunity to pro-
vide for the control of new operations
so that 1t will not be subject to uneco-
nomic paralleling Of lines and the de-
structive competition experienced dur
ing the course of development by the
railroads and bus lines"
"It Is believed" Gen. Johnson ex-
planned, that the provisions in this
code permit adequate control and at
the same time insure development and
sound expansion"
The code creates q code authority
consisting of seven members-five to be
named by the Aeronautical Chamber
of Commerce of America, Inc, and two
to be chosen by non-members OF the
chamber. The administrator will name
one or more non-voting members to the
authority.