Evening star., 1933-08-06

pilots, out Of work, to keep up the reg
ular flying required by the Department.
OF commerce as a prerequisite to the
compulsory semi-annual renewal of
license
The Department of Commerce records
| show that there have been correspond
ing conditions throughout the United
states, the number of licensed pilots Of
an classes having decreased from the
total OF 1909 year ago to 1883 on
July l, while the number of recorded
aircraft decreased from 1o.635 on ,Julv
/, 1882, to 9,055 on the first of this
month.
O1 the 1883 persons holding pilots
licenses at the beginning Of this month,
tnere were 7,040 of the transport grade.
I'lol limited commercial, % industrial.
1881 private and 348 solo. Among the
Natlon,S licensed pilots are 573 women.
whose licenses were divided as follows:
transport, 80; limited commercial. 36.
industrial, 1; private, 436, and auto
airline Personnel Increased.
continued steady growth of air pas
Ssenger and express traffic, hailed as the
beginning OF permanent expansion of
the Nations air transport business. has
resulted in employment of increased
personnel on one of the country's largest
airline systems.
IhlS line, extending from coast to
coast, during the past few weeks has
taken on 10 new first pilots, obtained BY
promotion from the ranks of the most
experienced co-pilots; Al new co-piIots
ana SO steWardesses or airplane hos
tesses.
With the addition Of the SO steward
esses, the line now Is EMPLOYING 40
young women, who act as the third
members of the crews of its multi
motored transports
This company, United Airlines. has
increased its services to provide II
round-trip flights daily between New
York and Chicago and four round trips
daily between Chicago and the Pacific
Coast. in addition to its service on
oranch lines. The line now is flying
I.2oOooo miles month with multi
motored passenger planes
China Plans Air Force,
Stirred by its recent conflicts with
Japan to realization of its need for
adequate defense, and especially an
adequate air defense, the Chinese Nam
King government is planning to place
! in service within the next three years
total of 5000 combat airplanes of all
| types.
| Associated Press dispatches from San
Francisco tell Of the activities there of
Gen. Chin Jon Chow, young commander
| in chief of Chinese military aeronautics
In connection with the building I'D of a
great air force for his government. Gen.
Chih has been making a careful study
OF various types Of airplanes in the
United States.
| Within the past month the Chinese
Marking government has awarded a
contract In sum of approximately
100000 for Sc Of the most modern
Curtiss Hawk pursuit planes developed
for use in the United States Army Air
Corps. These planes have a maximum
speed in excess of 200 miles per hour
| Should the Chinese government carry
out its 3,o00plane program it will rank
as one of the great air powers Of the
world. The United States today falls
far short of the 3000-mark in service
able combat airplanes
The reported Chinese military avia-
ton program is of Importance to Amer
ican airplane manufacturers, since it is
anticipated that a very large propor-
tion of the planes for the new force
will be Of American design and manu-
facture. This country. moreover. is di-
rectly interested in military avia-
ton development in China. as q result
of American air transport developments
there during the past few years and be-
cause of the recent acquisition by Pam
American Always Of operating conces-
sions in China.