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total $50 points would have been re.
quired. Since ground survey is always
slow and costly, the results are re-
garded as of great Importance.
Interline round-trip rates over vari.
Gus routes interline scrip fares at
greatly reduced rates and straight
fare reductions have been established
or are being planned to bring air
travel within the financial means Of
greater numbers of individuals and
business concerns.
Major airlines now are planning to
put into effect an interliEe round-trip
arrangement which will make it pos
sible for passengers to go to and from
their destinations by alternative routes.
even though different airlines may
be involved, and still obtain the 10
per cent round trip reduction now
granted by lines over their own sys-
TENS.
The principal airlines Of the conn-
try also have just decided to adopt an
interline scrip plan originated by
American Airlines, which provides IS
per cent reduction for companies or
individuals. This plan provides bulk"
transportation, purchased in advance
and used by various persons in COM
pany or family merely by presenting
a scrip Identification card. The inter-
line agreement will make it possible
for a scrip holder on one line to OBJ
tain a corresponding fare reduction
on other lines.
American Airlines has announced
an adjustment and reduction of one
way and round-trip fares between
many important points on its trans
continental system. The announce.
ment was made locally by E. G. Roth
rock, assistant district sales manager.
What is said to be the worlds only
military Air Reserve unit whose entire
commissioned personnel is employed
by one airline now is completing a
tWo-week tour Of active duty at Fair
fax Airport, Kansas City, Kans. Not
only are all of the commissioned off,
GERS employed by single airline. but
nearly so per cent Of the enlisted per-
sonnel as well work for the same line,
Transcontinental g. Western Air.
The Reserve unit, designated by the
Navy as VN-16-RD-9, is also said to
be the only service organization, Re-
serve or Regular, Army, Navy or Ma.
rine Corps, in which every pilot holds
a scheduled air transport rating, the
highest issued by the Bureau Of Air
Commerce to any airman.
The squadron is headed by Lieut..
Comdr. Daniel w. TomlinSon. former
acrobatic star in the regular Navy
aviation service and now assistant to
Jack Frye, president Of T. w. A.
Tomlinson was at the controls Of the
big Douglas monoplane which estabs
lishe a half-score of records over the
Washington-New York-Norfolk tri.
angular course during the past Sum-
mer.
Other officers of the squadron are
Lieut.. D. L. Mesker, Leuts. q. G.
John E. Harlan, William w. Jones,
P. T. W. Scott and L. w. Olsen and
Ensigns E. z. BoQua and Harold Hess.
Tomlinson. who gained fame as a
member Of the noted Navy arcrobatic
formation, 1.-The three sea hawks" Is
understood to be attempting the for
nation and training of a similar
group Of Navy Reserve pilots.
Through air express service from
the United States to the Hawaiian
Islands was inaugurated during tSl
last week through connecting plane
service of United Airlines and Pam
American Airways at San Francisco.
The first ocean air express shipment
is being carried on the third west.
bound flight from San Francisco.
Under the present schedule air ex-
press will be carried between Washing
ton and Honolulu in 40 hours.
A new form Of insurance for airline
commercial travellers which, it is said.
will compare favorably in cost with
other travel insurance, will be under
written by six of the large casualty
insurance companies, effective jan
uary l. The companies which will
issue the new insurance are Aetna
Casualty & Surety Co., Century In
demnity Co., Hartford Accident & In
demnity Co., Maryland Casualty Co.,
New Amsterdam Casualty Co. and
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
The new insurance, to be known as
"airsurance," will be an employers
voluntary contractual liability policy,
under which it will be possible for an
employer to obtain up to $4,000 in.
surance for each employe named in
the policy at a rate Of 81 per 81 900
per year.
The minimum premium will be $50,
covering five or more persons. The
policy was developed at the request
of large corporations which have
sought such form of insurance for
executives and other employees to en-.
courage them to save travel time by
using air transportation.
The creation Of the new type Of
policy is hailed by insurance and air
transport officials as conclusive proof
OF the safety of modern air travel over
regularly operated commercial air.
lines" 1t is expected to be Of benefit
to the increasing number Of business
firms whose employees and executives
use the airlines.