Evening star., 1936-06-14

Luna ~" understood spc-
cial racing plane has been delivered
to her there for the attempt, and that
she probably will be ready to fly after
familiarizing herself with the plane
and the course. She gave her address
as Shushan Airport, New Orleans.
CONTINUED increases in scheduled
airline traffic are reported by
the Bureau Of Air Commerce. Reports
from 20 scheduled airlines operating
in the Continental United States show
that during April 7l,449 passengers
were flown. as compared with 70,926
in March, 1880 in February, 44,06l
in January and 81 .499 in April, 1885.
The lines during April few 4,s84,556
miles, also new high, and reported
total of 30,326,036 passenger miles
flown. They carried 83.505 pounds
of express during the month. The
express poundage reveals a mainte-
nance of the steady increase in this
type of traffic although it is below
the March total. which has swelled
vastly beyond normal by emergency
operations in the flooded areas OF
the Eastern States.
Although the bureau will not re-
ceive its reports for May operation
for some time. it is indicated that
the May figures will show a consid-
cradle increase over those for Febru-
airy.
Central Airlines, operating between
Washington and Detroit has reported
a 48 per cent increase in passengers
IN May over April. The May total
of 2406 revenue passengers is 3l5
per cent greater than the total Of
$50 in May Of last year.
The continued upward trend IN
passenger traffic" it was said by D.
/ Walter Swan, vice president of the
,ine in charge of traffic, lis expected
regardless of lower railroad fares
effective June l. Business men ard
women using air transportation are
now educated to travel minutes rather
than travel hours"
( Increases of traffic bordering on
the remarkable" are reported by
Transcontinental g. Western Air. The
+ first third of the year brought an
/ increase of 26 per cent in passengers
as compared with the same period
last year; 3912 per cent in airmail
and 57l2 per cent in air express.
! That is a major part. but never
theless only a part. of the whole
story" the airline reported. For the
month of May saw travel of such
proportions over the T. W. A. system
that extra sections now have become
commonplace and the company in
augurated on June l two new Sky
Chief flights. operating in both direc-
tions across the United States"
Further evidence of the marked
increase in air passenger traffic is
seen in the report of Transcontinental
e. Western Air that during May
7409 per cent of its entire seating
capacity over the whole coast-to-
coast system was in use. This mark
was the highest for an entire month
in the history of the line. The per-
formance efficiency for the whole
system during the month was 1915
per cent.
T. w. A. Sky Chief schedule at
tained a performance of 100 per cent
in both East and West divisions, with
8808 per cent of all seats occupied.
The Eastern region, New York to
Kansas City. reported total paSsen-
ger factor of 1912 per cent and
performance efficiency Of 99.67 per
cent. The Western report showed
load factor of 1899 and performance
percentage of 99.89
WASHINGTON is now less than
five days from Alaska in travel
time as a result of the establishment
Of new Summer airplane and steamer
schedules. it is announced by c. D.
Renouf, local traffic representative Of
United Air Lines.
Overnight service from Washington
to Seattle provides connections with
steamers to Juneau, where direct air.
plane service of Pacific Alaska Air.
ways is available to cities in the in
terror and North along the Alaskan
coast.
VERY marked increases in the
manufacture of light airplanes
of types suitable for use by the pri-
vate owner featured an increase Of
1914 per cent in aircraft production
in the United States during the first
three months of this year as COM
pared with the same period last year.
according to a quarterly survey by
the Bureau of Air Commerce.
The increase in airplanes of this
type was characterized by the bureau
as ''the most noticeable increase in
any one particular category" The
major increase in the light-plane
types was in the two-place cabin land
monoplane classification, of which
100 we're manufactured during the
opening quarter of this year, as
against As during the same period
a year ago.
The total of all aircraft manufac-
tured in the country during the first
three months of 1886 was ass, while
that for the same period last year
was $40. The upward trend in air-
craft manufactures began in 1884.