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NEW SOUTHAMPTON-JERSEY AIR SERVICE.
Jersey Airways, Ltd., St. Helier, Jersey, states that traffic on the Heston-Jersey and Portsmouth-Jersey lines continues to he very satisfactory, and on only two days in February did fog prevent departures from Portsmouth. On several occasions the air schedule was maintained when the steamships were seriously delayed—in one instance by 15 hours.
On March 18 a direct Southamptonjersey service will be added for the convenience of passengers to and from Wales, the Midlands and west of England. The fares will be 35s. single and 23 return—very reasonable in view of the extra mileage.
The company has now two 1933 and two 1934 Dragons, each for eight passengers, and there are four more 1934 Dragons on order, for delivery shortly.
On April 3 Jersey authorities will discuss the construction of an aerodrome at St. Peter's en a site approved by the Air Ministry.
A Highland Airways Charter.
Last week Capf. Fresson, of Highland Airways, Ltd., made a commercial flight with a Dragon from Inverness to Stornoway in 65 mins.
New M.S.A.F. Services Postponed.
The inauguration of the CroydonGlasgow and Croydon-Belfast lines of Midland and Scottish Air Ferries, Ltd., is postponed until April.
Acceleration of Empire Mails, The India and Africa air-mail schedules will be shortened by one day as from April 14, thanks to a long day's flying over the Mediterranean and a quicker Paris-Brindisi train service. This will make India five days' and Capetown nine days' journey from London. A day is to be saved east of Calcutta, snaking Singapore eight days distant.
Duplicated South African Services.
Owing to heavy and increasing loads Imperial Airways, Ltd., will run as from April 7 a mid-week service between Salisbury and Johannesburg.
A New Lance Aerodrome Plan.
The joint town and country planning committee of north-east Lancashire has decided to co-operate with the Preston and district Regional committee in obtaining an aeronautical consultant's report upon the suitability of a site known as Samlesbury Flats, between the Windmill Hotel and Samlesbury Old Hall, for an aerodrome.
The suggested area is desirable because of proximity to main roads, probable restriction of local building development to form a rural belt be
tween Blackburn and Preston, and conformity with the proposal for priricipal air routes and aerodromes, circulated by Lancashire County Council,
New Cherbourg-Amsterdam Line,
The H.L.M. concern has started a mail service between Cherbourg and Amsterdam to connect with Atlantic shipping services.
Negotiations for Guernsey Service.
It is believed that railway interests are endeavouring to arrange a crossChannel air service to Guernsey. The difficulty of providing an aerodrome on the island, however, has already stood in the way of pioneering airtransport operators:' Hillman's Traffic Figures.
In the week to March 9, Hillman's Airways, Ltd., carried 31 single-journey passengers on the Romford-Paris line. Charter flights were made to Nice, Leeds and Cheltenham, the return from Nice being made with four passengers at night.
S.B.A.C. Air-transport Section.
The air-transport section of the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, 1, Albemarle Street, London, W.1, has been revived. Two divisions will represent operating concerns and aerodrome proprietors (including municipalities), and the aim is to protect and further the interests of the companies, municipalities, etc. CROYDON-PLYMOUTH LINE STARTING.
On March 19 Provincial Airways, Ltd., will commence its LondonPlymouth service with departures from Croydon at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and from Plymouth at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Machines will call at Southampton and Haldon (for Exeter, Newton Abbot, Dawlish, Teignrnouth, Torquay, etc.). Fox Moths and Dragons will be used. From London the fares will be 21 10s. to Southampton, 2.3 to Haldon, 23 2s. 6d. to Plymouth, and include door-to-door road transport within 12i miles radius of Croydon, five miles of Southampton and Plymouth and to the towns served by Haldon.
Later in the week, also, 1i-hour nonstop machines will leave Plymonth at 9 a.m. and Croy ion at noon.
The company offers air-travel weekends, including road transport and hotel expenses, at a selection of towns Ind hotels for 27 7s, Leeds-Manchester-Cardiff.
At a meeting of Cardiff Corporation Aerodrome Committee a few days ago a letter was received from Mr. F. T. Auld, London, stating that he was interested in the formation of a company to operate air services be'tween Leeds, Manchester and Cardiff. He is being informed that Cardiff aerodrome will 1)e available.
Shoreham Inquiry: Little Opposition.
Last week a Ministry of Health inquiry was held into the proposals of Brighton, Hove and Worthing corporations to develop Shoreham aerodrome. The site was purchased for 210,000, and sanction is sought to spend 239,000, of which 24,500 will cover preparation of the landing area, 210,000 the terminal buildings, and 25,800 the main hangar. There was little opposition.
Signposts for Airmen.
The Standard Motor Co., Ltd., CoVentry, has set air-route indication marks, with letters 15 ft. long, on the roofs of its buildings, and proposes to invite its main agents to display similar signs.
American Mails to be Restored.
President Roosevelt has now suggested to Congress that the American air-mail contracts should be returned to the companies and that new contracts should be negotiated promptly. Army aircraft have carried the mails since February 19, following a declaration on the past methods of placing the contracts, and 10 army airmen have been killed in these few days. A new .Air Mail Bill is being introduced and meantime army mail carrying has been drastically curtailed.