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FURTHER STRINGENCY IN FLYING REGULATION.
The Air Council, like the Ministry of Transport, has considerable power in the making of regulations for the convenience and safety for transport of the particular type that comes under its care. As air traThe increases so more regulation is becoming necessary.
An Order in Council has just come into force entitled the Air Navigation (amendment) Order, 1934, which affects the following points :—The exhibition of lights in the vicinity of aerodromes, the making of false signals from aerodromes, parachute descents, etc., use of safety belts during exhibition flying when carrying fare-paying passengers, rules for air traffic near aerodromes. fees for aerodrome licences and inspection, etc.
Quick Work by Temple Press.
Arrangements were made for to-day's issue of our associated journal The Light Car containing the complete illustrated account of the motor race at the Isle of Man on Wednesday. May 30, to be on sale in the island soon after noon on the following day.
This was to be accomplished by the aid of air transport. A machine of 01ley Air Service, Ltd., brought photographic plates to London on Wednesday, leaving the island about midday, and next morning 1,000 copies of The Light Car, weighing about 400 lb., were to be loaded aboard an aircraft at Hatfield and flown back to the Isle of Man.
Near East Developments.
Misr Airwork, S.A.E., the Cairo associate of Airwork, Ltd., Heston, is rapidly making Cairo a Clapham Junction of the Near East, and we publish this week a little Egyptian news which gives colour to our many earlier statements that international air cruises will be a feature of air-transport development.
From Cairo Misr Airwork will operate five cruises this summer, from a 22-day tour to Damascus, Tstambul, Bucharest, Vienna, Belgrade and Sofia to a 32-day trip to Prague, Berlin, Brussels, Paris and London. Dragons will be employed and fares, including all hotel expenses, are available.
On May 24 the company was due to start a new service thrice weekly each way between Cairo and Port Said, making the flight in 65-75 minutes. By rail it is a long and very dusty journey.
In the week to May 14 the company carried 136 passengers on its CairoAlexandria regular service and 23 on the Cairo-Palestine line. Capt. Spooner has just flown home to fly out a new Spartan cruiser fol.; the company's fleet.
B.A.N.Co. Fleet Fully Occupied.
The summer service of The British Air Navigation Co., Ltd., between Heston and Le Touquet began on May 23 with one departure daily in each direction. This followed the very busy Whitsun operations on the same route. Additionally the company made charter flights during last week to Southampton, Christchurch, Andover and Le Zoute.
Hillman's Traffic.
In the week to May 25 Hillman's Airways, Ltd., carried 180 single-journey passengers on the Romford-Paris service. Charter ffights were made to Stoke, Carnarvon, Amsterdam, Liverpool and Norwich. Also on two days special flights were made to Paris.
Lord Londonderry Again Uses Mr. Sword's Air Service.
The Marquess of Londonderry, Secretary of State for Air, flew from Romford to Belfast and back last weekend by the ordinary services of Midland and Scottish Air Ferries, Ltd.
Aerodrome Work for Unemployed.
Much is hoped in South Wales from the Government proposal to make grants to distressed areas to give work to unemployed men on local aerodrome construction and improvement. At least eight committees have submitted proposals. EMPIRE AIR DAY A GREAT SUCCESS.
It has not been practicable to estimate the extent to which bus operators took our advice of applying for special road-service licences to aerodromes open to the public on Empire Day, but the traffic available ran into tens of thousands of passpagers. The R.A.F. aerodromes were visited by about 81,000 people, and many of the civil airports reported remarkable public interest. Several were visited by the staff of our associated journal, The Aeroplane.
Heston Airport is always a good statistical guide. On May 24 1,664 people were admitted to the public enclosure, 1,339 made conducted tours of the airport, and 172 made flights.
Another Ancillary Aircraft User.
A Swansea business man, Mr. M. Bernstein, of Bernstein's, Ltd., Swansea, a large store, has bought a new Moth aeroplane for use in the further. ance of business.
The aeroplane will be emplojed for publicity purposes as well as for effect-. ing urgent deliveries of goods; also for quick visits by the company's executive. This is the first business house in Swansea, or, indeed, in South Wales, to acquire its own aeroplane.
An Air-mail Demonstration.
London, Midland and Scottish Airways, Ltd., 7, Park Lane, London, W.1, is doing its best to obtain air-mail contracts and is interested in the LondonGlasgow route, as we have previously recorded. On May 23 the company's Airspeed Courier made a demonstration flight with mail and some commercial packages from Northampton to London (Radlett Aerodrome) in 40 mins.
Spithead Traffic.
In the week to May 24 (including Whitsun) Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation, Ltd., carried 961 single-journey passengers between Portsmouth and Hyde and Shanklin.