Show WORlDS WORlD'S LARGEST AIR MR liNE IS FORMED Four U. U S. S Units Merge to Unite System of Miles Daily CHICAGO June 1 United Press The The largest air transport company In n the world was established today with consolidation on of four United States lines Unes which operate a 11 tot total l of 20 planes dally daily over miles mUes of improved airways Announcement of ot the merger was vaS made by F. F B B. B president of the United Aircraft and Transport Transport Transport Trans Trans- port corporation The four companies com com- panics Involved are National Air Transport Boeing Air Transport Varney A Air Air r Lines and Pacific Air Transport The new corporation will wUl be known as United Air Lines The general of- of ices flees will be In Chicago P. P G. G Johnson Johnson John John- son will be president He recently was elected president of ot National Air Transport and Varney Air Lines and previously was president of or the various various vari van ous Boeing companies OPERATED CENTRALLY Each of ot the four lines now becomes becomes be be- be comes said a division of the he one big company with branches In n practically all parts of the country country country coun coun- try and all operated from one central office United Air AirLInes Lines said will cover approximately miles of air travel annually and will wUl carry about 60 per cent of the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's airmail The company's ships will Se flown lown miles mUes daily dally about more than those of any other company In America No European company Is as large I IThe The consolidation makes possible a through hour 28 coast to coast plane Diane service in addition to services linking Inking the great lakes area to the he southwest and the Pacific northwest to the Rocky mountain region National Air Transport one unit of the new company operates lines between Chicago and New York and Chicago and Dallas Boeing has lines between Chicago and San Francisco Pacific Air Transport has lines be between between between be- be tween Seattle SeattIe and San Diego Vanney Varney Varney Var Van ney Air Lines operates lines between Salt Lake City and the Pacific Patine north north- west All these lines now are combined combined com corn into one vast system CHICAGO SELECTED Johnson said Chicago was selected selected select select- ed after much study as the place for forthe the he central offices I The city already has established it Itself telf l as the nations nation's railroad cener cen- cen ter tir er he said and it now becomes the he air center as well t I |