Show T TRANSPORTATION TAT ION IONIN IN AIR s SUCCESS EXPERIMENTAL STAGE IS 18 NOW PASSED SAYS BAYS REPORT TO TOWAR TOWAR TOWAR WAR DEPARTMENT Army Officer Report Reports U. U S. S In L Lead ad adFor For Use Uee U. U of Plane Planes to Carry Mall Malt Passenger Taken Washington Washington- Data regarded ns ne demonstrating that commercial aviation aviation avia avla tion has ha definitely passed the exper exper- experimental mental stage is fa contained in a are re report report re- re port just submitted to the war de by Lieutenant John P. P Van VanZandt VanZandt VanZandt Zandt of the army air service after a study of it Its I development in Europe Involving six thousand miles of travel over commercial airways The army anny officer reaches reachel the conclusion con con- elusIon in his hi report to Assistant Secretary of War Davis Davie and Major General Patrick chief of staff stott of the 1 army air service that under suitable suitable suit suit- able conditions mall mail and goods may now be transported by air with equal or greater reater safety and reliability than by train and with greater bv sav saving ing of time Picturing the development of commercial commercial com com- mercial aviation in the period since lh th lb war the report gives the taU late of air transport miles mUes flown in all countries including tho the United hates tate as aa up to this year and estimates that 1924 will add 8 miles to the total The figures represent only regular air transportation services cervices over established established es es- es routes carrying passengers mail maU or commodities During the same sam am period the tho development of pas pas- enger air traffic has increased from Irom 2585 passengers in 1919 1110 to passengers in 1024 1924 In the development of air airmail mail traffic the United States leads the world according to the report In 1922 an aggregate of pounds' pounds of air mail was transported of which pounds was United United Uni ted States mall mail carried ov over r the transcontinental route between New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and San Francisco Last year pounds of air mail malt was carried of which was European European Eu Eu- traffic c. Air freight tation increased from pounds In 1919 1910 to more than pounds f In 1924 The army investigator said the Increasing confidence of business men aboard in air transport was shown In the regular consignment of air airfreight airfreight freight commodities now ranging from automobile parts to perfumery and silks The facts that insurance rates are actually less by air than thant t by boat and rail for valuable goods sent lent between En England and the continent continent con con- is Js said to have played an important important im im- im part in convincing business businessmen men of the stability of the new form of transport I I I |