| Show Penalizing Our Own One of the American contributions contributions contributions contri contri- to the war post-war years has been the effort of US U.S. International in international international In- In airlines to bring about lower fares and popularize popular popular- ize global air travel USUALLY with US U.S. Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment backing sometimes with the CAB leading the way the American concept has often been forced on bureaucratic government o owned government w n e d airlines which make up the majority in inthe inthe inthe the International Air Transport Association An ironical situation has now developed which would penalize US U.S. lines which have done so much for war post-war air travel Air routes are negotiated today on a government t level and ana Washington and Tokyo recently agreed to through Tokyo Euro service Such flights al already already already al- al ready being scheduled by Japan Air Lines BOAC and cross the United States TRADITIONALLY of course US U.S. international lines have not been allowed to carry passengers passengers passengers gers from shore to shore a market left to domestic car car- But c CAB B hearings will almost certainly result in the granting to US U.S. international carriers the same 1 Ii limited i mi m i t e d cross-country cross right to carry through international passengers passengers passengers gers only rather than making the them m change planes Unfortunately however this procedure nor normally maIl requires years Foreign lines dont don't have to wait walt for such approval US U.S. lines do Meanwhile foreign lines are preparing to take the market BEING ABLE to carry passengers passengers passengers pas pas- from Tokyo Australia etc straight through to New NewYork NewYork NewYork York without making passengers passengers passengers gers change planes in California Califor Califor- nia gives foreign lines a tremendous tremendous tre tre- re- re advantage over US U.S. lines The Senate this s sum summer u m m mer e r passed a bill allowing US U.S. lines equal route privileges It should of course be speedily passed by the House Subcommittee Chairman Friedel Friedel Friedel Frie- Frie del D lid of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee Committee Com Com- is endeavoring to obtain passage in that body before ad ad- ad F FAILURE AlLURE by the House to complete favorable action on this bill at this session would be shocking irresponsibility in view of the balance of payments situation and would handicap our own private-enterprise private c carriers carriers car car- a r- r in tn their efforts to compete compete com coin pete with owned government-owned carriers of other nations |
