Spectacular flights across ocean wastes or round the world incredibly fow number of days sometimes do yield results of practical value (0 aviation, but most of them produce nothing beyond a newspaper sensation, The flight to be undertaken by Mr. H.R, Ekins, tomer newspaper correspondent in Shanghai, behalf of his agency next week, is of a different nature and. should be a very useful test of the standard of modern commercial aviation, Mr. Bkins is to fly from New York to Frankfurt in "the Hindenburg and then make his way to Manila where the will use one of the Clippers for hhis return tip across the. Pacific Ocean to the United States, Through: out the fight he will use only ree agnized commercial aircraft" and have the opportunity of investigating by personal use the conditions of ordinary commercial air lines. Completion of essential links, Including latterly the passenger route between 'San Francisco and Manila, has made 8 commercial trip around' the world possible and an investigation of facilities available for the man whom exigencies of business might suggest a rapid trip between Ake most distant points appeals to the sence of the practical, The world system of alvlines iso complete and organized that it only needs a little "Intelligent advertising increase passenger trame,
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