C.N.A.C. to Better Its Already Good Safety Record Declaring that aviation has made great strides since the close of the. world war and become an all-important factor both In the field of commerce and asa means of national defence, Col. Lin' Wel-chen, who took up his appointment als the managing-director and vice-president fof the China National Aviation Cor= poration on June 1 in success sion to Dr, Dal En-ki, stated In an interview with press representatives that in nowhere can commercial aviation serve a nation better than China, owing to the very backward condition of her surface communi tions.
China's leaders, however, Col. Lin continued, have not been slow 0 grasp the significance of this, and every effort has been made to equip the country with a powerful alr force as well as to develop commercial aviation on a sound basis. While China cannot boast of a commercial air-fleet comparable in size and. equipment with most European and American countries, she has at least the satisfaction of knowing that the CNAC. Is the only aviation enter rise operating at a profit. without Government subsidy.
Further, the "safety record" of the GN.AC. can stand comparison. with that of any aviation company in the world—since its "establishment in 1029, the CN.AC, has carried ity y|_many thousands of passengers every Year safely to their destinations, with but one fatality. The credit for this istingulshed record must be given to the wise and far-sighted policy of the Board of Directors, as well as to the close and sincere ce-operation of both the Chinese and American members of the Corporation's staff, alr and groundatike, " While he is, Col, Lin, said, justly proud of the past achievements of the Corporation, it is not only his fervent intention to maintain this high standard of excellency, but to belter it when and where possible, In conclusion, Col. Lin stated that while It is too carly for him to make any statement Ju regard to the consolidation and rationalization of the Corporation's services or In connection with the opening of new lines, the public may rest assured that it is the aim of both the Board of Directors and himself to spare no efforts. to make the Corporation fully worthy of its name.
Col, Lin has a long and outstand-Ing decora with the National Air Force, being one of the frst fying omleers associated with Dr, Sun Yate sen. He was the chief alr fore commander in the Northern Expedition: ary Force in 1920 under Gen. Chiang. Kaishek. Col. Lin' has spent most of his time in the south—Kuangtung and Kwangsi.
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