Pan-American Airways' decision to send the new Sikorsky Clipper plane on an exploratory flight to Australia When arrangements have been completed is a natural development in the process of creating a comprehensive system of alr services across the. Pacific.. On or about March 24 a regular through service from San Francisco to Hongkong will augurated following the successful {est flights which have demonstrated the practical cham meter of such an undertaking. The next step then must inevitably be to link Australia with the American continent which will approximate by air the steamship services operating on the Pacific. The route chosen will be San Fran-eco to Honolulu and thence to Samoa and Fiji, a trail already blazed by Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith who Used a land plane in contrast to the lant Sikorsky flying boat, which has already been exhaustively tested in day and night fying to accumulate experience of conditions to be encountered on any America-Australian service which may be started after the exploratory fight, "Incidentally, the new Sikorsky is the American answer to the new Meet of Empire ying boats which Imperial Airways are building and are operating on Sections of the "England-Australia service, and the news that after its {initial Might to the Antipodes It will be placed on the regular service from Miami to Hongkong is an indication, the intention of sir transport. com-anies to provide the most modern Facilities for travellers.
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