to Australia Extension of Pan-American Alt-ways service across the Pacille to; Australia Is contemplated in the neat future, according to reports received in Shanghai on February 17. The new Sikorsky Clipper plane ts' ready Alameda airport. California, walting make the first exploratory Aight preparation for linking up the United States swith the Antipodes.
According to a United Press message, the plane is similar in. design to those which made the preliminary Aights "across the Pacific and was recently own to California from' Miami, Florida, where it underwent extensive tests: The plane is ready and lis crew selected York's instructions tofore starting the westward southern ight. The route will take the Clipper to Honolulu and thence Australia via Samoa and Fiji. Among the tests which the machine has undertaken have been flights at night. After the exploratory work, itis" reported, it will be placed on Fegular service between Miami and Hongkong. supplementing the: through service across the Pacific which will be Inaugurated by Pan-American, Airways on March 24 or thereabouts.
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