Word: luft
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Stolid Germans, munching veal sandwiches and sugar-topped kuchen at Hamburg's airport last week, failed to recognize Edward of Wales as he landed from the 40-passenger British air liner Heracles. Escorted by bristling Luft Hansa officials, H. R. H. sauntered into the refreshment room, sat down among the munchers, nibbled his first meal in Germany since...
...sudden squalls would force planes down ; every emergency landing was made upon an airport. Vidal, executive vice president, and Collins, vice president in charge of operations, like to boast that the Ludington Line is the nearest thing to railroading in the air. Director Martin Wronsky of Germany's Luft Hansa made a careful study of it, began an hourly service between Cologne and Frankfort last summer. Last week Ludington added a new fast express schedule, 68 min. between Newark and Washington...
...Zeppelin" which made its maiden trip over a commercial route in Germany last week. With Inventor Franz Kruckenberg & Wife in the coach, the great aluminum-covered projectile shot along the rails from Hamburg to Berlin at an average speed of 106 in. p. h., better than the schedule of Luft Hansa planes. On part of the run it hit 143 m. p. h., a rail record...
Last week came word from Germany of a desperate economy within her foremost airline, Luft Hansa. which has come upon lean times because of decreased government subsidy for 1930. On May 1, Luft Hansa will begin an air taxi service with a force of 50 planes now idling away profitable flying time in hangars. The plan is to charge a flat rate of 44? per mile on chartered ships, irrespective of the number of passengers or whether the plane will be used for the return trip. Several passengers in one plane will make the individual rate attractively...
Officials of Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, Inc., coast-to-coast U. S. aviation system operating air schools and taxis in 40 cities, doubted that Luft Hansa could find much profit in its half-a-loaf policy. Curtiss-Wright rates, reckoned as low as any in the U. S., range from 30? to $1.60 per mile, depending upon the type of ship used. The return trip must be paid for at the same rate...