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...Hammer) the possible failure of Aeropostale meant more than just the removal of their most powerful competitor. It also raised the question: Who would acquire Aeropostale's highly developed airways in South America? Aeropostale had spent most of its subsidy on airports (34) and airways (5,800 mi.) from Natal (Brazil) south to Gallegos, and across the Andes from Buenos Aires to Santiago, and from Buenos Aires to Asuncion. Also it operates an interior service in Venezuela. Unlike its competitors, Aeropostale flew by night. It lighted its routes, built magnificent air-ports which, in the event of bankruptcy, might prove...
...last week's 715-1111. flight to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands was well-favored by wind & weather, uneventful. There it was held again to await good weather for the next jumps to the Cape Verde Islands (845 mi.), to Fernando Noronha (1,429 mi.) and to Natal...
Barter. Last week General Italo Balbo's squadron of transatlantic seaplanes (TIME, Jan. 19) flew on from Natal to Rio de Janeiro, whence it was reported that the eleven Savoia-Marchetti ships would be delivered to the Brazilian Government in exchange for $618,420 worth of coffee...
...back, after 14 months intensive rehearsal for this very moment. Moreover, before leaving Orbetello, near Rome, the handsome young air minister had told his chief, Benito Mussolini, "I foresee the loss of three out of the twelve machines." He would call the flight a success if only six reached Natal safely. Within an hour after the crashes two spare planes, left at Bolama, had taken off in pursuit of the squadron to replace their fallen brothers...
...year-old air minister, General Italo Balbo, they had flown in four stages from Orbetello, near Rome. Now mechanics swarmed over the ships-great twin-hulled craft, each with two 500-h. p. Fiat engines-preparing twelve of them for a single flight of 1,860 mi. to Natal, Brazil. In formation of four triads, each designated by a wing-color (red, black, green, white) and each plane manned by a crew of four, the fleet was to take off with the full moon of New Year week. From Natal they may fly on to Bahia and Rio de Janeiro...