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AMERICAN AIR LINES READY Prepare to Fly Mail Across Atlantic Over Two Separate Routes High Aeronautical Officials Answer Ger ¬ man Charges Alleging Americas Air Unpreparedness NEW YORK N Y Nov 5 American air lines are ready today and have been for some time to fly mail across the Atlantic Ocean OceanThis This was the answer given today by a high aeronautical official in answer to charges in the Berlin National Zeltung that American companies have neither undertaken the nec ¬ essary trial flights nor do they possess the craft for immediate inauguration of such an air line lineOfficials Officials of one air line surprised at the German charges said There is no sense in entering into any controversy with the Ger ¬ mans over our transAtlantic air lines But the facts are simple and known even to the Germans GermansOne One air line Pan American has the equipment to fly 800 pounds of mail to Europe But this is not a profitable business and the American air lines do not have the benefit of government subsidy to carry the losses such an air mail route would necessi ¬ tate tateThe The executive praised the catapult test and survey flights made this summer by the Ger ¬ man air lines but said that these planes could never operate at anywhere near a profitable basis and could only carry a sack or two of mail He continued Of course profits mean nothing to the Germans They plan their transAtlantic flights for national prestige and defense The American com ¬ panies must plan their expansion with an idea of getting a return on their investment We do not have the benefit of subsidies to carry us over overPan Pan American Airways completed their aerial survey flights over the Atlantic in 1937 and today is ready to fly two separate routes to Europe The summer route will be by way of Newfoundland and Ireland while the winter route will be by way of the Azores and Lisbon Portugal PortugalDecember December 1 is the tentative date set for delivery to Pan American of six giant Boe Continued on ticentythird page AMERICAN AIR LINES READY Continued from first page ing planes capable of carrying forty passen ¬ gers in sleeping berths to Europe besides quantities of air mail and express expressThese These ships now being inspected by the Civil Aeronautics Commission will be the finest ships in the world and will be ready to start transAtlantic service in the late winter or early spring
