Abstract
THE recent discussion in Parliament upon the necessity for making provision for the development of civil aviation in the immediate post-war period has aroused much interest in many different circles, political, commercial and technical. Mr. F. C. R. Jaques, of North Eastern Airways, Ltd., 31-32 Haymarket, S.W.1, has prepared a memorandum in which he endeavours to apply his experience in commercial air transport to the post-war problem. He suggests that much technical progress in design has been made, necessarily secret at present, that has improved performance, reduced the labour needed for construction, and simplified maintenance. This should be reflected in a general lowering of costs of air transport, the principal bugbear of the earlier air-line operator. If schemes, both for commercial air transport and private flying, are launched with sufficient vision and energy they will help in the problem of re-establishing the skilled personnel of the R.A.F. in civil life.
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Post-War Commercial Air Transport. Nature 151, 247 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/151247b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/151247b0