BRITAIN'S INTERNAL AIRWAYS.

Discusses the 'virtually non-existent' internal civil-aviation industry in Great Britain in the 1920s, in light of rapid development in the external air services. Monopoly of Imperial Airways; The difficulties operators had in developing the internal air-services industry during the 1930s; Lack of adequate ground organization and navigational aids; Factors contributing to the network of companies such as Hillman Airways; The impact of railroads on air transportation; The first experimental railway air service in 1933, inaugurated by Imperial Airways on behalf of Great Western Railway; Reasons that internal air services was not profitable, including price and comfort; The structure of the industry with too many companies seeking too little traffic; Government effort to regulate the industry with licensing.