Transport: Pan American Down Under

There is still no way to get from California to China on a scheduled airline, but after three years of exploration and exploitation, Pan American Airways promises there will be April 21 when regular service is started on its 690-1111. hop from Manila to Hongkong. Meantime, last week the ship that is going to make this run was 9,000 mi. away in the Antipodes making the first test flight over Pan American's second great transpacific venture, the 7,000 mi. airway from California to New Zealand.

Three years ago, when Pan American started to lay...

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