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10 Air Com. Bull. 1 (1938-1939)

handle is hein.journals/aicmrcb10 and id is 1 raw text is: U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Air Commerce Bulletin Issued Monthly by the Bureau of Air Commerce Vol. 10 WASHINGTON, JULY 15, 1938 No. 1 An Outline of the Record and Accomplishments of the Bureau of Air Commerce, While a Unit of the Depart- ment of Commerce Transfer of the responsibilities of the Bureau of Air Commerce to the new Civil Aeronautics Authority, under the provisions of Senate Bill 3845, signed by the President on June 23, 1938, will take place upon completion of the organization and establishment of the agency. In view of the fact that this transfer will take place some time within the next few weeks, Secretary Roper made the following re- port with regard to the record and ac- complishments of the Bureau of Air Commerce while a unit of the Depart- ment of Commerce: The provisions of Senate Bill 3845 will terminate the activity of a de- velopment and regulatory unit in the Department of Commerce that has performed outstanding service during the most dynamic period of develop- ment since civil aviation started its program toward world leadership in 1926. I wish, first of all, to speak in the highest terms possible of the conscien- tious performance of duty and the wonderful spirit of cooperation that has characterized the entire personnel of the Bureau. Especially is this at- titude true of Col. J. Monroe Johnson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce in charge of Air Commerce, under whose capable leadership the organization and expansion work has been so effectively carried forward. It should be a source of great sat- isfaction to all the workers in this im- portant utnit that their coordinated. -endeavors have resulted in main- 81310-38--1 taining for our country, world leader- ship in aviation. The entire 12-year history of super- vision by the Bureau of Air Commerce has been marked by the almost miracu- lous unfolding of developments in safety and efficiency, the extension of routes and the rising volume of pas- senger and express traffic. Particu- larly will the 5-year period ending with the transfer of the activities of the Bureau to an independent agency, to which the Congress assigned increased responsibilities, long be outstanding in the history of civil aviation as the era of most remarkable progress. The modernly equipped Federal Airways System now embraces a Na- tion-wide network of nearly 23,000 miles, compared with 2,000 miles in 1926 and 18,600 in 1933. There are now more than 11,000 persons employed in scheduled air line service, compared with less than 500 in 1926 and 6,200 in 1933. One of the best yardsticks of prog- ress is the safety record, in the face of increased carrying capacity of planes and increased mileage flown. The number of miles flown per fatal accident in scheduled air line opera- tions increased from 1,467,622 in 1927 to 6,071,394 in 1933 and to 12,832,694 in 1937. Thus, while human ingenuity has not been able to entirely eliminate accidents, yet the phenomenal improve- ment is a great tribute to those who have so faithfully pursued research in the fields of both technology and hxu- man attitudes and capabilities. The 1 Reproduction by Permission of Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Buffalo, NY

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