Statistics

P: Last week the Department of Commerce totted up U. S. aviation exports for the first seven months of 1936, revealed a rise of some 30% over the same period last year. The $11,639,450 worth of orders from abroad went for 294 aircraft ($6,416,369); 409 engines ($1,902,768); spare parts ($3,100,270); parachutes ($220,043). Best U. S. customer was China, which paid $1,780,739 for 34 airplanes, 13 engines, various parts. Next biggest buyers were: Argentina ($237,670); Colombia ($148,002); Italy ($113,351); French Equatorial Africa ($108,377).

P: Fortnight ago the Bureau of Air Commerce released the figures, for the first six months of 1936, behind the current U. S. production and transport boom. Compared to the same period in 1935, they stacked up as follows: Jan.-Jun. Jan.-Jun. 1935 1936

Aircraft produced. . . . 851 1,363

Miles flown . . ... 28,729,428 33,523,075

Passengers carried.... 377,339 483,712

Express carried (Ib.) . . 2,221,013 3,548,07

Mail carried (Ib.) .... 6,141,347 8,297,885

Total accidents . . 29 42

Miles per accident. . . . 990,660 798,168

Fatal accedents . . . 5 3

Miles per fatal accident. . . 5,745,826 6,704,615

Pilots killed . . . 5 4

Passengers killed. . 4 27

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