Effects Of The Mcnary Watres Act Of 1930

The national aviation of the 1930s paved the future of air travel. Through a series of congress passed acts, airline companies began buying new planes to transport passengers over long distances. An increase in aviation technology, and the goal of building and better plane eventually lead to a sudden increase in the ability to carry more passengers: Hollywood stars, politicians, and civilians alike. In 1930, Congress passed the Mcnary Watres act, to amend a previous act called the Kelly act. Through the Kelly Act, airmail airlines were paid based upon the amount of mail they carried in weight. The Mcnary Watres act of 1930 provided a goverment grant of money to airline companies carrying both mail and passengers. The act was an incentive for airline companies to build larger more modern aircraft; thus benefiting the economy. “The effects of the

In a contract between United Airlines, and the Boeing aircraft company from Seattle, Washington, a modern, two engine passenger plane was built. At a cruising speed of 189 miles per hour, United Airlines’ Boeing 247 provided “same day service” the New York to San Francisco. Through this, air travel was made faster and more efficient compared to the then, current standard of aviation. Naturally, Transcontinental and Western Airlines competed with United Airlines by contracting with Douglas Aircraft to build the DC-2 (seen to be inherently better than Boeing’s 247). Capable of cruising at 192 miles per hour, the DC-2 could carry 14 passengers and several thousand pounds of mail. Following a production of the 247 by Boeing, and the DC-2, American Airlines (one of the well known