ABSTRACT
The trunk services themselves should be classified according to whether they carry passengers, mails or freight, or whether they cater for more than one class of traffic. For passengers, differing types of service should be provided for. If the authors accept the fact that services in the trunk category are unlikely to be commercially self-sustaining for some time to come, the need for continued government subsidies must also be faced. The problem is how to get the most adequate return for public funds so expended. Long-distance scheduled trunk services from point to point, or region to region, will by no means represent the whole range of transport aircraft usefulness in peace. Joint traffic agencies would be desirable, especially with the "tramp" category of service. These would form an essential link between operators and their markets, and provide to some extent against unused space and empty return trips.
