Though no passengers are intended to ride in mother plane Maia it is equipped as an Empire flying boat, has seats for 16. Fastened together the two planes, all eight engines (5,200 h.p.) roaring ...

Imperial’s Empire planes do not fly at night, but as beacons are installed and airports equipped for night flight, Imperial hopes to better its present slow time (average, 60 m.p.h.) between ...

The flying boats operated from Sydney Harbour's Rose Bay. Qantas QAE's Short Empire flying boats were launched in 1938 and cut the flying time by several hours.