The clipper, Vol. 1, No. 3, September 1944

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VOL. 1—NO. 3
NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER, 1944
MAP OF THE PROPOSED LATIN AMERICAN SERVICES OF
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS, INC
Existing and Proposed Services_ oi
Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc.


Latin American Expansion Plan Details Are Told
President Trippe Outlines Great Program
Details of the post-war program of Pan American World Airways for the expansion of its Latin American services were revealed at a press conference at Pan American’s New York Office in the Chrysler Building when President Juan T. Trippe met 30 newspaper, wire service and radio representatives.
The program will offer international mass transportation by air—to carry the average man at a cost he can afford—throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Pan American has been the pioneer in international air transport. It was the first commercial air line in the world to operate over major ocean routes. The System’s new Latin American program to provide mass transportation at low rates pioneers in another field—that of economical air transportation.
Pan American received permanent authority to operate its network of air routes to Latin America under the Civil Aeronautics Act in 1939. The large fleet of 4-engined Lockheed Constellations and Douglas DC-4 land transports then ordered, for delivery in 1941 and 1942, were never placed in service. As a result, the capacity of the System’s present service throughout Latin America has
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Maps of proposed expansion of Latin American services which will provide mass air transportation for the Western Hemisphere by both Pan American World Airways and Pan American-Grace Airways routes.
Mass Transportation Plan Benefits Average Man
Commenting on Pan American’s great Latin American expansion program, President Trippe said:
“The United States and all the American republics are hoping for a large expansion of trade after the war. Any substantial volume of international trade with our sister nations to the south is impossible without swift, economic and adequate transportation.
“The Pan American Airways System before the war had extended air service to every capital and important trade center in Latin America. Four years
of world war have naturally retarded our progress. Only a skeleton service is now available.
“We propose to move boldly ahead in the post-war period, however, and to provide mass transportation for the business man and tourist at low rates unique in air transportation.
“We are confident that both trade and travel volume will come, if we provide comprehensive air service within the reach of every business, both large and small, and within the means of the average man and woman.”