Clipper, Vol. 13, No. 2, February 1954

              Pan	American World Airways
ATLANTIC DIVISION
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Volume 13
February, 1954
No. 2
At la ntic Sta nds Second i n Tip T op
Traffic Over Atlantic Up
In Past Year
New records in transatlantic air travel were set by PAA during 1953, as the number of passengers and amount of cargo and mail carried continued to show healthy increases.
Last year, Pan American flew 58,579 passengers eastbound across the Atlantic and 68,551 westbound to the United States, giving it 28 per cent of all scheduled aviation traffic between Europe and the United States.
The total of passengers crossing the Atlantic via Pan American equipment during 1953, 127,130, was a gain of five per cent over the previous high, 120,803, during 1952.
Approximately half of the passengers carried used first class services, while the remaining 50 per cent took advantage of tourist accommodations which were introduced by the company the preceding year.
During 1953, Pan American boosted the total number of transatlantic crossings (made since 1939) to 43,947 by completing 3,294 crossings. This is compared wtih 3,008 crossings made in 1952.
An all-time record for transatlantic passengers carried in one week by a single airline was set by Pan American last year, when 4,106 were transported during a week of last September.
Pan American also topped the cargo field during 1953, with 4,259,000 pounds shuttled across the Atlantic.
India Serves Notice Ending Air Agreement
The Government of India has decided to give a year’s notice to the United States Government to terminate the Indo-U.S. air agreement. The bi-lateral agreement became effective in February, 1946, and was renewed in 1951.
Effective date of the termination will be January 14, 1955, unless the two governments concur in the meantime on revisions to the currently effective bi-lateral agreement. Revision desired by the Indian Government would give it the right of determining the frequency of air services through annual reviews.
Termination of the bi-lateral
agreement, if revisions are not agreed to by the two governments, would mean that services through India after January 14, 1955, would be subject to negotiations between the American carriers and the Indian Government.
Lid-Raiser For Four-Power Talk
The Atlantic Division’s annual sales conference in Berlin was a lid-raiser for the four-power convention currently (as the Clipper went to press) being held in that city. And to illustrate the point, four PAAers display the “lids” of the four countries participating. Left to right, are: Russian-born Paul Suni, of Helsinki; Leonard Hams, of Birmingham, England; George Seabury, a “refugee” from Texas, U.S.A. (they grow ’em big thar, son), and Jean Pierre Delbuck, of Bordeaux, France.
Division Sales Conference Held Last Month In Berlin
the Atlantic Division was held in1^ Berlin January 11-13, with about 85 representatives of the company in attendance.
Those who attended, DTSMs and other company officials, came from 60 cities in 36 countries, colonies or dominions within the Atlantic Division. .The meeting was conducted by Dhan Mukerji, AD traffic and sales manager.
A welcome to Berlin was extended by Richard C. Forhan, Regional (CER) director, and Walter Schreiber, governing mayor of Berlin.
Using actual sales figures for 11 months, and estimating sales for December, Paul Rennell, AD sales manager, told how the Atlantic Division exceeded its sales quota for 1953.
He also set forth the quotas for 1954 and emphasized the fact that spring and summer schedules for 1954, recently issued, had been stabilized and were guaranteed by Vice President Harold E. Gray.
Special Events
Mr. Rennell mentioned several special events which should help the division attain its 1954 quota: An Tostal, Wiedersehen mit Deutschland, the Lebanese Homecoming and increased immigration to the United States and Canada.
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Approval Extended For Using Lisbon On African Route
Authorization for PAA to continue its Lisbon stop on the twice-weekly flights to South Africa has been extended by the Portuguese Government until June 30, 1954. And from that date on, PAA will be authorized to use the Lisbon stop on its South African run, only for one stop each week in each direction.
It had been previously announced that Pan American’s South African schedules through Lisbon were not approved beyond the end of February.
It has also been decided by the Portuguese Government that the authorization granted to PAA “a titulo precario” to stop at Lisbon on its African route will be completely cancelled when the African route of the Portuguese national airline (TAP) is served twice a week instead of once weekly. Advance notice of 60 days will be given to PAA when this occurs.
Consideration is still being given by PAA to alternative methods for conducting the United States-South African operation,
12 Employees Of Division Share 8180
Nine suggestions were approved at the January meeting of the Suggestion Award Committee and $180 has been divided among 12 employees of the Atlantic Division.
The highest award approved, $50, went to Albert L. Trop, operations coordinating clerk at Idle-wild.
Mr. Trop’s suggestion was Lr a take-off and landing obstacle clearance curve which is estimated to save approximately one and ,a half hours time on each runway when computing take-Off '*grcssT weight and landing gross weight at airports. The saving was estimated at $504 per year.
There were two awards of $25. One v/ent to Hugo Georger, a mas-(Continued on Page 12)
Complaint vs.
PAA Filed By Justice Dep’t
The United States Department of Justice filed a complaint against Pan American, W. R. Grace & Company and Panagra on January 11, alleging restraint of trade between the United States and South America, and seeking an order requiring Grace and Pan American to dispose of their ownership of Panagra.
Following is a statement issued by Pan American:
“While Pan American has had no opportunity to review in detail the complaint filed by the Department of Justice, the Department appears to be seeking review of an arrangement made between Pan American and W. R. Grace & Company in 1928—over 25 years ago—the effect of which was to permit extension of American-flag aviation from the Canal Zone down the west coast of South American against strenuous opposition of foreign-flag airlines.
“The arrangement was fully disclosed to the Government at the time. In fact, it was recognized by the award to Panagra, under the Coolidge administration, of a contract to carry United States mail over this west coast route. The head of the Department of Justice under the Hoover adminstration approved the award.
“Furthermore, in 1938, during the succeeding Democratic admin-(Continued on Page 12)
What we need in the Atlantic Division is more Tip Top sales. We’ve let the Latin American Division get far ahead of us.
It’s true that the sales we’ve made have been good ones. As of the end of January we had made 156 sales and had amassed 277,402 points, which is an average of 1,778 points per sale.
Now, LAD’s average is not nearly as good — 455 points per sale. But LAD employees have turned in a total of 1,013 sales, for 461,642 points, giving them a 184,240-point margin in the contest.
And PAD, which had only half as many points as the Atlantic in the..early stages of the contest, is still in third place, but now only 24,110 points behind AD.
PAD employees, as of the end of January, had made 153 sales and had amassed 253,292 points, which is an average of 1,655 points per sale. “	"*	~
Good Average
That’s the situation then as we reached the “seventh - inning -stretch” stage of the game. We have a good “batting average,” but we’re not driving in enough “runs” to put the Atlantic Division in Tip Top shape.
The nice thing about this “game” is, of course, the fact that we don’t need more points than the other divisions to be winners. Everyone who makes a sale is a winner — of valuable merchandise prizes.
And it’s still possible for any United States employee in the At-(Continned on Page 12)
Pan American To Pay Twenty-Gent Dividend
The directors of Pan American have declared a dividend of 20 cents per share, payable on March 10, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 25.
This is the 37th dividend paid by Pan American. Dividend payments tiave been made each year since 1941.
In This Issue
Beirut .................  10
Berlin................    10
Brussels................   8
Cairo ..................  10
Calcutta .................10
Christmas Pix ............6, 7
Flight Personnel.......... 4
Frankfurt ................10
Hamburg.................  10
Johannesburg.............. 3
London ................... 9
New York ................. 5
Paris .................... 8
People Talking............ 2
Rome .................... 10
Shannon .................. 4
Stockholm................. 3
Washington ............... 3