Clipper, Vol. 13, No. 4, April 1954

              Pa\ American World
ATLANTIC DIVISION
UPPER
Read on four continents and four islands in between
Volume Ï3
April, 1954
No. 4
ALL IRELAND SAYS
••Welcome
HOME!"
FOR
Irish Set For Spring Festival
From April 18 Through May 9th
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Pocket-Sized New Horizons
Issued Soon
“An Tostal” is an ancient Gaelic^ phrase signifying “pageant,” “array” or “display.” It became a living phrase again last year, with the broader translation of “Ireland At Home.”
The celebration of An Tostal last year established it as a major tourist attraction and it will be repeated this year from April 18 until May 9.
At all times, and during all seasons, the visitor to Ireland is assured of a warm welcome. But for the designated period, Ireland will be at its best.
During An Tostal, Ireland will be “at home”—at home to her “exiles” and their friends, at home to all Inembers of the Irish race, and at home to everybody who wishes to visit the country when it’s at its best.
Reasonable Prices
Accommodations will be plenti-(Continued on Page 3)
Chicago-Mexico Route Requested Via Interchange
Pan American and Delta-C&S Air Lines have asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for authority to operate through flights between Chicago and Mexico City.
The two companies, in a joint petition filed with the CAB, requested approval of an equipment interchange agreement to permit through flights over the Delta-C&S route from Chicago and St. Louis to Houston, and thence over Pan American’s route from Houston to Mexico City.
Crews would change at Houston, but the airplane would continue on through for the convenience of passengers.
The petition requested that the application be granted expeditious treatment, so that the public could be provided with improved service as promptly as possible.
The petition did not indicate (Continued on Page 2)
A new, pocket-sized edition of New Horizons, PAA’s travel guide, will be published in the near future.
The new book, measuring 41/&” x 614”, will contain about 500 pages and will have as many, or more, illustrations than previous editions. It will also have new subjects and information about several additional countries.
Among the new subjects are: Advice on local electrical current, photographic possibilities, and sources of additional information.
The “new” countries included in the edition are: AD — Greece, (Continued on Page 3)
Military Reserves Given Opportunity To Get Assignments
If you’re a Military Reservist (U.S.), in any branch of the service and subject to be called into active service at a time of national emergency, or war, it may be possible for you, as a PAA employee, to maintain your civilian status and continue to work for PAA, even in case of such an emergency, or war.
Reason for this is Pan American’s participation in CRAF (Civil Reserve Air Fleet), a project of the Department of Defense under which part of PAA’s fleet of aircraft would be used, under emergency conditions, in support of MATS (Military Air Transport Service) in airlift missions.
Under CRAF, a number of PAA’s aircraft (together with planes of other commercial operators) would be diverted in a time of emergency, (Continued on Page 2)
Pan American Pioneers By Affording Installment Plan For Travel Expense
New York To Mexico City Route Sought
A direct non-stop air route between New York and Mexico City was asked by Pan American in an application filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board.
Pan American asked the Board to consolidate its application with a similar proposal from American Airlines so that both could be considered at the same time.
In its application, Pan American made two major points:
1.	That grant of such authorization to Pan American would not only speed traffic between Mexico City and New York, but between Mexico City and Europe as well;
2.	That in all fairness and also in the interest of the public, Pan American should be allowed la compete for the Mexican market on equal terms with American Airlines and foreign-flag airlines.
At present Pan American operates flights between Mexico City ¿and Houston, Texas. In the appli-(Continued on Page 3)
Stateroom Service Introduced Giving Privacy And Privileges
The largest and most completely appointed staterooms in air service have been introduced by Pan American on daily flights across the Atlantic.
Styled by Henry Dreyfuss, the President Staterooms take their name from the luxurious President service operated between New York and Paris, Rome, London, Frankfurt and Beirut on double-decked “Strato” Clippers.
The President staterooms are*^ offered in response to a demand for complete privacy by celebri-
Something new will be added! Next month it will be possible to buy air transportation (via PAA, of course) on the installment plan.
The Pan Am Pay Later plan has been filed as a special tariff with the CAB and will become effective on May 1. It follows similar plans for the purchase of refrigerators, automobiles, home improvements and television sets, but is simpler than many of these plans.
-----------------------------------<*> The plan will be made available
at all Pan American offices in the United States and at 1,500 authorized Pan American travel agency locations.
Under it, credit may be granted to cover all international travel over the routes of PAA purchased in the United States. The international portion must be via PAA or one of its affiliates.
Air Fare, Plus
Financing may cover all charges on an international tour, or just the air fare alone. On pre-arranged tours, it may include surface transportation, hotels, special accommodations and sightseeing.
A simple, short form will be used, asking the information normally required for credit. And after tb.°. A'^-rv'	^ been.	OUt
and signed, there is nothing for the purchaser to do but come in and pick up his tickets. He will receive a monthly payment book from a financial institution. Examples Given
A typicel one-week Bermuda holiday, for instance, based on a departure from New York and including transportation, U.S. tax;, transfers, hotels, breakfast and' sightseeing, may be financed by paying $13 down and $10.82 a month for the following 12 months.
Or, a two-week tour of Paris,. London, Rome and the Riviera, including a transatlantic crossing: via PAA, transfers, hotels, local transportation, sightseeing, tips and many meals, is available at a (Continued on Page 2)
Blood Donors Are Asked To Register Now
The Pan Am Club’s blood bank, which has issued about 400 pints of blood to PAA employees and members of their immediate families since it was organized in 1949, is again in need of replenishment.
So, on Friday, June 11, an American Red Cross bloodmobile will roll up to PAA’s hangar at Idle-wild to accept blood donations -from employees who volunteer.
Now don’t go away! We want to tell you about some of the benefits there are in the Pan Am Club’s blood bank.
First, there’s the monetary con sideration. If employees had had (Continued on Page 2)
ties, businessmen who use travel time for conferences, families travelling with children and others.
On the forward bulkhead of the stateroom is an individual private washstand. the only one available on any airline. A mirror and special light with a completely stocked toilet article cabinet, a wash-basin with hot and cold water and a side stand with a bar combination and a book shelf are also part of the equipment.
Features of the staterooms include fully reclining lounge chairs with the large footrests characteristic of Sleeperette accommodations, as well as a leather-covered divan, a private clothes closet, a large removable table and room for storage of overnight baggage.
Special insulation in the walls and floôr-to-ceiling heavy drapery across the entrance to the room ensure quiet and privacy. At night (Continued on Page 12)
Magazine To Issue A Special Aviation Edition This Month
A forthcoming issue of American Aviation Magazine, due out April 26, will include the most comprehensive reporting job on military and commercial air transportation in the 17-year history of the publication.
The special issue will contain data as well as financial statistics covering the mileages, assets, earnings, etc., of leading U.S. and other airlines.
Several articles will be devoted to the growth of military air transportation, including the Military Air Transport Service and the Navy’s Fleet Logistic Air Wings.
The issue will also include official “Air Transport Facts and Figures,” as compiled by the Air Transport Association of America. Extra copies will be available from the publication at $1 each.
In This Issue
Accra 			 4
Ankara 			 9
Athens 			 8
Barcelona 			 4
Beirut 			 9
Berlin			10
Bremen 					10
Brussels 			10
Cairo 			 8
Calcutta 			 8
Dakar 			 4
Duesseldorf 			10
Frankfurt 			11
Gander 			10
Hamburg			11
Hannover 			10
Istanbul			 9
Johannesburg			 4
Karachi 			8, 9
Leopoldville 			 4
Lisbon 			 4
London 			6, 7
Munich 			:..10, 11
New York 			 5
Paris 			 6
Rome 			 8
Stockholm 			10
Stuttgart 			11

At Clipper press-time, Pan American World Airways had completed 44,660 Transatlantic crossings