Clipper, Vol. XIX, No. 3, August 1962

              GUATEMALA FLIGHT KITCHEN . . . Page 11
VOL XIX, No. 3

CLIPPER
LATIN AMERICAN DIVISION
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AUGUST 1962
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KENNEDY VISIT TO MEXICO . . . Pages 8-9
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Lisbon Route Is Inaugurated by Pan Am
Pan Am Cargo Sets Mark for Half of Year
Volume Increases 32 Per Cent Over Same 1961 Period
Pan American flew nearly 100 million cargo ton-miles during the first half of 1962, duplicating in six months what only a few years ago was its record volume for the entire year.
Harold L. Graham, director of Cargo Sales, said that cargo volume for Pan American’s worldwide services was up 32.9 per cent over the comparable period of the previous year.
Half Year Total
Pan American’s total for the first half of the year is 93,042,000 ton-miles compared to 70,008,000 for the first six months of 1961.
Last year, for the fourth consecutive year, Pan American alone among the airlines of the world carried more than 100 million ton-miles of cargo, totaling 159,500,-000 ton-miles for the year.
With expanded cargo services now in operation, Pan American expects to top 200 million cargo ton-miles for 1962 -— twice the total volume recorded in 1958.
An important factor in the record growth of air freight during the first half of 1962 was the United States’ emphasis on exports to bolster the economy.
Europe Cargo Gains
This was reflected in 61.6 per cent gain in cargo to Europe and the Middle East from the United States for Pan American during the first half of the year.
Pan Am has scheduled the largest transatlantic cargo airlift capability in history to handle the record cargo traffic anticipated for the rest of 1962.
With 1,300 tons of freight capacity scheduled weekly, the airline has stepped up its all-cargo service between Europe and the United States to 24 a week. Passenger jets alone provide 920 tons capacity each week across the Atlantic.
CLEAR AUTOS FAST
Employes shipping automobiles on cargo flights at 75 per cent discount must clear and take delivery on them immediately after arrival at destination. Pan Am cargo facilities cannot be used for auto storage. Cars not cleared at U. S. stations within five days are sent by Customs to their warehouse where the minimum charge is $70.
Route of Discovery - Miami, San Juan To Lisbon
Jet Service To St. Croix
Through jet flights, placing St. Croix within three flying hours of Miami, have been inaugurated by Pan American.
Start of the service, made possible by the foresight of Virgin Island officials in building a jet-age airport, makes the breeze-swept islands more accessible for the thousands of tourists who each year fly from the Miami air gateway on Caribbean vacations.
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At the beginning there are two flights a week in each direction, on Thursday and Sunday from Miami with return flights on Friday and Monday.
Flights leaving Miami at 3:30 p.m. arrive in St. Croix at 7:05 p.m. (EST) after a 45-minute stop at San Juan, Puerto Rico. From 3t. Croix the flights continue down the Lesser Antilles to Antigua, Pointe a Pitre, Bridgetown and Port of Spain.
Both first class and economy class accommodations are offered on the giant jetliners with a low roundtrip fare of $132.70 for economy passengers.
Exclusive for Pan American
New Terminal Is Inaugurated In Guatemala by Airline
Investment in a jet airport pays off quickly in increased tourist traffic, at least one country—Guatemala— has learned.
Less than 18 months after the first big jetliner swept
down on the lengthened runways*^ of Guatemala City’s La Aurora International Airport, the terminal building was bulging at the seams with incoming, outgoing
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and transit passenger and cargo traffic, and it became necessary for Pan American, the biggest of the six carriers using the airport, to construct a new terminal for its own exclusive use.
Adjoining the main terminal building, a completely new facility has been opened to handle its passengers and cargo.
Pan Am’s new Guatemala terminal provides exclusive use of
about 12,000 square feet of floor space. The major portion is a passenger lobby with check in counters for outgoing flights, where six to eight passengers at a time can be handled. There is also a spacious lounge area, an area for passengers in transit, a snack bar restaurant to be operated by the airline and, on the second floor, a new Clipper Club, where waiting passengers can read, write and have refreshments in pleasant, comfortable surroundings.
For Pan Am, Guatemala is a “hub” for jet flights to and from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hous-
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Pan Am Cited For Safety Record
Pan American is one of 13 United States airlines to receive the Award of Honor of the National Safety Council for its outstanding 1961 safety record.
The carriers cited all logged more than 75,000 aircraft hours during the calendar year and established accident rates lower than the average rate for their group in the preceding three years.
Polar Services Link Two Cities
Pan American’s polar service between Los Angeles and London is considered by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Frederick Hoare, as an important link between the two great cities, both of which recently opened new jet age terminals.
In a cable to Sam Yorty, Mayor of Los Angeles, on the occasion of the opening of new facilities at Los Angeles International Airport, Sir Frederick said:
“Please accept for the City of Los Angeles our congratulations on the opening of your new international airport. With the new airports in Los Angeles and London now fully operative we can look forward to an even greater exchange of visitors via the Clipper polar route.”
Smith Is Elected A Vice President
Election of Robert E. Smith as vice president of Pan American World Airways, with responsibilities in development of tourist accommodations, has been announced by Juan T. Trippe, President.
Smith, formerly assistant vice president with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, assumed his new responsibilities in New York City on July 1. Since joining an American in 1942, he has served in Miami, Mexico, Costa Rica and in Europe.
A native of Webster Groves, Missouri, he earned his law degree after graduating from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Nassau Gets More Flights
Complete disappearance of what once was known as the “summer doldrums” in the Bahamas was indicated when Pan American Airways, principal airline serving the islands, increased its service to four flights every day in each direction between Miami and Nassau to take care of summer vacationers.
Only a decade ago the airline’s flight schedules were decreased as much as 50 per cent as soon as the winter season was over. Now the coming of summer and the seasonal reduction in hotel rates in the resort islands is signaled by a one-third increase.
Each day flights leave Miami for the 50 minute hop across the Gulf Stream at 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Returning flights leave Nassau for Miami at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. The airline is using Super DC-7 Clippers with only four seats across, two on each side of the aisle, to give passengers the utmost in comfort.
At the same time Pan Am announced a 17-day excursion fare of $129 for the jet flights between New York and Nassau.
Celebrities Ride Clipper To Portugal
Service Connects Miami with Europe For First Time
The long-awaited “Fair Weather” route, linking Miami, San Juan and Lisbon, Portugal, has been inaugurated.
At the Lisbon gateway, the flights merge with other Pan American flights to Spain, France, Italy and Africa and connect with air services to
all parts of Europe.
The service opened with two jet flights a week in each direction between Miami and Lisbon.
Government officials, including U. S. Congressman Sam M. Gib-
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bons, from Florida’s greater Tampa area; members of the press and business leaders were aboard the inaugural flight.
The DC-8 jet flew the 1,060 ^>miles to Puerto Rico in two hours and 15 minutes and the 3,668 miles from San Juan to Lisbon in six hours and 15 minutes.
Guests on Flight
Among the inaugural guests were Samuel R. Quiñones, president of Puerto Rico senate, and Mario Duarte, Portugal’s ambassador to Mexico.
An airport ceremony, marking the entry of the U. S. flag airline on the mid-Atlantic route, was observed at takeoff in Miami. Ceremonies also were held in San Juan by government and civic groups.
Making the flight as representatives of Dade county on Florida’s new route to Europe were Alex S. Gordon, chairman of the Dade County commission; Alan C. Stewart, director Dade County Port Authority, and Dade commissioners Ben C. McGahey, James H. Allen, Walter Weiss, Dr. Jack Beckwith, Harold Spaet and Arthur H. Patten, Jr.
Tampa Mayor Aboard
Tampa was represented by Mayor Julian Lane and W. Scott
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Atlantic Jet Flies Millionth Passenger
The Jet Age became a million transatlantic passengers old on June 10 when Mrs. Rudolph Feick, 25 Audubon Boulevard, Highland Park, (N. Y., stepped off a Jet Clipper at Düsseldorf, Germany.
Pan American inaugurated jet service under the American flag on October 26, 1958 with a flight from Idlewild to London. Since then, Jet Clippers have fanned out to serve 95 cities in all parts of the globe.
Mrs. Feick, as a passenger on one of Pan Am’s 184 transatlantic jet flights each week, by chance became the millionth traveler to cross the Atlantic by Jet Clipper.
NEW ART MUSEUM
An attraction for visitors to Peru is the new Art Museum of Lima where 2,500 years of Peruvian art is on display. Exhibits include paintings, ceramics, textiles, and gold, silver and emerald jewelry dating from pre-Inca cultures to modern times.
Trippe Observes 35 Years as Head Of Pan American
President Juan T. Trippe observes 35 years with the company he founded and led to a position of leadership in international aviation. No other individual has served as chief executive officer of an airline for as many years.
Mr. Trippe has received scores of messages and letters congratulating him on the anniversary of the founding of the airline. Major newspapers throughout the country carried stories and editorial comment on his long and brilliant direction of Pan American.
The airline was organized in June 1927, a concept based on faith in the future of aviation and the conviction that the United States must never relinquish aviation leadership. Four months later, Pan American entered international aviation with a 90 mile flight from Key West to Havana.