Clipper, Vol. 13, No. 5, May 1956

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VOL 13, No. 5
MIAMI, FLORIDA, MAY 1956
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Pan American Renews Plea In Route Case
Examiner Ignored Public Interest, Brief Tells CAB
Pan American World Airways has renewed its plea to the Civil Aeronautics Board for the right to conduct cargo and pasenger service between Florida and the Northeast.
The airline says that Thomas L. Wrenn, CAB examiner, in a recent recommendation to the board, had correctly found that a third airline was needed to provide travelers and shippers with adequate air service. The examiner also correctly found that Pan American could do the best job for the public.
However, Pan American stated, in recommending Delta Air Lines instead of Pan American for the route, on virtually the sole ground that Delta would have the least diversionary effect on the traffic of National Airlines, the examiner had ignored the public interest.
In restating its position that it was best able to serve the route, Pan American quoted the examiner’s recommendation, in which he said the airline would “offer 18,013 long haul passengers —
on 1954 figures) — their first one-carrier service.”
The examiner continued that PAA would use the latest type equipment and with equipment on order could also put jet equipment into operation as soon as it is available; would provide first class and coach services of best quality; could satisfy seasonal demands better than any other applicant by drawing on its other operations; has greater net worth than any other applicant, and according to its estimates could provide more benefits to the taxpayers in the Continued on Page 8
Aviation Fraternity Honors Morrison
An honorary membership in Sigma Alpha Tau has been conferred on Wilbur L. Morrison, LAD executive vice president, by the University of Miami Gamma chapter.
The national fraternity restricts membership to those who have distinguished themselves in aviation. Morrison, veteran of 30 years in the Latin American aviation field, said in an address before the group that the area stands on the threshold of its destiny as one of the most economically powerful regions of the world. He was welcomed by chapter president, Charles Bolvin, PAA engineer for Douglas aircraft.
Sports Section Added in Clipper
A new department has been added to your Clipper this month.
Sports and recreation, covering a variety of PAA employe activities, are published for the first time in a section of their own on Page 8. The list will be broadened as newsworthy stories become available.
Clipper correspondents, and others in sports in Miami and at on line stations, should send information about their programs, games and action pictures, to the Clipper editor, Public Relations Department, 503 Miami, no later than the 20th of every month.
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CLIPPER CAPTAIN James N. King, left, and Co-pilot Dale Fisher.
OUT FOR THE COUNT are glasses on a PAA Clipper. Stewardess Joan Byrne, top, checks everything in the galley while plane is being cleaned for another flight. Below, passengers are hardly off plane before ground crews swarm aboard to groom and refuel it.
Spring, Fail No Different
Housecleaning Daily Chore For Pan American Clippers
It takes more grooming to launch a Pan American World Airways flight than it does to launch a debutante -and lots more planning.
On a Clipper airliner, every trip means another spring
housecleaning. In Pan American’s^ global system these houseclean-ings go on all over the world, getting more than 130 Clippers ready for new trips.
A typical operation in the Latin American Division starts as soon as a Clipper ends a day’s run. She gets a bath, a change of linen, a thorough check-up, a change of air.
Swarming all over the craft is a ground crew—two men refueling the gas tanks, one checking oil, two polishing windows from the outside, and three hooking up a ground power unit to test radios, run fans and start the engines.
Six porters and a baggage truck operator clear the hold, then stow baggage, mail and cargo according to a loading plan that makes each item easy to reach at stations on the route.
Inside, four cleaners give cockpit and cabin a fore-and-aft sweep-down, clear ash trays, change soiled or damaged seat covers, replace head-rest linen, clean windows and empty seat pockets.
Outside, the ground crew runs up a mobile air conditioner.
Stacks of dirty dishes, glasses, trays and food containers are removed.
As supplies are loaded, the stewardess comes aboard, counting and checking in fresh blankets, silverware and pillows as carefully as a bride setting up housekeeping.
Her lists include a coffee urn,
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Almost Everyone In Pan American Reads the Clipper
From the report of the Troxel survey in Miami, we have hit upon a slogan for the Clipper, with apologies to the Philadelphia Bulletin.
NEARLY EVERYONE IN PAN AMERICAN READS THE CLIPPER.
Here’s what 3,724 employes who took part in the survey say on their questionnaires: 1,383 read it “very thoroughly” — 1,742 read it “considerably” — 564 read it “a little.”
That leaves 35, less than 1 per cent, who confess they “don’t read it at all.”
Urbino is Named Salesman of Year
Victor Urbino, PAA salesman in San Juan, was awarded a trophy for being “salesman of the year” in Puerto Rico. The award was made at the annual Sales Executive Club dinner at the Caribe Hilton hotel.
Urbano was chosen for his versatility in both cargo and passenger fields and for his outstanding contribution to the success of Caravana Industrial.
Reduced Fares Spur Tourism
the Caribbean and South America is expected to be boosted by new bargain rate fares, now effective.
The new fares will affect air travel to Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.
The all-year excursion to South America provides for a 30 per cent cut in current rates for roundtrip air travel and applies to groups of two or more persons traveling to and south of Rio de Janeiro, Lima or La Paz.
Lowest in Pan American’s history, the bargain rate will become effective April 23. Roundtrip excursion fares are 70 per cent of the one-way fares now in effect for the itinerary traveled. For example, a roundtrip fare from New York to Rio de Janeiro will be $644 first class or $540.40 tourist.
The travel must originate and terminate in the United States or Canada. Stopovers are permitted. Trips must be completed in 30 days.
The excursion to Jamaica, one of the fastest growing Caribbean resorts, became effective April 15 and includes first class transportation between Miami and Kingston or Montego Bay, the popular seaside resort. The roundtrip fare is only $92 and is good for a 16-day stay. The excursion ends December 15.
Two new summer excursion rates to Puerto Rico are expected to boost even higher than anticipated earlier, the travel rush of tourists to the commonwealth. Effective the first week in May, one will introduce PAA’s “family fare” plan, offering major savings of family groups traveling between any city in the U. S. and the island.
The second offering, appealing to budget-minded travelers, is a 16-day excursion that will slash 11 per cent off the first class roundtrip fares between San Juan and New York, Washington, Boston and cities immediately adjacent to them.
Under the family plan, the head of a family pays a full one-way first class fare while his wife and any children between the ages of 12 and 21 can travel with him for half fare. This plan operates on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week.
Latin America Gets Big Slice Of Travel $$$
PAA Instrumental In Tourism Gain, Trippe Announces
More than 70 per cent of all United States overseas travel moved by air in 1955, Juan T. Trippe, president of Pan American World Airways, said in the 28th annual report.
Expenditures by travelers and tourists were by far the largest single item in the balance of international payments. American tourists alone spent $1.5 billion, which were utilized by friendly foreign nations to pay for 10 per cent of all American goods sold abroad during the year, Trippe said.
A large slice of this dollar pie went to Latin American countries and colonies, where tourist and business travel have registered steady gains, under the stimulus of advertising and promotion programs in which Pan American played a leading role.
New highs of 2,800,000,000 passenger miles and 2,200,000 passengers were achieved, representing gains of 23 per cent in passenger miles and 22 per cent in passengers.
Cargo ton miles of 69,000,000 were 18 per cent above the previous year.
In PAA’s 28-year-old Latin American Division, Clipper passenger miles flown in 1955 soared to a record 963,065,000—compared to 837,692,000 in 1954— and 1,045,131 passengers were carried, the first time in the division’s history that the count topped a million.
Latin American cargo Clippers logged another record with 32,117,077 ton miles in 1955. In the previous year, the total was 29,360,558.
On the highly competitive North Atlantic route, Pan American carried 205,000 passengers during the year—an increase of 37 per cent Continued on Page 3
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED . . .
Joseph Muschiol, master mechanic, Metal Shop, at COB, one of the veterans of the old Dinner Key base, has retired after 20 years service with Pan American. Muschiol joined the airline October 1, 1936. He was born in Germany. With his wife, he now makes his home in Boulder, Colo.