Pan American air ways, Vol. 4, No. 4, July 1933

              AMERICA'S		THE
MERCHANT MARINE		WORLD'S GREATEST
OF THE AIR	PAN AMERICAN AIR WAYS	AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Volume 4
July—1933—August
Number 4
TRAFFIC MEN FROM ALL DIVISIONS
MEET IN SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
PAN AMERICAN SCOUTS OF SEA AND AIR STUDY NORTHERN ROUTE TO EUROPE
Important problems affecting the selling of Pan American services throughout 32 American countries received a thorough discussion at a week's meeting, attended by Divisional Traffic Managers from all parts of the Pan American System, held in the New York office recently.
As a part of this conference the traffic men were addressed by heads of all departments who explained to them in detail the operations of each department and the working out of Pan American policies. Divisional Public Relations Representatives from the Caribbean and Western Divisions attended the sessions.
The traffic men brought with them to New York all their suggestions for increasing the volume of express, mail and passenger business, and for better handling of existing business. Excellent ideas were brought to light in this general comparing of notes. Each Division brought / ‘'orward some ideas which can be * rofitably employed by all the others.
An important feature of the conference was an attempt to do away with all duplications and overlappings of functions in order that each member of the department might operate at 100% efficiency in his own position. General Traffic Manager V. E. Chenea presided at all the sessions.
At the first session Vice President Evan E. Young, head of the Foreign Department, explained what efforts are being made to establish and maintain friendly relations with the 33 countries through which Pan Amer ican operates with the ult i-mate purpose of easing the task of Division Managers and Division Traffic Managers and their departments. He also explained the working of the system in New York and all that it is doing to facilitate the work of those in the field.
Chief Communications Engineer H. C. Leuteritz addressed one meeting explaining the workings of the communications sys-g *em, pointing out that weather il jbports and other operations messages necessarily took precedence over all other communications since safety and reliability of operations are the prime consideration.
At another session Chief Engineer A. A. Priester compared
GROOM ALASKAN SHIPS
Chief Engineer A.A.Priester has ordered three Fleet-sters overhauled and conditioned in the Miami shops for use in the Alaskan service. Joe Barrows of the engineering department has arrived from New York to assist in the settling of details regarding operation of these planes in cold weather. Model F Cyclone motors, the latest revised design of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, are being installed.
Pan American operations with those of the domestic lines pointing out the necessity for increasing the number of passengers if we are to operate on a scheduled frequency comparable with that of the domestic air lines. Director of Public Relations W. I. Van Dusen also addressed the conference, analyzing its sales problems, in relation to advertising*and presenting an extremely clear picture of Public Relations policies with relation to traffic.
Many points were raised at this conference requiring decisions from other departments, including the Executive. A full report on these decisions will be made at an early date.
Those attending the conference included Divisional Traffic Managers: H. C. Dobbs, Caribbean Division; R. Becerra Soto, Western Division; M. J. Rice, Brazilian Division; J.M. Van Law, Pan Amer ican Grace Airways; Public Relations Representatives A. E. Curtis of the Caribbean Divisioh and T. E. Gilmohe of the Western Division. Those attending from the New York office included Assistant to the General Traff ic Manager, Charles E. Boillod; Passenger Traff ic Manager R.'C. Lounsbury; Express Traffic Manager A. Zalduondo; Mail Traffic Manager A.W. French; JohnSchlegel, head of the Foreign Trade Department; and G. W. Bicknell, Traffic Analyst.
Airplane and Steamer Chart Coasts and Waters of Labrador, Greenland and Baffin Land
Bound on an exploratory trip to make detailed technical surveys of parts of the northern transatlantic route, a Pan American expedition is nowengaged in charting the coasts of Labrador, and Greenland and Baffin Land, from sea and sky.
The sea explorations are being conducted by the 3,500 ton
steamship Jelling, on which a
GENERAL OFFICES HAVE
MOVING DAY IN JULY
Two Floors in Chrysler Tower Comprise New Home
Crowded out of its old home in the Chanin Building at 122 East 42nd Street in New York, Pan American has found new and more adequate quarters for its general offices on the 58th and 59th floors of the Chrysler Building, diagonally across the street from the old location. The new address is 135 East 42nd Street.
Beside providing more efficient working quarters, the new offices offered the advantage of bringing together the heretofore scattered departments into closer contact. At the old address the offices were situated on three separated floors. The new off ices furnish immediate contact between all departments.
Larger offices for the department heads and a reception room decorated with impressive photographic murals showing a Clipper Ship and other Pan America subjects, are features of the new quarters.
It is believed that this change will aid in the efficiency of the organization as it provides adequate room to carry on the activities of the various departments.
PAN AMERICAN GRACE
OPENS NEW SERVICE
Enormous increases of traffic in Peru recently caused the inauguration of a new "cannonball" service.
A Lockhead plane is used for this run. From Lima the service goes north to Chiclayo and return on Sundays and Thursdays. Southbound the service is from Lima to lea and returnon Tuesdays.
party of Pan American technical experts sailed from Philadelphia. Robert A. Logan is in charge of this expedition. Later, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, Technical Adviser to Pan American, with Mrs. Lindbergh, flew from New York to join the Jelling. Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh used the same plane utilized for their trip to China two years ago, but with a new and more powerful motor installed.
The plane was also equipped with 9 Pan American radio set for regular communication, an emergency set in a water-tight box, for use in case weather conditions forced an extended landing at any isolated spot, and direction-finding radio apparatus.
Ship Carries Radio
The S. S. Jelling not only is equipped with communicationo and direction-finding radio, but also carries a Fairchild plane which is assisting in the aerial surveys. These include not only coastal trips, but flights over the internal icecap of Greenland, which any air route might cross.
The expedition first proceeded to Labrador, examining the coastal waters and harbors for possible landing places and maintenance bases. It then proceeded to the west coast of Greenland, where, in spite of hampering fogs, much valuable data was obtained, and then turned to the east coast. It was possible that they might continue to Iceland if time permitted.
During the past year Pan American Airways has maintained two scientific expeditions in Greenland; one, the Pan American East Greenland Expedition, or iginally organized by the well known explorer, H. G. Watkins, and since his death commanded by J. R. Rymill, is located at Tuktilik, about 80 miles north of the Danish settlement of Angmagsalik in East Greenland. The other, the University of