Pan American air ways, Vol. 4, No. 5, October 1933

              AMERICA’S		THE
MERCHANT MARINE		WORLD’S GREATEST
OF THE ■*. AIR	PAN AMERICAN AIR WAYS	AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Volume 4
October—1933—November	Number 5
ALASKAN GOVERNOR PRAISES PACIFIC ALASKA OPERATIONS
Telegraphs Approval After Inspection of Airways
Enthusiastic praise of the work being accomplished by Pan American to place air transportation on a firm basis in Alaska was recently telegraphed to President Trippe by Governor John W. Troy of Alaska.
Before sending his message, the Governor traveled over the lines of Pacific Alaska Airways, Inc. between Fairbanks and Nome, observing at first hand, operations and maintenance routine.
The telegram to President Trippe is as follows:
FLIES HOME
His Excellency, Harmodio Arias
President of the Republic of Panama, who returned to the Canal Zone by air from Washington after a conference with President Roosevelt.
USES AIRLINE
His Excellency, A. L. Rodriguez
Provisional President of the Republic of Mexico, who flew on a scheduled Pan American airliner from Mexico City to Tampico and return, for a personal inspection of the storm damage in that city.
TWO CENTRAL AMERICAN PRESIDENTS TRAVEL ON PAN AMERICAN AIRLINES
"Have just completed round ^ Vip by plane Fairbanks to Nome over Pacific Alaska Airways. I cannot praise too highly the work which this company is doing towards putting aviation on a firm footing in Alaska under the most able leadership of your vice president, Mr. Lyman S. Peck. The Pacific Alaska personnel is to be commended for the excellent record they have maintained in carrying mail and passengers under most difficult conditions."
SAN JUAN RECEIVES 1,000 CHICKS IN ONE SHIPMENT
As though bent on carrying out the program of Governor Robert H. Gore of Puerto Rico for more trade between Florida and his tropical island, 1000 chickens from Avon Park flew to apoultry raiser in San Juan in one day recently.
They were only a day out of their shells, but seemed to enjoy the trip in their portable"hotel"safely stored away in the air express compartment of the big Pan American flying boat.
Chief Executives of Mexico and Panama Use Scheduled Planes for Quick Transportation
To Pan American's list of distinguished passengers were recently added the names of two presidents. They were His Excellency, Abelardo L. Rodriquez, of Mexico, and His Excellency Harmodio Arias, of Panama.
President Rodriguez, accompanied by General Miguel Acosta, minister of Communications and Public Works, flew from Mexico City to Tampico for a personal inspection of the damage wrought by the September hurricane in the gulf coast city. It was his original intention to spend two or more days in Tampico but he said the 30 minute flight over the city which the pilot made before landing gave him such a comprehensive view of the damage he felt nothing would be gained by a survey on the ground.
After a conference with local officials President Rodriguez returned to Mexico City the same afternoon, again using the regularly scheduled plane
for the purpose. Upon his return to the capital he expressed his appreciation of Pan American's service and requested that his thanks be conveyed to company executives in New York.
President Arias, who came to Washington for a conference on Panamanian questions with President Roosevelt, elected to make the return trip all the way by air. He left New York via United Airways for Dallas and changed there to American Airways for Brownsville where he boarded a Pan American plane. C.L. Willard, representing the State Department in Washington, accompanied President Arias as far as Brownsville.
The president spent two days in Mexico City where he was joined by Señora Arias who had flown from Panama. From the Mexican capital, they proceeded to Guatemala City where they spent one night. From Guatemala City they went to Managua for a brief visit and from there they flew directly to Panama City.
MIAMI CELEBRATES FIFTH
ANNIVERSARY AS P.A.A. BASE
Simple Ceremonies Mark Beginning of Sixth Year
Five years of international air transport service from Miami were celebrated at Dinner Key with a simple ceremony on September 15. On that day the 5,168th scheduled departure was made, the ship carrying among others the Honorable Paul M. Pearson, Governor of the Virgin Islands, back to his post after a trip to Washington. He was the 53,245th passenger to clear through the Pan American terminal at Miami.
Governor Pearson;Mayor E. G. Sewell, of Miami; and Pilots Walter Jones and Joseph Crosson, of Pacific Alaska Airways; participated in the simple ceremony which inaugurated the sixth year of Pan American Service out of Miami.
On September 15, 1928, the first ship took off from the 54th Street airport. Then the service included only Miami, Key West and Havana, an airway of 251 miles. Now the system operates in 32 foreign countries and colonies and covers a distance of 26,652 miles. In the last half decade 8,892 crossings have been completed between Florida and Cuba and more than 1,400 between Miami and Nassau without interruption of any kind. Five years ago four ships were based in Miami. Today, 18 call Dinner Key their home. An average of 340 passengers a month rode the line five years ago. Today, the average is nearly 2,000.
TRAVELER WRITES TO P.A.A. FOR WORLD TRIP BULLETIN
To Miss Ziller M. Lonely, of Kansas City, Missouri, Pan American Airways means international transportation in the fullest sense of the word. She has written the city ticket office in New York for travel bulletins on a trip around the world. We can carry her 26,000 miles of the way but she'll have to depend on other lines for the rest of her trip.