Pan American air ways, Vol. 5, No. 4, May 1934

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PAN AM ERICAN A IR W A Y S
May-1934-June
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THE W O R L D ’S G REATEST A 1R T R A N S P O RT SYSTEM

Volume 5

Number 4

RAILROADS-PAA FORM GREAT EXPRESS SYSTEM
U. S. LICENSES NEWEST CLIPPER FOR SERVICE
C o n c lu d e s 3 M o n th s o f E x ­ h a u s tiv e E n g in e e r in g T e sts — W o r ld R e c o r d s S e t

PRESIDENT-ELECT LOPEZ, COLOMBIA, ON LONG FLIGHT
O fficia l T r ip A c r o s s C a r ib b e a n t o W a s h in g t o n R e tu r n T h r o u g h C e n t. A m .

RAILWAY EXPRESS LINKS SERVICES TO AIR SYSTEM
A ll R a il E x p r e ss S h ip p in g F a ­ c ilitie s o f U . S . t o b e C o ­ o r d in a te d w ith P A A

VIDAL PRAISES CRAFT
H a ils it a s “ B lu e P e n n a n t ” W in n e r O ver M erchan t A ir c r a ft o f th e W o rld

PRAISES SERVICE
S e e s A ir S y s te m F o r m in g C o m ­ m u n ity o f “ G o o d N e ig h ­ b o r s ” A m o n g N a tio n s

WILL SPEED TRADE
D e s ig n a t e s 2 3 ,0 0 0 O ffic e s D is p a t c h and D e liv e r P A A S h ip m e n ts to

BRIDGEPORT. — Marking the successful completion of nearly three months of severe engineering tests, America’s largest airliner—the world’s fastest long range, heavy load-bearing airliner — Pan American’s giant flying boat, the Sikorsky “S-42”, was for­ mally licensed by Eugene L. Vidal, Director of Air Com­ merce of the United States. Preceding the formal issu­ ance of the license, Chief Pilot Edwin C. Musick, with Charles A. Lindbergh, Chair­ man of Pan American’s Tech­ nical Committee, alternating at the controls, piloted the huge flying boat in an hour’s inspection trip over Long Island Sound. Aboard the great airliner there were 31 persons, including Mr. Vidal, President J. T. Trippe, Chief Engineer A. A. Priester, I. I. Sikorsky, Frederick W. Niel­ son, President of the Sikorsky Aviation Corporation, Pan American Aircraft Engineer H. A. Franchimont, C. H. Schildhauer of the engineer­ ing department, Director of Public Relations W. I. Van Dusen, and a group of news­ papermen. In addition to Musick and Lindbergh, the crew consisted of C.D. Wright and C. M. Green, flight me­ chanics, and C. A. Paffe, ra­ dio operator.

EUGENE L. VIDAL Director of Air Commerce

HEROIC SERVICE BY PAN AMERICAN IN STORM AREAS
A ir w a y s R a d io O n ly C o m m u n i­ c a t io n in El S a lv a d o r ; A id s R e lie f W o r k in H o n d u r a s

SAN SALVADOR. — Dur­ ing the devastating hurricane which left nearly 3,000 dead and many millions of dollars property damage in Salvador and Honduras, the Pan Amer­ ican Airways System added to its long roster of heroic re­ lief work through the cour­ ageous part played by the Salvador personnel and the vital aid rendered by the Western Division. When the hurricane first swept through a wide section of both countries, destroying entire communities, wiping out railroads, highways and communication facilities, the local Pan American Airways radio station maintained faith­ ful contact with the outside world and was instrumental in aiding the organization of relief in neighboring countries and in the United States. For M a rv el a t P e r fo r m a n c e During the flight on which some time the local airways the 26 passengers marveled at station was the only means of the remarkable performance communication out of the capi­ of the all-metal streamlined tal and after the storm abated, airliner, the big ship main­ a corps of citizens and sol­ tained a speed of 190 miles an diers was put to work to con­ hour on 75% of its horse­ dition the airport so that power. Musick taxied the plane planes could come into the out of the river and into the city with serums and medical sound where a 20-mile wind supplies if such aid was urgwhipped up a choppy sea. ent. As soon as word of the dis­ When the throttle was given to the motors the giant air­ aster was received in New liner leaped forward. In an York, President J. T. Trippe instant her hull was “on the wired General Maximiliano H. step.” There was a smother Martinez, President of El of spray from the outboard Salvador and General Tiburpontoons and in fifteen sec- cio Carias, President-elect of Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 3

N E W YORK. — Making what is believed to be the long­ est trip by air ever made by highest national government officials, the Honorable Doc­ tor Alfonso Lopez, President­ elect of the Republic of Co­ lombia, recently completed a 5,000-mile journey from Bo­ gota to Washington, the in­ vited g u e s t of President Roosevelt. Dr. Lopez was accompanied by Mrs. Lopez and their daughter, Miss Alicia, and members of his staff. He boarded a Pan American Clipper Ship at Barranquilla, traveled over the trans-Carib­ bean route to Miami, where he continued to Washington for a series of conferences w i t h President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Hull and other high government offi­ cials. After these Washing­ ton conferences, Dr. Lopez came on to New York, where he spent several days discuss­ ing Colombian-American af­ fairs with officials here.

L. 0 . HEAD President, Railway Express Agency

NEW AIR EXPRESS SERVICE WIDELY HAILED IN U. S;
S e c r e ta r y o f S ta te H u ll, J o se p h B. E a stm a n , G o v . S h o ltz C o m m e n t o n S y s te m

WASHINGTON, D. C.— The announcement by the Pan American Airways System and the Railway Express Agency of the formation of the new international ship­ ping service, effected through the coordination of the ex­ press shipping facilities of the national trunk line rail­ roads and the international air transport system, was characterized in official cir­ cles as one of the most sig­ nificant forward steps toward development of international commerce and improved com­ mercial relations. High gov­ R e tu r n s v ia M e x ic o ernment officials, and impor­ From New York he travel­ tant industrial leaders in ed by train to Laredo, where many sections of the country, the M e x i c a n government when apprised by the press of placed their official presiden­ the formation of the new serv­ tial train at his disposal for ice, were enthusiastic in their his journey from the border praise of the progressive step to Mexico City. From_ the taken to provide important Mexican capital the presiden­ commercial benefits by this far tial party continued by Pan reaching improvement in in­ American through Central ternational shipping. America, returning to Colom­ Commenting upon the an­ bia by way of Panama. nouncement, Mr. Cordell Hull, Expressing himself as de­ Secretary of State, said: “This governm ent, and lighted with the long flight over the Pan American Air­ other governments through­ ways System, and with the out the world, by means of na­ s p l e n d i d organization of tional emergency programs, transport service established are working toward the ear­ by the international system, liest possible recovery of in­ Dr. Lopez hailed the Pan ternational trade. Actual re­ American air service as a habilitation, however, depends vital factor in the future wel­ largely upon the initiative and fare and development of the cooperation of private enter­ prise. Theirs are the instru­ American nations. Before his departure from ments through which the mu­ New York City, Dr. Lopez tual flow of commerce between Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 9

NEW YORK.—The first in­ ternational express system, to provide a high-speed shipping service for trade between the Americas, and which will ex­ tend the door-to-door delivery service of the American trunk line railroads to 30 foreign countries, will become effec­ tive August 1st. As a result of a greatly simplified ship­ ping procedure, effected by negotiations with 20 foreign governments, the new service will speed up transit time for merchandise from 3 to 30 times faster than any ship­ ping service heretofore avail­ able. To provide the new service the express shipping facilities of the railroads will be co­ ordinated with the interna­ tional air transport system, according to a contract signed in New York by Mr. L. O. Head, president of Railway Express Agency, Inc., repre­ senting the American rail­ roads, and Mr. J. T. Trippe, president of the Pan Amer­ ican Airways System.
E ffe c ts P a r tn e r s h ip

The agreement establishes a l ong-t erm partnership be­ tween the railroads and the international air transport system under which the new international express service is to be formed. The interna­ tional air routes of the Pan American Airways System be­ tween the United States, Cuba, Mexico, the West In­ dies, Central and South Amer­ ica become the channels over which the express shipping facilities of the railroads will be extended into the foreign field, for the first time. The new shipping system will provide American busi­ ness with the fastest interna­ tional transport service in the world linking every industrial and commercial city in this country with more than 150 trade centers in thirty foreign nations.