Clipper, Vol. 7, No. 16, August 2, 1951

              16th YEAR PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
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Pa? Am eri cam World Airway?
Read From California To Calcutta, From Alaska To Australia
19th YEAR PAA HAS FLOWN IN ALASKA
PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
ON THE PANAIR CLUB BAND WAGON
Here are the officers who will pilot the San Francisco Panair dub for the next year. Elected by the club’s board of representatives last month were Prexy Jack Peak of Traffic, Vice President Bea Toms of Accounting, Secretary Be Springer of Supply, and Treasurer “Smokey” Ehrenborg of Line Service. The retiring officers, headed by Barney Frizell, were commended for their top-notch performance during the past twelve months.
THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE
Pratt & Whitney Will Supply Conversion Kits To All Airline Users of Boeing Stratocruisers
Vol. 7 No. 16
Pacific Air Lift Fleet To Be Maintained at 15
All Sub-contractors' Planes Remaining SFO Indefinitely
The much talked-about reduction in the number of air lift flights to be operated by Pan American and its sub-contractors, after being “on-again-off-again” for a few days last week, has, at the last word received, been indefinitely postponed.
At present the air lift fleet consists of 15 planes — seven PAA, five American, two Capital and one Western. According to word received the first part of last week, this was to be reduced to six— three PAA, two American and one Capital. One of the PAA DC-4’s scheduled to be removed from the air lift fleet was to have been assigned temporarily to the Alaska region.
Plans were started to reduce the crews now flying the air lift when the final word was received to maintain the fleet at its present jtrength.
A Douglas C-124 on a routine test mission has flown with a maximum weight of 210,000 pounds, including a 70,000 pound payload.
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
Yep, the doctor told Mary Teresa Eneim she’d have to say in bed for awhile to recuperate from her operation, but the small matter of an appendectomy wasn’t enough to stop her from getting her stewardess wings. Recently hired in San Francisco, Terry had completed her training and was looking forward to her first trip when she was stricken. Handling the commencement honors for the department is Warren Graham, Flight Service Superintendent.
The Pratt and Whitney sponsored program for converting the Boeing Stratocruiser engines will get underway early in 1952, when the first conversion kits will be delivered by Pratt and Whitney to the airlines operating B-377 arcraft.
For some time now, with an eye to decreasing engine wear and improving reliability, the PAD has been operating its B-377’s at constant airspeed instead of at a constant power. Although this adds a little time to the flight, a power reduction is possible as the flight progresses, due to lightening of the gas load. Strato Clipper flights are now conducted at 10 and 11 thousand feet instead of the former 20-plus thousand feet.
The Wasp Major R-4360 engine, like any other engine or airplane, has developed problems in its evo-
lution. Now, at the invitation of the manufacturer, the airlines using the engine have assisted in planning the modifications to be performed. Conferring with Pratt and Whitney engineers in this connection have been the PAD’s Maintenance Manager Jim Weesner and Powerplant Engineer Pete Child.
The first conversion kits are scheduled to be delivered to the PAD next February. Five are due at that time, and it will be January of 1953 before the job is finished. The change-over will be effected by Pacific Airmotive as they perform their regular overhaul of PAD engines, usually about 12 per month. Modified engines will be interchangeable while the division is still using both kinds.
All the necessary engine modifica-(Continued on Page 5)
August 2, 1951
PAA Performance Runs Ahead of Last Year's
President Trippe Reports a 30 Per Cent Sain in Revenues
Volume of business handled by Pan American World Airways during the first five months of 1951 exceeded that of the corresponding period of 1950 in all categories, President Juan T. Trippe told the annual meeting of stockholders held recently in the company’s accounting office in Long Island City.
Commercial revenues of $51,816,-000 represented a 30 per cent increase over the first five months of 1950, he reported, as did revenue passenger miles of 572,501,000. A 27 per cent increase was recorded in volume of cargo carried.
President Trippe also reported that the company is continuing to discharge important national defense responsibilities in the Korean airlift and in Germany.
Pan Amercan intends to achieve a long-sought objective by establishing a low-cost tourist-class service across the Atlantic not later than October 1, 1952, he announced.
PAA’s president also reported that the company’s current position is such that the board of directors on July 10, 1951 authorized a dividend in the amount of 25 cents per share payable on August 6 to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 20.
PROMOTED
Dhan Mukerji, above, who left the post of assistant division traffic manager for the PAD a little over a year ago to become sales manager for the Atlantic Division, has just been appointed Division Traffic and Sales Manager for the AD. He succeeds J. V. Roscoe, who left PAA to take an executive position with the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency.