Clipper, Vol. 6, No. 15, July 27, 1950

              Vol. 6. No. 15
PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
July 27, 1950
Pacific Military Operation Now Larger Than Commercial
President Juan T. Trippe Tells PAA Stockholders It Has Again Been Proven Merchant Air Fleet Vital Second Line of National Defense
Fighting in the Far East has demonstrated again that "Amer-* ica's merchant air fleet is a vital second line of national defense," PAA President Juan T. Trippe told an annual meeting of the company's stockholders last week.
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Queens Plaza Accounting Offices in
PAA RECALLS 144 PILOTS
Because of the increased tempo of its operations—especially in the Pacific—PAA last week recalled to active status 144 pilots furloughed on January 1, 1950.
Telegrams sent to pilots throughout the U. S. requested replies within 48 hours and asked that those accepting report for duty immediately.
PAA now has 918 men on its pilot roster.
Among the group now flying in PAD in the special Pacific airlift set up by the Department of Defense to carry men and supplies to the Far East are several 20-year vets with PAA. This group is headed by the airline’s No. 1 pilot, Captain Basil L. Rowe, whose 30,405 hours in the air is a world’s record.
Former PAD Veep Is Retained By Pacific Airmotive Corp
Tom Wolfe, former PAA Vice President in charge of the Pacific-Alaska Division and more recently the author of “Air Transportation Traffic and Management,” has been retained by Pacific Airmotive Corporation to assist in its domestic and internatonal development activities.
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Mr. Trippe told stockholders that PAA has immediately assigned flight personnel and equipment to the emergency Pacific Airlift without waiting for the closing of formal contracts at the Pentagon.
Explaining that ten long range four-engined Clippers have already been assigned to the airlift, Mr. Trippe added that by week’s end (July 23), with the addition of aircraft supplied by other airlines to Pan American, the company’s military operations will be substantially larger than its commercial services in the Pacific.
“Your company’s 14,000 men and women,’’ he said, “are proud of the fact that they were able to make a prompt contribution in the present emergency. In World War II Pan American alone performed more than one-half of all work assigned to the country’s transport industry.”
Asked to comment on the acquisition of American Overseas Airlines, the sale of which was recently approved by the President and the Civil Aeronautics Board, Mr. Trippe stated that steps are well under way to integrate AOA equipment and personnel into PAA’s Atlantic operations. AOA and PAA’s Atlantic services will continue to operate under separate management for the interim period necessary to complete legal formalities, he said. He (Continued on Page 2)
PRESIDENT TRIPPE'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE PAN AMERICAN-AMERICAN OVERSEAS MERGER
“The acquisition by Pan American World Airways. Inc., of the assets of American Overseas Airlines Inc. has been approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board and the President of the United States. “Unddr the contract a period will necessarily elapse before the necessary legal formalities are completed and the sale consummated by transfer of American Overseas assets to Pan American. In this interim period the operation of Pan American Airways Atlantic Division and American Overseas will be separately conducted by their respective managements.
“Both organizations will continue to solicit and book traffic as at present. All reservations made on American Overseas services for dates subsequent to the transfer of its assets will be honored by Pan American Airways.
“In the interim both managements, in consultation with authorized employee representatives, will complete equitable plans for the transfer of American Overseas personnel to Pan American when the sale is completed.”
CUPPER CLOTH
Beach-goers who are also aviation boosters come into their own now that a Los Angeles designer has introduced “Clipper Cloth” patterns for “Aloha” shirt material. With a yard of the stuff and some quickwrapping legerdemain, redhead Yvonne Arbuthnot turns the shirt-material into a home-made Sarong. It displays—in addition to Miss Arbuthnot—double-V ~;ked Clippers of Pan American Airways, the Honolulu Airport and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach. Airline representatives (obviously) were quick to point out “a perfect vacation combination.”
Former PAD Second Officer Now With Metropolitan Life
“Barney” Barnholt, former PAD second officer, is now selling life insurance for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Barney says to all his friends, “Don’t get sick or have an accident until you see me.”
ALASKA HITS 18-YEAR HIGH
All existing traffic records over PAA’s 18-year history of operations in Alaska were shattered in the first six months of 1950.
Heavy business and construction activity in the far north, coupled with record - breaking tourist travel to Alaska pushed Pan Am’s six-month passenger volume and Clipper cargo totals to all-time high marks, reports John W. White, regional director.
He said that 16,454 revenue passengers travelled via Seattle to or from Alaska points in the first half of 1950, compared to 15,165 passengers in the first half of 1949. In the same period, PAA’s cargo volume reached a total of 2,687,666 pounds compared to 2,607,627 pounds in the first six months of last year.
Scheduled Air Lines Carry 99 Per Cent of Passengers
On the basis of incomplete data the CAA has estimated that non-scheduled airlines flew less than five per cent of the passenger mileage and less than one per cent of the number of passengers flown by the scheduled domestic airlines. In the international field the non-sched-uled operators are believed to have carried an even smaller portion of the total traffic.
In the field of safety, applying these same incomplete figures, the non-scheduled fatality rate domestically was around 25 times as high as that of the regular scheduled airlines.
Postcard
Clipper Editor Jack Laird is on vacation. He and his lovely wife, “Bunny,” are resting and also “sponging” off friends in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This is the location of a swanky resort now operated by Mr. and Mrs. Curly Harris, who have both served time with PAA. He was sentenced to scheduling and she (the former Mary Tinsley) to stew-ardess-ing.
Not to be outdone by the San Francisco Chronicle, which for many weeks has been carrying a series of “Postcard” reports from Stanton Delaplane—a reporter who is on one continuous junket about the country—the Clipper today proudly presents “POSTCARD FROM JACKSON HOLE.”
Incidentally, Jackson Del apian* Laird’s junket is not an extended one. He’ll be back next week.
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