Clipper, Vol. 11, No. 10, May 26, 1955

              Read From California To Calcutta, From Alaska To Australasia
Voi. 11 No. 10
PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
May 26, 1955
VEVA'S KEEPING TABS ON US
READY FOR THE POLE VAULT
There’s a good reason for the happy smile on the face of Veva Michels. No one can scowl on the first page of the CLIPPER, and besides, the San Francisco. Tabulating section, where she works, has just put into operation some brand new equipment that has the whole section smiling. Veva is feeding some cards into the new IBM interpreter—a machine that prints information on cards from holes punched on the cards. For more pictures and a story on the new equipment, see pages four and five.
Coming Your Way—A Few Facts About Pan American
As Pan American employees, all of us have probably at one time or another been asked a question about Pan American that we have, been unable to answer satisfactorily.
To give employees a better understanding of Pan American the CLIPPER is beginning in this issue a series of six articles. The material will not answer ¿very question you might have about Pan American, but it will provide much valuable information. Most of the information will be general. To cover the subjects in detail would consume far more time and space than is available.
The first article, appearing on page three, deals with Pan American’s beginning and achievements.
Convairs Replace DC-3's On PAA Latin American Route
PAA has substituted Convairs for DC-3’s on its Central American route between Managua, Tegucigalpa and San Salvador. The change was made possible by the enlarging of the airport at Tegucigalpa, which was previously unsuitable for Convairs. DC-3’s will continue to operate the route south of Managua to San Jose and Panama City until next month, when improvements to the San Jose airport will allow the Convairs to operate over the entire route.
PAA Directors Declare 20-Cent Dividend Payable Next Month
The directors of Pan American this month declared a dividend of 20 cents per share payable June 17, 1955 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 27, 1955. This is the forty-second dividend paid by Pan American.
Pan American Asks CAB For Permission to Operate From Pacific Coast to Europe Via Arctic Route
Pan American has asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for permission to fly from four Pacific Coast cities direct to London and other points in Europe over the Polar route.
The application asks the CAB to amend Pan American’s present certificate to Europe to permit it to provide trans-Atlantic service from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. The service would be operated over a course approximating the Great Circle route.
The maximum advantages of the Arctic route from the Pacific Coast would be realized on flights to northern Europe. PAA is the sole United States flag carrier permanently certificated to the United Kingdom and is the only United States flag carrier serving Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Hamburg, Co-
Exceptions to Guatemala Case Recommendations
Early Decision on Addition Of San Francisco Hoped For
Both Western Airlines and United Air Lines have filed exceptions to the Examiner’s recommendations in Pan American’s Guatemala Route Case.
The two airlines took exception to that part of the decision that recommended the inclusion of San Francisco as a co-terminal with Los Angeles on the route.
All interested parties have been given until the end of May to file written briefs with the CAB. The next step will be the hearing of oral arguments by the Board. The Board then sends its findings to the President, who makes the decision.
Due to the relatively simple issues involved in this route case it is reasonable to expect a decision by the end of the year.
PAA Trans-Atlantic Cargo Flight Frequency Upped
PAA has increased its trans-Atlantic all-cargo flights to three per week. Heavy shipper demands prompted the change. In the first quarter of this year cargo shipments were up 20 per cent over the same period in 1954. The flights operate between New York and Frankfurt.
penhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo and Iceland.
PAA is seeking to provide competitive U.S. flag service from the west coast to Europe over a route now exclusively in the hands of foreign flag carriers. Scandinavian Airlines System is now operating between Los Angeles and Scandinavia via an Arctic route, and a bi-latreal agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom permits a British airline to operate between London and San Francisco and beyond by such a route. In addition, a Canadian airline will shortly start service from Vancouver, B. C. to Amsterdam over the Polar route.
Operations over such a route would be nothing new to Pan American, with its 24 years of pioneering experience in Arctic flying. Its early experience in Alaska was broadened by participation in explorations in Labrador, Greenland and Iceland in the 1930’s, primarily to establish the first North Atlantic scheduled service in 1939.
Pan American would have available for the route Douglas DC-7C’s with a range of more than 5,000 miles.
ROSE CITY BOUND
Brandt Hughes, above, has just been named Station Traffic Manager at Portland. A veteran of eight PAA years, he left the pay-load planning unit at San Francisco to assume his new post. He has seen previous service in Honolulu, Tokyo, Midway and Fairbanks, where he was assistant DTSM.