Clipper, Vol. 6, No. 6, March 23, 1950

              15th YEAR PACIFTC-ALASKA DIVISION
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18TH YEAR PAA HAS FLOWN IN ALASKA
Vol. 6, NO. 6	PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS	March 23, 1950
MAKING THEIR DOUBLE-DECKER DEBUT
San Francisco Training School instructor Morrie Wright, left, is explaining the B-377 rudder control system to four chief mechs from south of the equator. Getting ready for the time when the Strato-cruisers start south are Don Delaney from Sydney, Ozzie Ellis from Nandi, Doug Malone from Canton, and Denny Woodrich from Ton-
touta.
BENEFIT PROGRAM
AOA Purchase Will Balance Route Pattern and Remove Uncertainty of Certificate Renewals
Dhan Mukerji Appointed Atlantic Sales Manager
Leaves After Assisting With PAD's Post War Development
Dhan Mukerji, formerly assistant traffic manager for PAA’s Pacific-Alaska Division, has been appointed sales manager for the company’s Atlantic Division, effective April 1st.
Dhan first joined Pan American in the New York sales office in 1941 after graduating from Swarthmore College the year before. In 1943 he was transferred to Belem, Brazil, which was a jumping off point for the airlift operation PAA was then performing to supply material to hard-pressed British forces battling the Germans in North Africa.
Later that same year he returned to the States to take charge of the district sales office in Seattle. Rapid promotions followed. He was appointed sales supervisor for the entire Alaska region, and then became assistant to the manager of the Alaska region operations.
In 1946 Dhan was named assistant to the vice president of the ’acific-AIaska Division at San Francisco. This varied background with the airline fitted him for his next appointment in September, 1947 as assistant to the division traffic manager, and as such he played an energetic role in Pan American’s post war development in the Pacific.
He was active in the introduction of the double-decked Boeing Strato-cruisers on Pacific runs. He visited line stations from Sydney and (Continued on Page 5)
LEAVES US
Dhan Mukerji gave one last PAD smile for the PAD camerman before leaving this week for New York, where he will act as Sales Manager for P A A’s Atlantic Division.
(This is the second and final article dealing with the benefits that will accrue to all concerned upon the approval of the proposed purchase of American Overseas Airlines by Pan American World Airways. )
It has already been pointed out that this merger would effect great saving in tax money and in meeting the competition of foreign airlines operating out of the United States. It would further create a better balanced U. S. Flag airline route pattern and would remove the uncertainties of future operations. Finally, the accomplishment of the purchase will have no adverse effect on the third trans-Atlantic airline, TWA.
RESTORATION OF BALANCED COMPETITIVE PATTERN
The original intention of the route awards in 1945 was to divide the European market into three separate slices. The northern slice —Shannon, London, Amsterdam, Northern Germany, Scandinavia, Warsaw and Moscow—was to go to AOA. The middle slice—Shannon, London, Brussels, Southern Germany, Prague, Vienna, Belgrade, Budapest, Bucharest and Istanbul— was to go to PAA. The southern
slice — Shannon, Paris, Rome, Athens, Tel Aviv, Cairo, and Bombay —was to go to TWA. It was not the intent of the Board that one American Flag carrier would compete with another for important parts of its traffic.
In actual fact, these three slices have never been separate and distinct, except for TWA’s part. The Iron Curtain has shut AOA out of Poland and Russia and PAA out of the Balkans and has severely limited its Czechoslovakia and Austria traffic. As a result, both PAA and AOA are heavily dependent upon London and Frankfurt traffic. Only TWA’s slice has been without restriction.
Foreign competition in Southern Europe has not developed in anything approaching the degree to which it has in Northern Europe. Only Air France and Swissair with its “token” service compete directly with TWA. There are no Spanish, Italian, Greek or Middle Eastern airlines operating in the United States.
Thus, elimination of AOA would only put Pan American in the same relative position as that now enjoyed by TWA.
There has been argument against (Continued on Page 4)
Sopac Mechs Attending Stratocruiser School
Oldtimer Ozzie Ellis Gets First Look at United States
Four of PAA’s chief mechanics from Sopac stations are now in San Francisco attending classes to learn more about the B-377. Taking the six weeks’ course are Don Delaney from Sydney, Ozzie Ellis from Nandi, Doug Malone from Canton, and Denny Woodrich from Tontouta.
Doug and Denny were both accompanied by their wives. Ozzie and Don are “batching it” with Vern Strohm, and after a long day in school they hurry home to the housework.
Former RAAF Flight Lieutenant Don Delaney was a member of the first all-Australian Lancaster bomber crew to bomb Berlin. He flew 45 missions over Germany, and later was a crew member on the first Lancaster to land in Australia after flying from England via the United States.
Don joined Pan American in July 1948, and has made one previous trip to San Francisco with the company to attend the DC-4 school. Asked if he was enjoying his visit, Don replied that he was, but added, “It’d be even better if I could meet some of your nice young ladies.”
A real old-timer with the company is Ozzie Ellis, who drew his first PAA paycheck in 1937 in his native Auckland. He worked only a short time, but when the airline (Continued on Page 2)
FOUND
Mrs. Jerie Kirkpatrick is shown with Muggins, PAA’s famous escaped dog, after he had been scrubbed, fed and interviewed when he was found last Friday. Complete story of the search is on the back page.