Clipper, Vol. 3, No. 29, December 1, 1945

              11th YEAR PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
Pan American World Alrmys
PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
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18th Year Pan American World Airways
VOL. 3, No. 29
PUBLISHED BY THE EMPLOYES OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
DECEMBER 1, 1945
Company Orders 20 Strato-Cruisers
DIVISION FURTHER INTEGRATED; COMMERCIAL REGIONS ANNOUNCED
Delivery of 65-ton, 80-passenger Boeing Strato-Cruisers, recently ordered by Pan American is expected to commence in November, 1946. The high performance planes, “big brothers” of the B-29 Superfortress, hold the transcontinental speed record for all types of aircraft. When delivered as commercial airliners for worldwide use by Pan American, the doubledecked planes will be the embodiment of nearly 80 years of airplane research, design and construction experience which Boeing has amassed.
The planes will cruise at 340 m. p. h. and have an operating range of 4,200 miles. They will fly at 30,000 feet and will be powered by 3,500 horsepower Pratt and Whitney engines. Maximum payload; 20 tons. Weight fully loaded: 135,000 pounds.
The Boeing Stratocruisers will place Manila just 27 hours from San Francisco, Seattle, two and a half hours away, while the run from the Pacific Coast to London will be breezed off in 21 hours.
VACATION TIME FOR THE WALT CONRADS
Stepping out into that California sunshine at San Francisco a few days ago were Mr. and Mrs. Walt Conrad who, with two months-old son Steven, arrived on the Seattle-San Francisco shuttle for a two weeks vacation in Berkeley. The Conrads, recently stationed at Fairbanks, will spend their vacation among friends and homefolks in the Bay Area.
Announcement of the complete integration of the Pacific-Alaska Division was made by Division Manager L. C. Reynolds concurrently with the Company’s return to commercial operations in the Pacific area on November 16.
Lapham Clippers To London
Mayor Roger Lapham of San Francisco, now in London to invite the United Nations Organization to make San Francisco its headquarters, is shown in the above photo in New York renewing acquaintances with Commissary Superintendent Bruno Candotti of the Atlantic Division. Mayor Lapham was a passenger on PAA’s inaugural passenger flight to Lisbon in June, 1939, and it was at this time that he made the acquaintence of Mr. Candotti, then a Flight Steward.
THE CLIPPER
With this issue of the Clipper comes a change in news coverage. From here on out the Clippers printed at Seattle and San Francisco will be combined— another step in the integration of the Pacific-Alaska Division.
For a while possibly the paper won’t seem quite as homey as it used to, but eventually, if we do a good job, the Clipper will truly be the hometown paper of all personnel throughout the Pacific - Alaska Division.
The Clipper is published “by and for Pan American employees.” The help and criticism of each person in the Division are solicited.
* The announcement took the form of a revised regional organization set-up which was designed to make immediate changes within the Company’s current scope of operations as well as lay the over-all plan for the imminent return of service to the Orient. Specifically, the new organization divides the Pacific-Alaska Division into five regions which are: Alaska Region, with headquarters at Seattle; Asia Region, headquarters at Shanghai; Central Pacific Region, headquarters at Honolulu; Philip-pine-Indies Region, headquarters at Manila; Sdtith Pacific Region, headquarters at Suva.
The Alaska Region encompasses the area previously known as the Alaska Sector, the Asia Region includes the area north of the Philippines, China, and French Indo-China. The Central Pacific Region (Cenpac) extends from the Pacific Coast west through Wake Island and south through Canton Island. The Philip-pine-Indies Region (Philindies) includes these areas named as well as Calcutta, Sumatra and Java. The South Pacific Region (Sopac) includes all areas south of Canton Island and the entire Australian continent.
In preparation for commercial operation beyond Honolulu, a Station Manager’s instruction course has been prepared by Division Training and is currently being given to PAA men who aspire to Station Manager positions. The course includes familiarization of the departmental functions, administrative practices and procedures, Company history, Pacific Basin familiarization, CAA regulations and other courses designed to serve the need of PAA men going into the foreign field.
Full-Time Manager's Position Open With Panair Club
The PANAIR Club at San Francisco is accepting applications for the position of a full-time Business Manager. The resignation of the present part-time Business Manager, Miss Patsy Taggart, effective January 1, and the reorganization of the duties of the Panair Club’s Board of Rep-
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