Pan American clipper, Vol. 25, No. 14, July 1, 1966

              The Civil A eronautics Board’s Bureau of Operating Rights has backed Pan Am’s bid to provide service from Los Angeles and San Fran­ cisco to Europe via New York and Chicago. In a brief to CAB Examiner James Keith, the Bureau said that the proposed Pan Am flights would aid this coun­

CAB Staff Backs Pan Am
try ’s balance of payments deficit. “We are convinced that the instant application should be granted to enable Pan Ameri­ can to continue, not on an equal footing with BOAC, Qantas or Japan Air Lines, but as the world’s premier international air carrier. To the extent that this can be achieved without any real ad­ verse impact on other U.S. carriers, failure to do so would be unjustifiable. In the pollitical, social and economic climate of today, it is sound policy to accord the nation’s major flag carrier at least equal access to U.S. transit rights as any of its foreign com petitors,” the B ureau stated. Pan Am has estimated in the reopened transatlantic proceeding that grant of its proposal would improve this country’s balance of payments deficit by $20 million during the initial year of service. Pan Am’s proposal is to operate daily flights between San Francisco-N ew YorkParis-Rome. In addition, Pan Am flights would be operated

between Los Angeles-ChicagoFrankfurt and between Los Angeles- Chicago- Paris-Rome. Polar route service from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Port­ land and Seattle to Europe would continue. Next step in the proceeding is the examiner’s recommenda­ tion to the five-man CAB. Ultimate decision rests with President Johnson.

Vol. 25

July 1,1966

No. 14

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Navigation System Evaluated by FAA
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P - with dual, computerized inertial navigation units th at can be ■ e - coupled to the auto-pilot, began a series of 35 worldwide 0 5 evaluation flights June 20 for the Federal Aviation Agency. All of the flights except one re are regularly scheduled Pan Am passengers services. The first COPENHAGEN— It’s time to turn over a new leaf, this lovely lady and Copenhagen’s es FAA evaluation was on a New “Little Mermaid” want you to know. They’re featured on the July-August Clipper Cargo ed York to Rome flight. The last in Calendar. The connection with Pan Am? We do carry lots of fur as Cargo shipments. And qi the series will be London to lots of pretty girls fly on our routes. Enough said? is Seattle, flying directly over the >y North Pole. e e Pan Am’s inertial navigation The $55,368,000 contract Pan rAm has received from the De­ system, the SGN-10, m anufac­ to partment of Defense to transport tured by Sperry Gyroscope Com­ to military personnel and cargo pany to the airline’s specifica­ commercial a. during fiscal 1966-1967 (July 1, tions, introduces aviation’s first self-contained, 1966 to June 30, 1967) is, once id in again, the largest award made airborne navigation unit th at rs to any carrier under the Mili­ functions totally independent of Canada’s order for 20 Fan Jet Falcon aircraft, announced by the Hon. C. M. Drury, i- tary A irlift Command program. any reference to ground-based This year’s Pan Am contract navigation aids, or celestial Minister of Industry and Defense for Canada, is a milestone in the continuing acceptance is st is more than double the $23,400, “fixes.” In addition, this system of this twin-jet business aircraft. The Falcon is marketed and supported in the Western Hemisphere by the Business b, 000 contract for July 1, 1964 to does not require a precise mag­ June 30, 1965. The chief reason netic compass bearing as do Jets Division of Pan American. The selection of the Falcon ir for the increase is traffic across some other navigation system. Pan Am has been flying the for a communications and liaison >f the Pacific. role was made after extensive Some $17,070,231 of the funds SGN-10 units on some of its tevaluation by the Royal Cana­ will be derived from Viet Nam regularly scheduled Boeing 707 dian Air Force of all competing passenger traffic. U.S. to Saigon/ Jet Clippers since December, Guam cargo value will increase 1965. The airline and Sperry types of business jet aircraft. to $15,741,000—more than dou­ signed a contract in July, 1964, The Canadian order is for NYC—More than 40 JFK-based stewardesses and ground seven aircraft, with an option which could eventually produce ble the previous contract. The Pan Am transportation SGN-10 inertial navigation sys­ service coemps responded immediately to a request appeal by for an additional 13. I of m ilitary personnel across the tem s c o stin g ap p ro x im ately New York’s Senator Robert F. Kennedy for volunteer workers “We believe we were able to Atlantic will increase to 55,014 $20,000,000 including installa­ in Queens and M anhattan—working mainly with youngsters. offer the optimum airplane,” said As a result of a CLIPPER story and a mailing to many passengers from 44,000 in fiscal tion. The airline already has James B. Taylor, Vice President :s ’65-’66. Cargo across the Atlan­ logged more than 400 flights in coemps at JFK, Senator Kennedy’s office reports that regular of Pan Am. I- tic will be more than doubled which the inertial system was monthly meetings are being held to explain to interested volun­ Taylor emphasized that the \r 1,763 tons compared to 804 tons. tested. On many of these flights teer-candidates what services they could perform in comforting sale of Falcons, although nego­ Pan Am will carry military the auto-pilot coupling -\yas also both young and old patients of city hospitals. it tiated on a government-to-govSenator Kennedy’s office said they were both surprised and tested. 1 , cargo on regular scheduled Eventual FAA certification of pleased with the quick response by Pan Am coemps, and they ernment basis, involved the team­ flights this year, thus providing 9 service at a 35 percent reduction the Pan Am inertial navigation indicated that more Pan Am volunteers were being anticipated work of many organizations, including the French govern­ it over the full plane m ilitary system would have to come in in the near future. ment, Avions Marcel Dassault, Anyone interested in getting more information about this two p a rts : Engineering approv­ n charter cost. It is also expected that the al, its accuracy and as a physi­ volunteer program, in the NYC area, should contact Mr. Foote General Electric Co., and other ! 1 number of Pan Am planes being cal part of the airplane; opera­ or Mr. Burke at (212) 889-7700, or write to: Hospital Volunteer associates in the Falcon pro­ approval, Pan Am’s Committee, Office of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, 110 East 45th gram. r Utilized for Pan Am’s military tional Field Aviation Co., Ltd., Pan airlift will be increased from the ability to properly use and Street, New York City 10017. No previous experience is necessary—just a desire to help Am’s sales agent in Canada, suppresent 16 during the coming m aintain the equipment. Pan and work. fiscal year. (Continued on Page 11) (Continued on Page 8)

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Three Pan American Boeing 707 Jet Clippers equipped

M A C Doubles New Contract

Canada Places Order For Twenty Fan Jet Falcons
Sen. K e n n e d y ’s P le a N ets L a r g e T u r n o u t