Pan American clipper, Vol. 25, No. 25, December 15, 1966

              Seek to Expand Service To A ll of the Bahamas
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A top Pan American World Airways officer December 5th, told the Civil Aeronautics Board th a t Pan American has earned the right to stay in the Bahamas market and to have its authorizations expanded. • . , _ . , , John C. Leslie, Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman of Pan Am, testified before the CAB during the Northeast-Bahamas service case. Pan Am is seeking government approval to expand its Nassau Eleuthera service to include all of the Bahamas and to provide service there from Boston, New York/Newark, Philadelphia and Baltimore/Washington. The air­ line is also seeking permanent status for its New York-Nassau The traditional ^ *© temporary certificate as well as will highlight Pan Am’s Christmas menu, garnished with that for its exemption authority to seasonal favorite 1 U iffi and featuring as the warming wintry dessert. serve Eleuthera in that island chain. Except on the Atlantic, of course, where the bright red Mr. Leslie told the Board that special menu will headline La Dinde aux Marrons, flanked by for more than 17 years — Pan Les Pommes Douces and followed by Le Pouding de Noel. ^ ^ American has been seeking the But no matter how you spell it, cut it, or pronounce it, it s primary rights at issue in this that Christmassy institution indigenous to the U.S.A., roast proceeding. He cited Pah Am’s turkey with chestnut dressing, candied yams, and plum pudding. historic role in developing § Christmas and Thanksgiving Pan Am reverses the usual U.S. A. route to Nassau, noting culinary procedure. Instead of Maxim’s of Paris tendering to Pan that in 1929 the airline became Am a rich and savory continental delicacy, Pan Am presents to the first U.S.-Flag carrier to be­ Maxim’s the American know-how that has made the Tom Turkey PARIS—Perched high atop a building CLIPPER Reporter gin service between this country a symbol of the season. and the Bahamas. From flight kitchens in New York and San Francisco, shows hungry look? For his story, see page 10. Pan Am, he recalled, placed turkeys— both individual dinners for economy passengers and into effect significant fare reduc­ complete birds for first class— --are being toasted to crisp juicy tions on the New York-Nassau perfection, then quick-frozen and flown to reprovisioning stations Route in January, 1965, including around the world. a 22 per cent reduction in the Christmas Eve they will be put aboard all originating flight H i i peak season excursion fare. This galleys, and from Pago Pago to Baghdad Pan Am passengers q winter Pan Am will launch twice who may never have heard of Christmas will celebrate the day as AM daily service between these two it is celebrated- in homes throughout America. important cities, Mr. Leslie said. Mr. Leslie also said it is Pan Am’s intention to expand to the Bahamas as soon as possible the airline’s new inclusive tour fares recently announced for other world areas. At the time these new fares No. 25 December 15, 1966 Volume were made public by Pan Am, the carrier said it would urge the Pan American flew a total of 1,006 million revenue pas­ International Air Transport As­ senger-miles systemwide for the month of November, 1966. sociation to incorporate the rates This is 47.0 per cent more than the total of 684 million revenue in the Association’s next fare passenger-miles flown during November, 1965. agreement. Total cargo ton-miles flown systemwide in November were Pan Am proposals for improv­ 41,813,000, which was an increase of 1.3 per cent over the ed and expanded Bahamas serv­ flown in November of last year. ice include substantial improve­ 41,279,000 For the first eleven months of the year, total passenger ment in service as well as reduc­ traffic was up 33.6 per cent and total cargo traffic up 27.1 per tions in fares. cent. Eleven-month figures include traffic accommodated by Under its proposed schedules, WASHINGTON, D.C.—Award of the 1966 W right Broth­ Pan Am would operate 41 on- Pan Am which might have been carried by Pan Am’s four ers Memorial Trophy to Juan T. Trippe, Chairman and Chief season round-trips weekly to the Mutual Aid Pact partners had there been no strike involving these carriers during the period July 8 to August 19. Executive Officer of Pan American World Airways, has been (Continued on Page 3) announced by the National Aeronautics Association, The trophy established m played a unique role in revo­ 1948, is awarded annually for lutionizing air travel and pro­ “significant public service of moting international air com­ enduring value to aviation in merce and good will. More than the United States.” any other man, he accelerated Presentation of the trophy to United States progress in inter­ Mr. Trippe will be made at the national air transportation, to Aero Club of Washington’s where it is now the model for Some 13,000 Pan Am mechan­ annual Wright Brothers Me­ efficiency and safety. Through ics, ground service, port steward morial Dinner to be held at the his 40 years of leadership, he and flight service personnel rep­ Sheraton Park Hotel, Washing­ has pioneered flight technology ton, D.C., on December 15. and stimulated the development resented by the Transport Work­ Theme of the dinner will be: of new aircraft from the famous ers Union (TWU) were holding “The Impact of U.S. Commer­ China Clippers of the Pacific ratification meetings this week cial Aviation on World Affairs.” routes to the supersonic jets of on a new contract offered by the The citation to the Pan tomorrow. The National Aero airline. Pan Am and the TWU reached American chief executive reads: nautic Association is honored “Through his vision and prac­ to award the 1966 Wright agreement December 2 to climax contract bargaining period ticality, Juan T. Trippe ha^s Brothers Memorial Trophy to a that began with direct negotia­ Mr. Juan T. Trippe for his sig­ tions on June 7. nificant public service of en­ Terms of the agreement were during value to aviation in the not announced pending ratifica­ m United States.” tion by the union membership. The National Mediation Board Mr. Trippe has been asso ciated with the growth of com (NMB) assisted company, and mercial aviation from its earli union negotiators in the contract est days. He was instrumental talks at the Commodore Hotel in in directing Pan American from Manhattan. Earlier talks were its pre-World War II days of held in the Pan Am Building trans-oceanic travel in flying here and in Washington, D.C. boats to its present position as Covered by the TWU agree­ NEW YORK—Pan Am’s two entries in the Miss New York one of the world’s great air ments are 9,600 mechanics and Aviation contest for 1967 were (left) Susan Sicari, Crew lines. He also has served „the ground service employees, 2,900 Scheduling-JFK, and Donna Mossman, Customer Servicegovernment in a number of flight service personnel and 500 JFK. The gals were among the 12 finalists who vied for the important advisory posts and is port stewards — all home-based crown at La Guardia airport December 8. Neither of them the recipient of numerous U.S in the United States, its ter­ became Miss New York Aviation but they certainly are the Misses Pan Am as far as the CLIPPER is concerned. ritories or possessions. and foreign awards. Juan T. Trippe

Turkey a n d Dressing Grace Dec. 25 M enus

Passenger Miles Up Nearly 5 0 % Over Last November

Famed Wright Trophy Is A warded to Trippe

Ratification O f Contract Is Awaited