Pan American clipper, Vol. 28, No. 1, January 1, 1968

              Two 727s to Air Vietnam
Volume 28 January 1, 1968 No. 1

Jet Clippers Make 101stAuto-landing On German Routes
BERLIN — Pan American Jet Clippers have made automatic landings routine in Germany. The 101st automatic landing was made on Dec. 19, 1967, by a Boeing 727 Clipper carrying 100 passengers on a regularly scheduled flight from Berlin to Frankfurt/M ain Airport. That same day, pilots of Pan Am’s Internal German Service made six more automatic landings, Two 727s in Pan Am’s German fleet are equipped with the world’s most advanced autoland gear, a recent addition to the airline’s flight safety systern. Besides the now-routine automatic landings in Germany. Pan American Clippers c a rry in g p a sse n g e rs have touched down automatically in New York and London. Clipper Flight 681 landed smoothly at Frankfurt during a heavy snowstorm at 7:55 a.m. on Dec. 19. When the three-engine 727 rolled to a stop, Capt. Bradley Flierl announced to the passengers their participation in exceeding the 100-landing mark. The same Jet Clipper had touched down automatically 90 other times at Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover and Munich, as well as having done so previously at Frankfurt. Capt. Flierl’s crew on Flight 681 was First Officer F. D. Sprinkle, Flight Engineer C. F. Cavallaro and Stewardesses Almut Flentje, Roswitha Schlingensiepen and Sabine Wallas. Capt. J. D. O’Neal, chief pilot of the Internal Ger-

man Service, was an observer on the flight, The automatic landing systern used by Pan American was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 28, 1966. It was developed jointly by The Boeing Company and Sperry Phoenix Company. The automatic system brings with it major advantages: it permits an unprecedented degree of schedule reliability and, as a result, provides sharply improved convenience of travel, The autoland equipment is re­ garded as opening the door eventually to all-weather landings. During an automatic approach, the pilot first checks that the automatic monitoring systems are working properly, Then he switches to theautoROME — Pan American is the first foreign company to win Italy’s “Mercantile d’Oro” award. matic landing mode. Gently holding the wheel The award is presented annually to firms or individuals making the greatest contribution with one hand, the other hand to the development of Italy’s export trade. Three government ministers resting on the throttles, the pilot constantly monitors the presented the Golden Statue of a electronic equipment and asses- merchant ship—known as Italy’s ses the aircraft’s performance: Export Oscar—to Tullio U. Gray, course, rate of descent and Pan Am director for Italy, on Dec. 14. speed. The accompanying citation Although the aircraft is flying electronically, the pilot re- praised Pan Am’s “important mains its master. He can dis­ role in helping Italian exporters engage the automatic equip- in finding new contacts and busi­ ment in a fraction of a second ness opportunities all over the and assume manual control of world.” SAN JUAN—The historic record of one million passenIn accepting the “Mercantile the aircraft. On Feb. 27, 1967, a Pan d’Oro” (Golden Merchantman) gers a year established by Pan American at San Juan International Airport in 1966 had already been broken by the American 727 Jet Clipper made award, Gray said: “Pan Am is honored that Italy airline in November of 1967. aviation history when it made During 1966, Pan Am’s one the world’s first automatic feels we have contributed suffi­ landing with passengers aboard ciently to increasing its exports million record — unequalled by has shown a significant in­ at JFK in New York. On July to merit this, the nation’s most any other airline serving San crease. By the end of December, 7, 1967, a four-engine Boeing distinguished recognition for de­ Juan — was not reached until company spokesmen estimate a whopping 33 million pound total 707 Clipper duplicated the feat velopment of its export economy. Dec. 3. Today, Puerto Rico ranks will have been transported— “We have been able to provide in London. Italian businessmen much infor­ third among airports where Pan about two per cent higher than mation to help them find overseas Am passengers go past the one the figure for 1966. The company credits its mod­ markets and are happy that this million mark annually. The information has succeeded in ex­ other two are West Berlin and ern fleet of cargo planes, low New York. rates and its World Wide Mar­ panding Italy’s exports.” The dramatic increase in pas­ keting Service, inaugurated in Giovanni Spagnolli, minister of Post and Telecommunications, sengers transported to and from 1961, for the cargo increase. presented the award. Also par­ San Juan by Pan Am is at­ Through the marketing service, Juan T. Trippe, chairman and chief executive of Pan Ameri­ ticipating in the presentation tributed by company officials to more than 20,000 commercial can announced today that the Company has completed negotia­ were Senator Giorgio Bo, min­ the phenomenal rise in tourism and industrial firms have lo­ tions with institutional lenders for a new long term credit in the ister of State Participation in in general—and travel to Puerto cated new markets and oppor­ tunities for selling their prod­ Industry; Leopoldo Lupinacci, Rico in particular. amount of $180,000,000. Another major factor was a ucts. Notes to be issued to lenders will mature Dec. 1, 1992. minister of Scientific Research; substantial increase during the Pan Am uses its global chain The transaction was negotiated through Lehman Brothers. The and Senator Umberto Tupini. Gray, holder of the Star of year in the frequency of Pan of offices in the World Wide proceeds of this financing will be employed for the purchase of Italian Solidarity, awarded to Am flights between Puerto Rico Marketing Service, the first in­ additional flight equipment and for other corporate purposes. ternational advisory service of rho have contributed and the mainland. The major New York area participants include the Metro­ foreigners w While Pan Am passenger traf­ this type to be established by an politan Life Insurance Company of America, New York Life to the growth of the nation’s fic has risen to a new high for airline to help businessmen in Insurance Company and Equitable Life Assurance Society of the economy, later commented: the year, cargo movement also all parts of the free world. (Continued on Page 8) United States.

NEW YORK — Pan American has sold two of its Boeing 727C jet transports to Air Vietnam in Saigon, the national airline of South Vietnam. Under terms of a contract signed Dec. 21, 1967, the transaction includes three spare engines and related spare parts. The sale of the two 727C’s, a convertible type aircraft which can be used either in all-passen­ ger or all-cargo configuration, or a combination of both, stems from a recommendation contain­ ed in a survey of Air Vietnam conducted last March by Pan Am. The survey, which covered every aspect of airline operation, was made at the request of Air Viet­ nam and was sanctioned by the governments of the United States and South Vietnam. The first 727C will be ferried by Pan Am crews from the United States to Tan Son Nhut Airport in Saigon on or about Jan. 4, 1968. The second aircraft will follow on or about Jan. 16. Included in a Letter of Intent are provisions for 727 ground and flight training for Air Vietnam crews. It is planned that five of the airline’s captains, seven first officers, four instructor-pilots, four instructor-flight engineers and 12 maintenance personnel will undergo training early next year at The Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington. Later, the pilots and flight engineers—all qualified to op­ erate piston-driven DC-3, DC-4 and DC-6 aircraft—will undergo 727 flight training. Under arrangements with Air HAWAIIAN EYE is on fashion this year . . . and last year (Continued on Page 8) too. See Page 2 for story on roving fashion show.

PAA is F irst Foreigner To Win \Export Oscar'
One Million Pax M ark

Set Before Year's End

Long Term Loan Negotiated Here