Pan Am clipper, Vol. 14, No. 8, October 1988

              OCTOBER 1988
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THE CURRENT PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION IN MIAMI has put four gates on the F-Concourse out of commission. When the construction is completed and the concourse is fully operational in late 1991, Pan Am will have the ability to handle 21 narrow-body or 15 wide-body aircraft at the same time.
NAME: Michael A. Davenport
NAME YOUR FRIENDS USUALLY CALL YOU: Mike
AGE: 36
JOB TITLE: B727 Flight Engineer WORK LOCATION: JFK YEARS WITH PAN AM: 10 months
1.	Favorite Pan Am destination:
2.	The job I’d really like to have at Pan Am:
3.	If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my career with Pan Am, it’s:
4.	Every New Year’s Eve, I resolve to:
5.	When I was a kid, my idol was:
6.	Favorite comic strip:
7.	Favorite TV Show:
8.	Favorite all-time movie:
9.	My best hour of the day is:
10.	My most prized possession is:
11.	My worst habit is:
12.	My favorite junk food is:
13.	The last book I read was:
14.	If I were going to the moon, I’d take:
15.	Favorite beach in Pan Am’s world:
16.	Favorite restaurant in Pan Am’s world:
17 Favorite hotel in Pan Am’s world:
18. Special guests I’d personally invite to my dinner party:
19.	The hardest thing for me:
20.	The first thing every morning, I. . .:
21.	The last thing every night, I. . .:
22.	If I had the chance to start all over again, I’d. . .:
23.	Best advice I ever got from my family:
San Antonio, Texas A300 Captain
That I still have a lot to learn.
Not make any more New Year’s Resolutions.
Batman
Bloom County
Andy Griffith re-runs
The Great Escape.
Very late at night — VER Ylate.
My Winchester Model 1894 30-30 Insisting that I don’t have any bad habits. Mesquite-grilled fajitas.
The Winds of War.
The cockpit jumpseat so I could see the landing. I can’t name a favorite until I’ve inspected all of them, personally.
Casa Rio on the San Antonio Riverwalk.
See #15, above.
Winston Churchill, Helen of Troy,
Alexander the Great,
Harry Truman, Eva Perón,
Margaret Thatcher, Pope John XXIII.
Nothing. Everything’s pretty easy.
Have 5 cups of coffee.
Fall asleep, what else?
Not change anything.
Never say die!
Miami’s F-Concourse
Building For The Future
Construction work at Pan Am’s
F-Concourse at Miami International Airport, which began in 1985, is proceeding on schedule toward its targeted completion date in the fall of 1991. Work on the newly-built far end of the complex is nearly completed with eight new wide-body aircraft gates and a spacious departure lounge now in full operation. Construction on that part of the concourse nearest the terminal is now underway, putting four gates on the north side of the concourse out of service as ramp areas and departure lounges are rebuilt and enlarged. When the job is completed, Pan Am’s F-Concourse will have a total of 21 gates capable of handling 15 wide-body aircraft at the same time. The construction work is continuing on a double shift basis.
When the project is complete, F-Concourse will be a three-level facility, described by Southeast Regional Managing Director Armand Arel as one of the most modern anywhere in the world. Arriving international passengers will
proceed to the new third level which will provide a sterile corridor leading directly to customs, eliminating the need for Pan Am to use the satellite E-Concourse. Departing passengers will continue to use level-2 as they now do.
The main section of the terminal is also being expanded by about 75 feet. That will provide space for a new Clipper Club, twice the size of the existing Miami club as well as new offices for Pan Am’s airport administration. The expansion of the main terminal complex will also permit Pan Am to install two new ticket counters in a “pod” design, increasing the number of check-iri positions from 46 to 66, and to install a state-of-the-art optical bag sorting system similar to the new bag belt in London. When the new ticket counters are opened in time for the 1989 summer peak season, the existing Pan Am ticket counter area will be converted to a duty free shopping complex. The new bag belt system and new Clipper Club are also slated to be completed in time for the summer peak next year.
THE FAR END OF THE F-CONCOURSE is now fully operational and shows how the rest of the concourse will look when the $400 million dollar project has been completed.
MIAMI’S MAIN BAG BELT, affectionately known as Big Bertha, dates back to 1962. It will be replaced by a new optical baggage sortation system similar to one now in use in London. The new baggage system is scheduled to be in place by the beginning of the 1989 peak season.
MIAMI’S CURRENT TICKET COUNTER will be replaced by two ’pod’ complexes, increasing the number of check-in positions from 46 to 66. The existing check-in area will be converted to a mammoth dutyfree shopping complex. The new check-in area and the new Clipper Club are slated to be ready by the 1989 summer peak.