Clipper, Vol. 14, No. 1, January 1957

              VOL 14, No. 1
MIAMI, FLORIDA, JANUARY 1957
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Cargo Soars to New LAD Record
N.Y. - Nassau Route Granted Pan American
Service to Start With One Flight Daily Both Ways
Pan American World Airways has swung into immediate action following granting of permission by the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board to the airline to fly a direct New York-Nassau route.
Work of arranging actual schedules, assigning aircraft and crews, drawing up of reservations and other travel forms and notifications to PAA sales offices and travel agents throughout the United States and Latin America to gear their efforts to promoting travel along the route are among the first steps being taken.
PROFITABLE SUGGESTION—William T. Burns, Jr., left, assistant foreman, and Robert M. Pollard, master mechanic, at work on one of the heaters, the idea for repairing of which brought them a $500 Award.
The CAB authorization, approved by President Eisenhower, giving PAA a five-year certificate, becomes effective in 60 days.
However, Clippers are ready now to begin flying the route, and PAA has asked permission of the
Thar's Gold in Ideas, Mates
Two Employes Divide $500 Award for Heater Salvage
CAB to start service earlier than February 21, to help meet the urgent public need during this year’s peak winter tourist season.
“This represents the consummation of 10 years’ effort on Pan American’s part to establish through New York-Nassau service,” commented Wilbur L. Morrison, executive vice president in Continued on Page 7
Miami Handles N. Y. Bookings
Control of reservations for all passengers departing for Latin America by Pan American World Airways from New York as well as Miami, is being handled in an enlarged Miami reservations office.
Miami reservations headquarters have been expanded, new equipment installed and 25 additional employes added to the staff to take care of the new work load. Direct wire service is maintained with New York to coordinate reservations.
The New York office formerly controlled bookings for passengers leaving Idlewild on Clipper flights to Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and certain Caribbean islands.
Costa Rica Eases Tourists’ Entry
Pleasure travel to Costa Rica has become easier for all Western Hemisphere nationals.
Costa Rican tourist cards now may be obtained from transportation companies. Previously, the $2 card was issued only by Costa Rican consuls.
Good for a 30-day stay in the Central American country, the card may be extended for six months. Minors under 12 years of age may be included in the card of a parent. It must be used within 90 days.
Two Pan American employes in Miami have shared a maximum $500 suggestion plan award. They are William T. Burns, Jr., assistant foreman, Component Overhaul, and Robert M. Pollard, Jr., master mechanic, at PAF.
Burns, recently promoted to the^ supervisory position, was a master mechanic at the time.
The award was made for a proposed successful repair, and extension of life, of cabin and Airfoil heaters on B-377 aircraft. Previously, repair of the heaters when exhaust leaks were discovered, was regarded as impractical because of excessive labor costs believed involved in disassembly and rebuilding. One out of every five of the heaters, costing $443, was junked before the average hour time limit of its life had expired.
Burns and Pollard requested, and were given permission, to tear down a junked heater and determine if it could be repaired. As a result it was found that by using the method they suggested the heater could be restored to service at an expenditure of 25 man hours.
Their method, approved by the component service engineer, has been in use for more than six months. According to shop records 20 units that would have been junked, have been salvaged. None of those put back in service after repair have been returned to the shop, proving that the rework has been successful.
Burns, who joined Pan American in June 1938, was winner of another maximum Suggestion Plan $500 award in 1955.
Born in Evansville, Indiana, he came to Miami with his parents when a child. He attended high school here and served four years in the U. S. Navy as an aviation metalsmith, first class, in the Pacific Theater. He has worked at PAA ever since graduating except for his time in the service. He is married and has a son.
Pollard was employed by the airline in March 1952 as a me-canic’s helper, becoming a master mechanic in about 4 years. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, he came to Miami in his youth and attended Miami Technical High School.
Nationalization’s Epitaph Written
The following was published in a recent issue of the Readers’ Digest.
A journalist, making a survey of a foreign airline, wanted to ’know how it came about that Pan American World Airways, with more than twice as many aircraft and with twice the work to do, manages with less administrative staff. He got this reply:
“Ours is a nationalized industry with masses and masses of paper work, while Pan American is a private enterprise and has to show a profit— so it streamlines.”
Walker Appointed To Managua Post
Robert L. Walker has been appointed station manager at Managua.
Walker joined Pan American May 1, 1950, in New Orleans, as a traffic representative. Later he came to Miami for training, then was loaned to Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S. A.
(COPA), a Pan American associate, and was stationed in Tocu-men as a station WALKER manager, IV, until his transfer.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Walker attended Kent State University, at Kent, Ohio, and was an ensign in the U. S. Naval Air Reserve 1943-44. He is married and has two children.
Walker succeeds John Matthews.
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PAA Clippers Carry
63.602.000	Pounds For Division Mark
Miami Moves Record Tonnage In November; Stations Show Robust Increases for the Year
The biggest cargo load in the history of the Latin American Division was flown by Pan American World Airways in 1956—and carried farther than ever before.
The year’s total of 63,602,000 pounds was a full 30 per cent increase over 1955’s record-setting load of 48,-
914.000	pounds.
PAA Clippers carried the big load 39,190,270 cargo ton miles—a 22 per cent increase over 1955’s ton mileage of 32,117,077.
The cargo boom goes a long way toward making a prophet of Wilbur L. Morrison, executive vice president in charge of LAD, who a year ago predicted: “Air cargo revenue between the United States and Latin America and
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between various countries of the Southern hemisphere, we expect within the next 10 years, will equal, if not surpass, our passenger revenue.”
Many factors combined to bring about the cargo increase in both tonnage and miles flown, and to gear the airline for totin’ more cargo a farther piece during the coming year.
Cargo Rates Lowered
More cargo flights were made available, cargo rates were lowered, new markets were opened, new and better furniture packing methods were inaugurated, and cargo sales personnel carried out vigorous and aggressive merchandising campaigns to convince shippers that air cargo provides the speediest, safest and most economical transportation.
Cargo moving through Miami and other gateways built up steadily throughout the year foreshadowing even greater cargo loads in 1957.
On November 29, 143,567 pounds of cargo moved south by Clippers for the biggest single day in the Miami gateway’s history. The big day helped Miami set a record high of 2,771,808 pounds for November.
While all Division gateways showed increased cargo loads, Miami continued to be the busiest. Miami’s 1956 cargo load was 31,161,273 pounds as compared with the previous year’s total of 24,411,639.
Gateway, Station Totals
Other gateway totals with 1956 cargo pounds listed first and 1955 following, are:
New Orleans 4,481,238—3,868,698.
Houston 2,297,475—1,359,470.
Brownsville 1,742,267—962,227.
Los Angeles 1,202,299—526,967.
San Francisco, operating as a gateway for the first full year, 277,478—16,657.
Busy Latin American stations showed gains ranging up to nearly 50 per cent.
San Juan, jumped its cargo handle to 22,375,826 pounds, a 14 per cent increase over 1955’s 19,631,450.
Caracas, increased a whooping 49 per cent, handling 12,097,527 pounds as compared with 1955’s 8,125,059.
Balboa, handled 11,127,938 pounds for a 13 per cent increase over 1955’s 9,844,591 pounds.
Havana, posted a slight gain with 6,074,660 pounds as compared with 6,035,294 pounds the previous year.
Guatemala, with a 40 per cent gain boosted its handle to 4,735,222 pounds against 1955’s 3,380,252.
Ciudad Trujillo handled 2,479,476 pounds, a 31 per cent gain over 1,892,499 pounds in 1955.
Port au Prince showed a 20 per cent gain, handling 2,214,541 pounds as compared with 1955’s 1,840.518.
Lowering of average cargo rates permitted. PAA to
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