Clipper, Vol. 23, No. 5, February 28, 1972

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Voi. 23, No. 5, February 28, 1972
Chinese delegation waits to welcome newsmen from second Clipper at Peking Airport.
China:
Pan Am returns after an absence of nearly 23 years
The newsmen who told the world about President Nixon’s visit to China preceded him there a day earlier on two Pan Am 707-321B jetliners.
Clippers Ni Hao One and Two (Ni Hao means “Hello” in Chinese) touched down at Shanghai for fuel and to pick up a Chinese navigator, then continued on to Peking, arriving there Sunday evening, Feb. 21 (Peking time).
The historic landings in The People’s Republic of China came nearly 23 years after the last Clipper visited China in June 1949. Regular Pan Am service was suspended that month as a result of the civil war.
The Pan Am jets that bridged the time gap carried nearly 90 of the United States’ top newspaper reporters, television correspondents, cameramen, directors and technicians.
The aircraft were especially tailored at JFK to accommodate the guests: 80 first class seats were installed on each plane, along with spe-
cial work tables amidships for newsmen and special cabin compartments for cameras, sound gear, lights and television equipment.
Hard work by Washington, D.C. Sales Rep John McSweeney brought the press charters to Pan Am. Earlier in February, a TWA aircraft had carried radio and television transmission equipment and 61 technicians into The Peoples’ Republic on two trips.
The Pan Am jets departed Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Feb. 17, stopping off in Honolulu and Guam before continuing on to China. Total flying distance from Andrews AFB to Peking is 11,105 statute miles. However, after the history-making journey halfway ’round the world, the two jets and their crews turned around after a brief stop and headed back to Guam via Shanghai. Guam was home until the completion of President Nixon’s week-long visit. After a second twin flight to Peking to collect newsmen on Feb.
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name new chief for planning
Wesley G. Kaldahl has been elected senior vice president of Pan Am’s scheduling and planning division effective March 1.
As head of one of Pan Am’s six major airline divisions, Kaldahl will report to William T. Sea-well, president and chief operating officer.
Kaldahl, 47, previously was vice president-schedules and airline planning for Eastern Airlines. He had been with Eastern for seven years. Before that he was with Capital Airlines, and then with United Air Lines when the two merged, for a total of 16 years service. He also served as director of sched-ules-planning for American Airlines between 1961 and 1964.
Kaldahl, who is married and has eight children, was born in Sauk Center, Minn., and served in Navy aviation during World War II.
In other leadership changes, James W. Vaughn has been appointed director, cargo sales-Atlantic; George H. Waterhouse becomes director sales-Hart-ford, and Paul K. Koster, general manager of New Delhi’s Oberoi Inter-Continental Hotel.
Wesley Kaldahl becomes vice president of scheduling and planning March 1. The J+7-year-old father of eight .is a veteran of Eastern, Capital, United and American airlines.
Vaughn will be responsible for cargo sales development on transatlantic routes, the highest revenue producing routes in Pan Am’s worldwide cargo network.	continued on page 2
engine expenses boost Jan- loss
Pan Am and its consolidated subsidiaries in a preliminary and unaudited statement for January have reported a net loss of $12,873,000, or 32 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $8,692,000, or 24 cents a share, for Jan. last year.
Total operating revenues for Jan. were $92,361,-000, up 7.3 percent over the same period last year. Total operating expenses for the month, including $4,553,000 extraordinary maintenance expense for engine repairs and overhauls, were $105,662,000, up 13.6 percent over the same period last year.
The Jan. figures include capital losses after taxes on disposal of property and equipment of $384,000, compared with capital losses after taxes of $38,000 for the prior year.
The Jan. 1972 results include accrued costs of $365,000 required under an airline mutual assistance agreement, compared with $242,000 recorded in Jan. 1971.