Sales clipper, Vol. 17, No. 6, June 1959

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Vol. 17, No. 6
New York, N. Y.
June. 1959
Intercontinental Jets Due in Pacific Soon
ACROSS-THE-COUNTER VIEW . . . This scene from the award winning Pan Am film, “Speaking of Wprds” depicts an “unreasonable customer” and suggests that somewhere along the line there’s been a breakdown in person-to-person communications. See story on Page 2 about the two films selected for honors.
Public Demand Helps Keep Key Cities Part Of Pan Am's Pacific Route Case Application
The demand of state and municipal officials, business organizations and many prominent citizens for competition on international air routes was acknowledged when the CAB recently decided upon scope of pending Pacific Route Case.
Pan American’s application to connect Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Detroit, and Chicago to Tokyo and Far East by modern jet aircraft was fully recognized when these gateway cities of the East Coast and Middle West were included in the case over the objections of domestic transcontinental airlines.
In addition, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle are included in those U. S. cities which will be considered for competitive Great Circle Routes to the Orient.
The CAB order is first step in modernizing pattern of present Pacific air routes in light of the great advantages
offered by swift, high capacity, and long-range jet aircraft.
Next step for CAB will be holding of hearings of airlines involved in Pacific case. President Eisenhower recently directed CAB to proceed with utmost speed in bringing Pacific case to conclusion.
Jet Clipper service in the Pacific may start considerably earlier than originally anticipated. The accelerated schedule is the result of the fact that Pan American probably will receive Boeing 707-321 Intercontinentals for launching early jet service in the Pacific.
The first of the 321’s may be delivered as early as July and Pan American hopes to begin scheduled service about 45 days after receiving the first aircraft.
Dates Uncertain
The time interval between delivery and start of service will be required for crew training and survey and proving flights. Exact dates and routes for jet service will be determined at planning meetings. The Boeing Intercontinentals will be used for the initial period of jet service in the Pacific.
The Intercontinentals are larger, more powerful versions of the 707 Jet Clippers Pan Am is currently flying. Powered by four Pratt and Whitney JT4A engines, civilian versions of the J-75’s used in Air Force supersonic fighters and bombers, they will have a gross weight of about 300,000 pounds and can carry a maximum of 150 passengers.
True Intercontinental Aircraft
Their introduction will result in drastic reductions in Pacific travel time. Honolulu, for example, will be only five hours from San Francisco.
With the Intercontinental’s 1,500-mile increase in range over the 121, Pan Am will be able to provide 100 per cent nonstop service between any two continents on earth.
AD Builds Impressive On-Time Record
Schedule integrity—one of the strong selling points of Pan Am services— is demonstrated by a recent one week AD performance record of 91 per cent of all arrivals at all stations within one hour of scheduled time. During April, for example, 92 per cent of Eastbound RTW flights arrived in Bangkok within 30 minutes of scheduled time. Westbound, 89 per cent of RTW flights arrived in London within 30 minutes of scheduled time.
Capitalizing on this performance, AD in a new folder, printed in four languages, points out:
“Wherever in the world you’re going you depart and arrive on time when you fly the famous Clippers on the round-the-world routes of Pan American. The World’s Most Experienced Airline is also the world’s most punctual one!”