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PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY FOR TWA EMPLOYEES PROVING FLIGHT PICTURES See Pages Four & Five VOL. 22, NO. 24 NOVEMBER 26, 1959 October Traffic Gains by 18.8% New York—TWA has reported the best October business in its history, with an increase of 23.7 percent in revenue passenger miles flown on United States routes and an overall increase of 18.8 percent on system routes over October, 1958. According to E. O. Cocke, senior vice president and system general manager, TWA flew a total of 463,- 400,000 revenue passenger miles on its 50,000 miles of world routes during the month. In the United States the total was 406,300,000. TWA's Boeing 707 jet flights, serving 11 cities, accounted for 43 percent of the domestic mileage, or 174,400,000 revenue passenger miles. Chicago—Cargo flight 595 crashed and burned at Midway airport November 24 while attempting to return to line field after reporting a fire warning shortly after takeoff. The accident occurred at approximately 5:15 fi,m. under fog and rain conditions. All three crew members—Captain Claude W. Hel- wig, first officer Del E. Wat- ters and flight engineer Aerion L. Auge — were fatally injured. The flight which originated in New York and had stopped enroute at Philadelphia, was bound for Los Angeles. The plane fell in a residential area three blocks from the airport, setting fire to several homes. The home of TWA mechanic George Mahalov, a 27-year employee, was in the path of the plane. He was injured; his wife, Elizabeth, a son, George, Jr., and daughter, Elizabeth, were killed. George, Jr., worked with TWA this past summer as a cargo agent at Midway. Biographies of the crew members, all Los Angeles-based, are on Page Three. Hostess Reigns As Miss International Bombay—TWA hostess Synee Andree was named "Miss International" and Queen of the Day at a reception of the International Forum in Bombay November 21. Miss Andree was presented the award by Indian cabinet minister S. K. Patil at a party attended by several thousand persons. The 21-year-old Swedish beauty won over 27 other contestants representing nearly as many nationalities. In addition to the honor, she received a wardrobe of fine Indian silk, a radio, camera, free trip to Lagos and a screen test. A booth prepared by TWA's sales promotion department was a prominent feature of the affair. SIGNIFYING THE SWIFT FLIGHT in time between the New World and the Old, President Charles S. Thomas cuts the ribbon officially inaugurating TWA 707 Intercontinental jet flights to Europe November 23. The colorful costume of New York lead reservations agent Gordon Ray (right) as a London Beefeater and the Bavarian dress of sales representative Gunther Hillenmayer and teletype operator Dorothy Lueders lend a festive air to the occasicn. The start of service at London and Frankfurt will be followed with the addition of IntercorWfnental service fit Paris and Rome on December 3. Europe Previews Intercontinental London — The inauguration of TWA's Boeing 707 Intercontinental service between the United States and Europe on Monday was preceded by a week-long FAA proving flight for the big jetliner. The Intercontinental's maiden trans-Atlantic flight carried a party of company officials and technicians from the Federal Aviation Agency. Their stringent inspection in the "dress rehearsal" included confirmation of the ability of airports and airways to adequately handle the Intercontinental—largest jetliner in the world. The flight also gave TWA ground service personnel the opportunity to be checked out for actual operations. TWA Okptain Gordon Grari$er, director 6'jy flight operations research .and development, was in command of the flight. After a routine trans-Atlantic crossing the Intercontinental made trial runs from one city to another, including Shannon, London, Frankfurt, Paris and Rome. The training/ inspection flight chalked up a commercial airline speed record between London and Rome of only one hour 55 minutes. The December 1 system domestic timetable, as well as the handy memo timetable, will be in effect until January 10, according to Dale Ecton, supervisor of direct mail distribution. Night Coach Fare Filed For KC Jet New Yobk-TWA has filed with the CAB for westbound night all- coach fares between Kansas City and Los Angelies on Boeing 707 flight 81. If-approved, the bargain fares will be effective tomorrow, November 27. Flight 81 leaves Kansas City at 10:00 p-% and arrives in Los Angeles at 31:15 p.m. Under tfe. proposed taHff a Golden Banner coach fare o||t$72.75 would apply for seating m the forward compartment and a low night coach fare of $59.50 in the rear compartment. Both fares would be subject to the $6.00 jet surcharge. The special fare would apply only on this one flight and not on other equipment. It may be combined with other fares to and from points beyond Kansas City and Los Angeles. To eliminate any possible misunderstanding by the public, all interested persons should be advised that TWA's November 17th settlement of its labor dispute with its hostesses and pursers eliminates any threat of strike both now and later. Both parties have agreed to submit all open issues to a neutral arbitrator for final and binding decision. The dispute is definitely ended. London-Frankfurt Inaugural "Perfect" Intercontinental Service Begins on Festive Note LONDON—Flight 700, inaugurating TWA 707 Intercontinental jet service between New York and London and Frankfurt, touched down at London Airport at 6:57 a.m. GMT. The elapsed flying time across the Atlantic was 6 hours and 10 minutes—15 minutes ahead of schedule. Captain Gordon Granger was at the controls. The flight carried a total of 96 passengers and a crew of 10. President Charles S. Thomas, who was among the passengers, reported the flight was perfect and praised the crew for an outstanding job. New York—The hands of the clock were turned back briefly to a scene of Old England and 19th Century Germany at New York's Jet Age International Airport as colorful ceremonies marked the start of TWA Intercontinental jet service to London and Frankfurt November 23. Dressed in the costume of a London "Beefeater" and the leder- hosen of German country-folk, TWA personnel joined President Charles S. Thomas in officially extending TWA's jet routes across the Atlantic. The costumes, refreshments and entire entourage all were calculated to accent the swift speed and comfort with which TWA's jetliners now transport travelers between the New World and Old. Gordon Ray, lead reservations For the inaugural party, one sec- agent in New York, presented a tion of the lounge was decorated splendid figure in the scarlet garb of the royal .guard. Teletype operator Dorothy Lueders of the district sales office and sales representative Gunther Hillenmayer were dressed in Bavarian costume. They were assisted by Gretchen Dahm, "Miss TWA 707 Intercontinental." She acted as hostess for the hundreds of guests and well-wishers attending a pre-flight reception in -the spacious passenger lounge of TWA's new temporary quarters at Idle- wild. The lounge and ticket counter facilities were recently acquired by TWA for use until work on the permanent "furturistic" terminal is completed. The Intercontinental send-off marked the first public use of the new passenger service area. Until now, to expedite handling, TWA has used a separate ticket counter to serve jet passengers. with an English motif and the other German. At one table guests were offered English ale and at the other, German beer. Credit for giving international flavor to the occasion was given district sales promotion manager Joe Leddy. For the guests on Flight 700, the ceremony at Idlewild was just a taste of tilings to come. Six hours and 10 minutes later they were greeted in London by British and American officials and hustled off for a special tour of the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. The group, mcluding noted news correspondents and dignitaries, continued on to Frankfurt this morning, where they were received by German officials. They then motored to Stuttgart for a tour of the Mercedes automobile plant. (Continued on Page Four) KEY OFFICIALS OF TWA and Convair meet at Kansas City to go over plans for integrating the Convair 880 into TWA's jet fleet. Conferring around the table are (clockwise, left to right) J. J. Alkazin, L. J. Bordelon, and W. W. Fox, all of Convair; N. R. Parmet, TWA director of aircraft development; Al Jordon, assistant vice president-maintenance and overhaul; Ray Dunn, vice president of technical services; Sam Higginbottom, assistant vice president of engineering, flight test and inspection; B. F. Coggan, vice president and manager for Convair; and three other Convair officials: T. S. Sullivan, B. J. Simons and O. W. Harper.
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Title | TWA Skyliner Magazine, 1959-11-26 |
Masthead | The Skyliner: Of, for and by who are TWA |
Publisher | Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri |
Coverage | United States; Missouri; Kansas City |
Date | 1959-11-26 |
Year | 1959 |
Month | 11 |
Day | 26 |
Type | Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, etc.) |
Source.Original | Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City |
Source.Digital | Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City |
Subject | Trans World Airlines (TWA) Records |
Description | An archive of the TWA Skyliner magazine |
Rights | Public domain |
Volume | Vol. 22 |
Issue | No. 24 |
Format | Tiff; pdf |
Language | Eng |
Description
Title | TWA Skyliner Magazine, 1959-11-26_01 |
Masthead | The Skyliner: Of, for and by who are TWA |
Publisher | Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri |
Coverage | United States; Missouri; Kansas City |
Date | 11/26/1959 |
Year | 1959 |
Month | 11 |
Day | 26 |
Type | Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, etc.) |
Source.Original | Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City |
Source.Digital | Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City |
Subject | Trans World Airlines (TWA) Records |
Description | An archive of the TWA Skyliner magazine |
Rights | Public domain |
Volume | Vol. 22 |
Issue | No. 24 |
Format | Tiff; pdf |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
Date Digital | 2010-05-06/15:55:19 |
Technical Metadata | Image was scanned by Western Blue in Kansas City, MO. Archival image is an 8-bit color tiff that was scanned from original at 353 dpi. The original file size was 76.2 mb. |
Language | Eng |
Transcript | PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY FOR TWA EMPLOYEES PROVING FLIGHT PICTURES See Pages Four & Five VOL. 22, NO. 24 NOVEMBER 26, 1959 October Traffic Gains by 18.8% New York—TWA has reported the best October business in its history, with an increase of 23.7 percent in revenue passenger miles flown on United States routes and an overall increase of 18.8 percent on system routes over October, 1958. According to E. O. Cocke, senior vice president and system general manager, TWA flew a total of 463,- 400,000 revenue passenger miles on its 50,000 miles of world routes during the month. In the United States the total was 406,300,000. TWA's Boeing 707 jet flights, serving 11 cities, accounted for 43 percent of the domestic mileage, or 174,400,000 revenue passenger miles. Chicago—Cargo flight 595 crashed and burned at Midway airport November 24 while attempting to return to line field after reporting a fire warning shortly after takeoff. The accident occurred at approximately 5:15 fi,m. under fog and rain conditions. All three crew members—Captain Claude W. Hel- wig, first officer Del E. Wat- ters and flight engineer Aerion L. Auge — were fatally injured. The flight which originated in New York and had stopped enroute at Philadelphia, was bound for Los Angeles. The plane fell in a residential area three blocks from the airport, setting fire to several homes. The home of TWA mechanic George Mahalov, a 27-year employee, was in the path of the plane. He was injured; his wife, Elizabeth, a son, George, Jr., and daughter, Elizabeth, were killed. George, Jr., worked with TWA this past summer as a cargo agent at Midway. Biographies of the crew members, all Los Angeles-based, are on Page Three. Hostess Reigns As Miss International Bombay—TWA hostess Synee Andree was named "Miss International" and Queen of the Day at a reception of the International Forum in Bombay November 21. Miss Andree was presented the award by Indian cabinet minister S. K. Patil at a party attended by several thousand persons. The 21-year-old Swedish beauty won over 27 other contestants representing nearly as many nationalities. In addition to the honor, she received a wardrobe of fine Indian silk, a radio, camera, free trip to Lagos and a screen test. A booth prepared by TWA's sales promotion department was a prominent feature of the affair. SIGNIFYING THE SWIFT FLIGHT in time between the New World and the Old, President Charles S. Thomas cuts the ribbon officially inaugurating TWA 707 Intercontinental jet flights to Europe November 23. The colorful costume of New York lead reservations agent Gordon Ray (right) as a London Beefeater and the Bavarian dress of sales representative Gunther Hillenmayer and teletype operator Dorothy Lueders lend a festive air to the occasicn. The start of service at London and Frankfurt will be followed with the addition of IntercorWfnental service fit Paris and Rome on December 3. Europe Previews Intercontinental London — The inauguration of TWA's Boeing 707 Intercontinental service between the United States and Europe on Monday was preceded by a week-long FAA proving flight for the big jetliner. The Intercontinental's maiden trans-Atlantic flight carried a party of company officials and technicians from the Federal Aviation Agency. Their stringent inspection in the "dress rehearsal" included confirmation of the ability of airports and airways to adequately handle the Intercontinental—largest jetliner in the world. The flight also gave TWA ground service personnel the opportunity to be checked out for actual operations. TWA Okptain Gordon Grari$er, director 6'jy flight operations research .and development, was in command of the flight. After a routine trans-Atlantic crossing the Intercontinental made trial runs from one city to another, including Shannon, London, Frankfurt, Paris and Rome. The training/ inspection flight chalked up a commercial airline speed record between London and Rome of only one hour 55 minutes. The December 1 system domestic timetable, as well as the handy memo timetable, will be in effect until January 10, according to Dale Ecton, supervisor of direct mail distribution. Night Coach Fare Filed For KC Jet New Yobk-TWA has filed with the CAB for westbound night all- coach fares between Kansas City and Los Angelies on Boeing 707 flight 81. If-approved, the bargain fares will be effective tomorrow, November 27. Flight 81 leaves Kansas City at 10:00 p-% and arrives in Los Angeles at 31:15 p.m. Under tfe. proposed taHff a Golden Banner coach fare o||t$72.75 would apply for seating m the forward compartment and a low night coach fare of $59.50 in the rear compartment. Both fares would be subject to the $6.00 jet surcharge. The special fare would apply only on this one flight and not on other equipment. It may be combined with other fares to and from points beyond Kansas City and Los Angeles. To eliminate any possible misunderstanding by the public, all interested persons should be advised that TWA's November 17th settlement of its labor dispute with its hostesses and pursers eliminates any threat of strike both now and later. Both parties have agreed to submit all open issues to a neutral arbitrator for final and binding decision. The dispute is definitely ended. London-Frankfurt Inaugural "Perfect" Intercontinental Service Begins on Festive Note LONDON—Flight 700, inaugurating TWA 707 Intercontinental jet service between New York and London and Frankfurt, touched down at London Airport at 6:57 a.m. GMT. The elapsed flying time across the Atlantic was 6 hours and 10 minutes—15 minutes ahead of schedule. Captain Gordon Granger was at the controls. The flight carried a total of 96 passengers and a crew of 10. President Charles S. Thomas, who was among the passengers, reported the flight was perfect and praised the crew for an outstanding job. New York—The hands of the clock were turned back briefly to a scene of Old England and 19th Century Germany at New York's Jet Age International Airport as colorful ceremonies marked the start of TWA Intercontinental jet service to London and Frankfurt November 23. Dressed in the costume of a London "Beefeater" and the leder- hosen of German country-folk, TWA personnel joined President Charles S. Thomas in officially extending TWA's jet routes across the Atlantic. The costumes, refreshments and entire entourage all were calculated to accent the swift speed and comfort with which TWA's jetliners now transport travelers between the New World and Old. Gordon Ray, lead reservations For the inaugural party, one sec- agent in New York, presented a tion of the lounge was decorated splendid figure in the scarlet garb of the royal .guard. Teletype operator Dorothy Lueders of the district sales office and sales representative Gunther Hillenmayer were dressed in Bavarian costume. They were assisted by Gretchen Dahm, "Miss TWA 707 Intercontinental." She acted as hostess for the hundreds of guests and well-wishers attending a pre-flight reception in -the spacious passenger lounge of TWA's new temporary quarters at Idle- wild. The lounge and ticket counter facilities were recently acquired by TWA for use until work on the permanent "furturistic" terminal is completed. The Intercontinental send-off marked the first public use of the new passenger service area. Until now, to expedite handling, TWA has used a separate ticket counter to serve jet passengers. with an English motif and the other German. At one table guests were offered English ale and at the other, German beer. Credit for giving international flavor to the occasion was given district sales promotion manager Joe Leddy. For the guests on Flight 700, the ceremony at Idlewild was just a taste of tilings to come. Six hours and 10 minutes later they were greeted in London by British and American officials and hustled off for a special tour of the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. The group, mcluding noted news correspondents and dignitaries, continued on to Frankfurt this morning, where they were received by German officials. They then motored to Stuttgart for a tour of the Mercedes automobile plant. (Continued on Page Four) KEY OFFICIALS OF TWA and Convair meet at Kansas City to go over plans for integrating the Convair 880 into TWA's jet fleet. Conferring around the table are (clockwise, left to right) J. J. Alkazin, L. J. Bordelon, and W. W. Fox, all of Convair; N. R. Parmet, TWA director of aircraft development; Al Jordon, assistant vice president-maintenance and overhaul; Ray Dunn, vice president of technical services; Sam Higginbottom, assistant vice president of engineering, flight test and inspection; B. F. Coggan, vice president and manager for Convair; and three other Convair officials: T. S. Sullivan, B. J. Simons and O. W. Harper. |