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THE PIEDMONITOR VOLUME 10 - No. 4 Published by Piedmont Aviation, Inc. APRIL 1958 NORFOLK AIRPORT EXPANSION UNDERWAY r . » _19« rnmm lit m TOSS •*•>-■' i!' ■ ‘ vT^sa’, -aa The above picture shoves the Norfolk Municipal Airport Terminal Building as it w\\\ appear v/hen completed. The expansion pro gram has started and includes enlargement of the terminal building, expansion of the parking lot, addition of two plane parking po~ sitions and construction of a new access road. Total cost of the project will be $ 1,252, 936. and completion is expected about Jul y 1, 1 959. SAFETY IS THE AIRLINES’ MAJOR CONCERN Today, it is more than four times as safe to travel by domestic scheduled airline than by automobile. During 1 956, the I atest figure available forthe automobile industry, the re were 26, 100 auto and taxi passenger fata! ities, representing a rate of 2.7 fatal ities per 100 million passenger miles. During the some period, the airl ines account^ ed for 143 passenger fatalities, for a rate of .64 fatalities per 100 million passenger miles. In 1957, the combined U. S. scheduled domestic and international airl ines achieved a safety record practically unparalleled in oirl ine history. ity per lOOmilllon passenger miles In 1956. This record was achieved during a year when scheduled air carriers flew an all- time high of more than 31 billion revenue passenger miles. How have the airl ines been able to improve their safety record over the years? The answer: Unflagging vigilance at every level of aircraft development and aircraft operation, plus a high order of discipline and a keen sense of responsibility on i-he part of airline employees. Improvement of flying safety begins on the drawing boards of aircraft engineers and designers, and continues througk'stages of development, testing and manufacture, to The rate was two-tenths of a passenger fatal- the finished product. For example, one of the big jet aircraft scheduled to enter air line fleets late this year took blueprint form in 1952. It underwent its firsttest flight In 1954. Today, months before com mercial operation, it has already had more than 1,100 hours In the air. By the time It Is turned over to the airlines for regular scheduled service, it will have had many more hours of proving itself. During these earl y development stages, the airl ines work closel y with the manufacturers, recommending aircraft modifications based on years of operation experience. The continuing emphasis on safety continues well beyond pre-ccrtlflcation testing, pro duction and operation of the airplane.
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