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THE PIEDMONITOR Vol. 1 No. 7 - SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC - During September we carried 17,577 passengers which is 316 less than of rests at about 54% for the month. When business falls off the time is right for a re-coupmg of resources and giving thought to better and more courteous service less delays, trated salesmanship, in an effort to bring it back up to and beyond the best business days and months of past peak periods. - CAB HEARING IN WASHINGTON If ever the outstanding record established in all phases by Piedmont has paid off, it did during the Hearing on our Certificate Renewal Case in Washington September 10 through . The fact that the Washington portion of the Hearing lasted only one week, compared to a m mum of two weeks for the other local service airlines thus far, is vivid indication that our record and the case we presented was so flawless that it was almost impossible to t^ar it apart”....Several people, even some of our opponents, said at the close of the Hearing presented a far better case than any of the other local service carriers, and even better th many trunklines... The Post Office Department came out and affirmatively supported renewal of our routes as being required in the postal service. This was the f^ time in his ory a the Post Office has urged renewal of the certificate of a local service airline. We should ail be very proud of this accomplishment... Other Highlights: EAL and DAL did not press th applications for our routes and submitted no evidence in that connection AAL presented a very good case and said that while they would continue to operate the Richmond-Knoxville seg ment if the C.A.B. so decided, they estimate a loss of $600,000 annually if required to do so.... The Examiner’s Report and recommendations should be out by the middle of Decem er, an Oral Argument before the Board itself will probably be held sometime m January all of which means it will likely be at least March 1952 before we can expect a final aecision, and it looks like we have every reason to expect a good decision. -322 A new Piedmont Pacemaker has been added to the fleet - N 50322 - Tennessee Valley Pace maker = so affectionately known as the Clunk for the past four years when it was used only for spare parts. This gleaming beauty proudly took to the air again at 5:30 P.M. on September 21. which makes a total of ten Pacemakers now in operation. 322 has lots of new innovations and improvements over the rest of the fleet. Check the fancy curtain material - the new iloor covering - and the new wall covermg material. All of these changes mean a savings in weight, improved beauty, and a savings m cost, as a result of longer lasting quality and easier clean ing. It is the first PAI aircraft to be equipped with a dual VHF Navigation System for use on Omni Range and ILS facilities. It also has a complete set of Grimes rim lighting equipment, and a lighted Jackbox... We should all be mighty proud of 322. - UNITED FUND DRIVE - Int employees will be glad to know that henceforth only one major fund-raising campaign will be conducted each year instead of the many we have had in the past. Almost every wort y pro ject has been consolidated into one drive, and in view of this fact, the Company has established a policy of permittmg only one campaign among INT employees during the year. Also, order to assist in the program, the Company has arranged for employees to pay their pledges throug
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