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THE PIE
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lER, 1969
THEPIEOmoniTOfl
Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
Smith Reynolds Airport
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Betsy Allen, Editor
Staggering Statistics
In The Lessons of History, Will Durant writes, “The
development of the airplane will again alter the map
of civilization. Countries like England and France will
lose the commercial advantage of abundant coasthnes.
Countries like Russia, China and Brazil, hampered by
the excess of their landmasses over their coasts, will
cancel part of their handicap by taking to the air.
Coastal cities will derive less of their wealth from the
clumsy business of transferring goods from ship to
train or from train to ship. When sea power finally
gives place to air power in transport and war, we shall
have seen one of the basic revolutions in history.”
Due to the press of day-to-day events, we lose sight
of the big picture that Durant sketches. Aviation is
causing one of the basic revolutions of history, and as
employees of a commercial carrier, we are intimately
involved.
How is aviation changing transportation habits?
Examine a few facts.
-— Ten years ago 74% of the people who took a
transocean voyage went by air; today 91% do.
— Since 1958 passenger mileage on airplanes has
increased by 245% while passenger mileage in auto
mobiles has increased 60%.
— Ten years ago public intercity transportation
was divided up fairly evenly between buses (32%),
trains (29%), and planes (39%). Today the airplane
dominates public intercity transportation with a whop
ping 73% of the traffic.
— 150 milhon passengers flew on U. S. scheduled
airlines in 1968.
— In 1971 the number of passengers on U. S. sched
uled airlines will surpass the population of the United
States.
— It has been suggested that by 1980 at any mo
ment there will be 2.5 million people in airplanes over
the 48 mainland states.
Even looking at a short span of time it is evident
that aviation is playing an increasingly important role
in the total transportation picture.
As airline employees, what do these figures mean
for us? For one thing they mean that the volume of
business is good and going to get better.
But the statistics also have another, more subtle
implication.
Statistics which show us that traffic is going to
increase should also tell us that the “travel experience”
level of our customers is going to increase also. The
airline passenger of the 70’s and beyond is going to
be a sophisticated traveler. (Think of your own chil
dren who grow up taking air transportation for granted;
think of the college students who fly between college
and home on youth fare as a matter of course.) To
morrow’s passenger will not be happy just going some
where; fewer and fewer individuals will be satisfied
with the adventure of flight only.
For us this is an important implication. It means
that we will have to modify continually our ideas about
the needs of our passengers. To maintain our share of
the travel market we will have to anticipate and adjust
to the demands of the “Transportation Revolution.”
—From Delta Digest
Around the System
New Employees
N. L. Allen—Stewardess, ORF
H. C. Bohannon—Agent, ATL
L. A. Bradley—Stewardess, ILM
C. J. Brinson—Agent, CVG
C. M. Bryant—Stewardess, ROA
L. F. Cain—Stewardess, ILM
P. A. Collins—Stewardess, ORF
N. L. Crumbliss—Stewardess, ORF
H. Daniel, Jr.—Agent, HTS
I. E. Deal—Stewardess, INT
D. E. Dillard—Stewardess, ORF
P. J. Evans—Stewardess, ILM
W. M. Felt—Agent, ATL
B. Y. Foley—Agent, CVG
P. L. Haselden—Stewardess, ORF
M. C. Henderson—Agent, CVG
J. R. Horne—Agent, FAY
S. M. Holland—Stewardess, ORF
S. Isome—Stewardess, DCA
J. L. Jordon—Stewardess, ORF
P. A. Karl—Stewardess, DCA
W. D. Mann—Agent, DCA
R. A. Mims—Agent, CLT
K. E. Misenheimer—Stewardess,
ILM
D. E. Nicely—Agent, SHD
R. J. Oberlies—Agent, ORF
D. Pollard—Stewardess, ROA
S. L. Powers—Agent, INT
D. S. Quillen—Agent, HTS
C. L. Rice—Stewardess, ORF
G. R. Seay—Agent, RIC
C. M. Simmons—Stewardess, ORF
S. A. Small—Stewardess, ORF
L. E. Stephens—Agent, HTS
S. A. Sue—Stewardess, ORF
S. Swarin—Stewardess, ORF
J. A. Taylor—Agent, CLT
P. A. Terrell—Stewardess, ORF
E. S. Thompson, Stewardess, ORF
J. W. Wall—Agent, RIC
M. L. Watson—Stewardess, ORF
R. E. Whitehurst—Agent, RIC
A. D. Young—Agent, CRW
S. M. Moore—Jr. Stock Clerk, INT
0. A. Andrews—Clerk, INT
J. F. Austin—Agent, RDU
F. L. Honaker—Jr. Planner, INT
J. T. Beatty — Agent, RIC
A. W. Castros — Agent, ROA
J. A. Fauhl — Agent, ATL
J. S. Fermanides — Agent, FAY
C. E. Hoots — Agent, AVL
K. E. Price — Agent, TRI
L. E. C. Walton — Agent, CLT
D. L. Allnutt — Agent, ATL
J. P. Barton — Maint. Helper, INT
B. A. Beaty — Agent, ATL
E. A. Cook — Jr. Programmer,
INT
M. E. Chaloner — Agent, DCA
R. T. Fuller — Agent, HSP
Donell Harrison — Fleet Ser., ORF
J. G. Hudson — Gen. Clk., Jr., INT
R. Y. Sorrell — Agent, RDU
L. J. Steirer — Agent, FAY
A. G. Tuttle — Lineman, INT-CPA
L. E. Yandle — Agent, CLT
Promotions
D. B. Watson—to Radio Tech., INT
T. R. Allen—to Res. F/0, ILM
R. J. Bilskie—to Reg. S/0, ATL
E. G. Booth—to Reg. Jet Capt.,
INT
R. A. Brunson—to Jet F/0, INT
Congrats
20 Years
Jack R. Gwennap — Sta. Mgr.,
AVL
Will Lee Jett — Lead Agent, MEM
Houstin Kinley Scott — Lead
Mech., INT
15 Years
Raymond S. Craft — Clerk,
INT-FB
10 Years
Shirley C. Wall — Stockrm. Clerk,
INT-FB
Janet M. Tuemler — Agent, CVG
5 Years
D. W. McBride - Mech., INT
K. E. Booze — Sr. Mech., INT
Donna M. Besaw — Stewardess,
ATL
Patricia A. Bocock — Stewardess,
INT
Carolyn A. Fife — Stewardess,
TYS
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500N.
C. K. Carter-to Reg. Jet F/0,
ORF
W. T. Deason—to Reg. Jet F/0,
ORF
A. M. Fisher—to Res. Jet F/0,
ORF
R. L. Flenniken—to Res. Jet F/0,
ORF
R. W. Goodrum—to Reg. S/0, ATL
P. C. Grissom—to Reg. Jet F/0,
ATL
R. M. Hunter—to Res. F/0, ORF
T. C. Hutchins—to Reg. S/0, ATL
P. L. Johnson, Jr.—to Reg. S/0,
ATL
C. E. Koone—to Reg. Jet F/0, INT
G. W. Lancaster—to Res. F/0,
ORF
R. L. Leeds—to Reg. F/0, ROA
P. M. Lindsay—to Res. Jet Capt.,
INT
D. G. McGregor—to Reg. S/0,
ATL
R. L. Merritt—to Reg. S/0, ATL
0. D. Moore—to Jr. Res. F/0,
ATL
J. R. Nelson—to Res. Capt., ROA
W. F. Nixon—to Res. Jet F/0,
ORF
W. C. Pilkner—to Reg. S/0, ATL
A. A. Riad—to Reg. S/0, ATL
E. V. Settle—to Reg. Jet Capt.,
INT
B. G. Sharpe—to Reg. F/0, INT
R. R. Tate-to Res. F/0, DCA
D. C. Tusing—to Reg. Jet F/0,
ORF
J. P. Wallace—to Reg. S/0, ATL
E. D. Whaley—to Res. Jet F/0,
ATL
R. G, Bowen—to Reg. F/0, ILM
D. A. Campbell—to Res. F/0, R0^B4
T. W. Porter—to Reg. F/0, ORF
E. G. Wade to Res. F/0, ROA
D. B. Watson—to Radio Tech., INT
J. R. Carter-to Ld. Agent, HSP
C. M. Coats—to Ld. Agent, LYH
J. E. Dail—to Ld. Agent, ORF
G. A. Hamner—to Ld. Agent, ATL
G. R. James, III—to Chief Agent,
ATL
T. L. Townsend—to Ld. Agent,
FAY
S. M. Wiles — to Jr. Sec., INT
N. F. Wilson — to Mech., INT-FB
L. W. Salmon — to Sr. Mech.,
INT-FB
F. H. Sheets — to Lead Agent,
HTS
R. E. Swaim — to Senior Line
Chief, INT-FB
G. 0. Kiser — to Lead Agent, CVG
M. K. Booth — to Lead Agent,
EWN
J. A. Lawrence — to Chief Agent,
BLF
Transfers
P. C. CombS“ROA to ILM
P. J. Donnelly—DCA to INT
P. S. Horton—ORF to ROA
J. L. Fields-CLT to CAE
T. D. Saunooke—DCA to ATL
L. M. Dalton—RDU to CLT
C. D. Gordon - ORF to INT
D. L. Kiser — to Mech., BLF
G. W. Hilbert - SHD to lAD
J. W. Dean — CRE to SOP
L. J. D’Amelio — ROA to INT
G. D. Caneron — to Jr. Radio
Tech., ORF
Turby
The Chicago pre-inaugural flights were flown yesterday and I must
say, I have been on quite a number of inaugurals since I’ve been with
Piedmont, but this one went the smoothest of any. Maybe we ar^^L
getting proficient at the garpe. Mayor Daley met us at the airpooi^
with a big brass band and gave Piedmont a welcome that we should
be well proud of.
I was real proud of the station managers who headed the,group
of dignitaries from their respective cities in that they knew these
people so well and, of course, the dignitaries knew our managers so
well. This indicates to me that they are taking part in civic affairs
and are “Mr. Piedmont” in their respective communities. That goes
for the Sales Managers as well.
They even have a newspaper named for the Mayor — “The Chicago
Daily News.” Get it?
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Mom (hearing a crash) — “More dishes. Junior?”
Junior — “No, Mom, fewer dishes.”
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If a thing goes without saying, let it!
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Advice to single gals — Don’t go looking for the ideal man, a
husband is easier to find.
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