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King For A Day PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY FOR TWA EMPLOYEES See Page Four VOL. NO. 25, NO. 7 MARCH 26, 1962 Two Top Posts TWA Places Order For Filled at MKC 10 Boeing 727 Jets KANSAS CITY—The appointment of John E. Harrington as system director of customer service effec NEW YORK—TWA is ordering 10 Boeing 727 jetliners, President tive April 1 has been announced by Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr., announced March 9. J. E. Frankum, vice president and At the same time, TWA revised an existing order for 20 Boeing general transportation manager. 707-131B and six 707-331B turofan jets. Under the revision, TWA General transportation manager will purchase 18 of the 131Bs and lease five of the larger, longer for the Central region since June, range 331Bs. The new contract also involves a lease-purchase 1959, Harrington succeeds J. I. agreement with Pratt & Whitney Aircraft for engines. Greenwald, who will transfer to The purchase order, including the airplanes, engines and spare the sales division. Greenwald's new duties will be announced later. parts involves approximately $174,000,000, President Tillinghast said. TWA's order for 20 Nouvelle Frankum also named Byron G. Jackson as director of terminal Caravelle jets from Sud Aviation of service. Formerly director of cus Brock Named France, announced last September, tomer service for the Central re has been revised so as to give gion, Jackson fills the position va TWA until May to determine cated recently by the transfer and To Sales Staff whether it wishes to proceed with promotion of Joseph A. Clay to the order. New York as senior director of ON HAND TO WELCOME the first passengers to use the Flight Wing of NEW YORK—John P. Brock, for The advanced 727 jets, powered reservations and city ticket offices. the Trans World Flight Center at Idlewild March 19 were (left to right) merly district sales manager fot by three engines, are specifically E. Paul Burke, Atlantic region assistant vice president and general trans Harrington joined TWA in 1940 Germany, has been appointed as designed for medium-range opera portation manager; Floyd Hall, senior vice president and system general as a copilot and was promoted to sistant to the vice president and tion on TWA's domestic routes. manager; President Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr.; and district transportation captain in 1942. From 1950 to general sales manager at New They can fly at speeds just under manager George Levering. President Tillinghast announced that the main York, according to an announce 600 miles an hour, carry up to 113 1957 he held a number of execu building of the Flight Center will open on May 28. tive positions in other industries, ment by L. P. Marechal. persons and operate off runways after which he returned to TWA Named to succeed him at Frank as short as 5,000 feet. as director of organizational plan furt was H. W. Diekmann, former The 727 order calls for first de ning at New York. In December, Trans World Flight Center ly district sales manager at Denver. livery in April, 1964. Well before 1958 he was promoted to manager In addition to his staff duties, that time, TWA will have received of flight test at MCI and, six Brock will act as liaison with the the 131Bs and 331Bs, which TWA months later, was named Central Opens at Idlewild May 28 United States Travel Service in has named the "StarStream." The region general transportation man TWA's continuing program to de first of the 131Bs, which at 630 ager. NEW YORK—TWA has set May 28 as the formal opening date for velop international tourism to the miles an hour will be the fastest United States. commercial jetliner in service any Jackson joined the transportation its spectacular new Trans World Flight Center, designed by Eero A 17-year TWA veteran, Brock where, will be delivered by April division at Kansas City in 1941 and Saarinen, at New York International Airport. joined the company in Washington 1, 1962. They will be used pri rose through a series of promo Announcement by President Charles C. Tillinghast came as TWA tions to station manager at Frank as assistant to the district sales marily in domestic service. Delivery began preview service Monday, March 19, in the Flight Center's furt in 1950. He served as station manager after seeing service in of the 33IBs, longest range high newly-operational Flight Wing. President Tillinghast greeted arriv manager at Chicago from 1952 to World War II as a Lt. Commander speed jetliners in the world, will 1957, after which he was named ing passengers on the first plane to use the Flight Wing, which is in the U.S. Naval Air Transport begin next October. These 140- assistant regional director of pas connected to the central building Service. He was named district passenger planes, capable of flying senger service. He has served as by a covered walkway. sales manager at Washington in 6,000 miles non-stop, will serve regional director of customer serv "The selected terminal opening President Kennedy on March 1947 and, in 1959, was appointed TWA's international routes. ice at Kansas City since 1959. date will make the Flight Center 20 announced the formation of to the Frankfurt post. * The 727 features marked changes Replacements for Harrington and available for the mid-year tourist an Emergency Board to investi Diekmann has been with TWA from conventional jet airliner de Jackson will be announced later. movement," Tillinghast said. "TWA gate the dispute between TWA since 1943. He served nearly 10 sign. Its three Pratt & Whitney is anxious for the public to view and the Flight Engineers Inter years as district sales manager at JT8D engines, producing 14,000 this outstanding structure, designed national Association (FEIA). Minneapolis, from August, 1949 pounds of thrust each, are mounted to serve not only the Jet Age but February Mileage Names of panel members were until his appointment as DSM at at the rear of the fuselage, rather the upcoming Supersonic Era as Denver in April, 1959. than beneath the wings. Two en to be announced later. The panel well." Diekmann's successor at Denver gines are mounted on opposite has 30 days to conduct its study Breaks All Marks Passengers arriving or departing will be announced later. sides of the tail assembly, while the Idlewild are receiving a preview of and file a report. The union The Frankfurt office has gained third is inside the aft end of the NEW YORK—February was a rec the striking new building. Enroute would not be free to strike until increasing importance in the trans fuselage, its air scoop forming a ord month for TWA, with more to the Flight Wing, they stroll 30 days after the report is filed. portation of U. S. armed forces and prominent projection just forward revenue passenger miles flown do through the central structure. In military dependents. of the tail atop the fuselage. mestically and internationally than using the Flight Wing, passengers during any previous February in are fully protected from outside The new airplane also has revo the airline's history. weather, boarding the aircraft lutionary changes in its wing design, In the United States, TWA flew through covered, telescopic Jet- with aerodynamic flap arrange 297,903,000 revenue passenger ways. ments on both the leading and trailing edges of the wings. This miles, which exceeded by two per Opening of the Flight Wing, design, first of its kind ever placed cent the previous record February with its seven gate positions, will on a commercial jetliner, enables of 1960. This February was 47 per greatly relieve congestion at the the 727 to land and take off in cent better than the same month present terminal, which has six exceedingly short distances, yet last year, when a six-day strike of positions. flight engineers halted operations cruise at jet speeds. on TWA and six other U. S. car TWA will resume jet service Because of its smaller size and riers. between the United States and medium-range design, the 727's Internationally, 50,405,000 rev Ireland June 3. Service to Shan engines are not as powerful as enue passenger miles were flown— non was suspended last October those that will power the 131B and up 129 percent over last February, 29 for the winter. 331B. These larger aircraft will and 33 percent above the previous One SuperJet round trip week carry the 18,000-pound thrust international February record of ly directly between Chicago and Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3 turbofan 37,897,000 revenue passenger miles, Shannon and one round trip engine, most powerful jet power- set in 1960. weekly between New York and plant of U. S. origin. TWA also reported that advance Shannon have been scheduled. TWA's jet fleet currently consists bookings for trans-Atlantic travel The flights will also serve Bos THE BOEING 727. TWA has ordered 10 of the medium-range, three- of 15 Boeing 707-131, 12 Boeing during March were 35 percent ton and Paris. engine jetliners for delivery early in 1964. This photo was taken of a 707-331, four leased Boeing 720B ahead of a year ago. model of the 727 as it would look with TWA markings. and 20 Convair 880 aircraft. SKYUNER TWA April SKYUNER j Honor Roll 35 Years O. M. Gove, IDL 30 Years PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY FOR TWA EMPLOYEES R. 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