SAA Orange Tail

Julie/July 1967 –  No. 43  -

ONS TROTS

23 Junie vanjaar was weer die vakleerlinge van die S.A.L se groot dag. Op daardie dag het mnr. J. P. Hugo, hoofbestuurder van die Spoorwegadministrasie, die jaarlikse prysuitdeling aan vakleerlinge waargeneem. Tesame met ons bestuurshoof, mnr. A. M. Conradie, was ‘n grout aantal senior amptenare, ouers van vakleerlinge en lede van die publiek teenwoordig.

Die foto’s hieronder is tydens die oorhandiging geneem. Ons sê graag veels geluk aan die pryswenners; die Bestuur is trots op hulle en op die bydrae wat die hoof en personeel van die vakleerlingskool tot hierdie prestasies gelewer het.

Die Lugdiens se senioramptenaar­trofee word dear mnr. J. Adam (regs) aan vakleerling M. L Louw oorhan­dig, vir die vak­ leerling wat meeste vordering gemaak het.

Mev. Vera Louw oorhandig die J. D. T. Louw-trofee aan vakleerling J. R. Cook, vir die beste algemene vakleerling.

Mnr. J. P. Hugo, hoofbestuurder, vierde van links en mnr. A. M. Conradie, bestuurshoof, vyfde van links, saam met die bekerwenners. Hulle is in die gewone volgorde vakleerlinge G. F. Siebert, D, R. Ratter, M. L. Louw en J. R. Cook, kort na die oorhandiging.

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SERVICE AWARDS

It was decided some time ago, in conformity with general airline practice abroad, to issue members of the overborder contract staff, employed in foreign countries, with service lapel badges in respect of each completed period of 5 years service with South African Airways. A service certificate is issued with this award to mark the occasion. The first awards were made during the recent 5th Annual Sales Conference in Frankfurt where the Commercial Director, Mr. N, S. Louw, made the presentations. He said he was very happy to be able to do so on the first occasion of his being Chairman of the Conference, and spoke with high regard and appreciation of the loyal service rendered by the S.A,A. contract staff. Recipients of five year awards on this occasion were the following Sales Representatives:-Mr. K. Olberts, Amsterdam; Mr. S. Chrissoulis, Athens; Mr. V. E. Bencini, Rome; Mr. G. C. Moritz, Paris; Mr. B. Bay, Zurich; Mr. H. Schulz-Riechel, Ham­burg; Mr. F. Hany, Messenger and Miss U. Menzer, Secretary, both of the Frankfurt office.

Similar awards were also made by the Commercial Director in London to Receptionists Mrs. H. Chattel and Miss S. G. Lacey; Mr. C. G. Richardson, Messenger; Mr. A. J. B. Toghill, Administrative Assistant, and Mrs. E. D. J. Whiting, Telephonist. Three members of the airport staff in London also qualified for awards but could, unfortunately, not attend the ceremony. Arrangements were made to make the presen­tations to them at some other time. Incidentally, they happen to be the three contract personnel in S.A.A. with the longest service, viz., Messrs. C.W.L. Poyser, Deputy Station Manager (since 1.4.49), J. F. R. Mills, Stores Officer (since 26.11.51) and T. W. Welch, Port Steward (since 1.11.54).

Left to right: Mr. W. J. Nothling, Regional Manager, Salisbury (33 years service), Mrs. J. L. Booysen, Clerk, Salisbury (11 years service), Mr. J. Jooste, Asst. Superintendent (Staff) Head­ quarters (33 years service), Mrs. W. J. Rohm, Secretary, Salis­bury (5 years service), Mr. C. Moore, Asst. Manager, Salisbury (29 years service).

Presentations were also made by the Personnel Manager, Mr. M. M. Louw to Mrs. A. V. Krul, Secretary at Amsterdam, and by the Assistant Personnel Manager (Special Duties) Mr. J. Jooste to Mrs. J. L. Booysen, Clerk (Accounts and General Duties) and Julius Mwemba, Messenger, at Salisbury, all three qualifying for the 10 years’ award.

Other staff who became entitled to service awards are:­ Mr. J. N. Saroufim, Technical Manager, Rome (the only other staff member who qualified for a 10 year award); Mrs. A. Frantzeskou, Cleaner, Athens; Mr. A. Uiades, Reservations and Ticketing Clerk, Athens; Mrs. A. Psoinou, Secretary, Athens; Mr. G. Barbats, Port Steward, Rome; Mr. P. Bucci, Senior Accounts Clerk, Rome; Mr. F. Buccilli, Station Manager, Rome; Mr. F. Fagnani, Port Steward, Rome; Miss A. Romanelli, Secretary, Rome; Mr. G. L. Rotunno, Asst. Station Manager, Rome; Mrs. C. Scalfaro/Chiesa, Senior Sales Clerk, Rome; Mrs. T. T. V. Nunes da Silva, Typist/Lady Clerk, Beira; Miss E. K. Kyriakakis, Lady Clerk, Lourenco Marques; Mrs. F. M. Zryd, Messenger, Zurich. They have all qualified for the five year award. It was unfortunately not possible for a senior officer from headquarters to personally hand the awards to the aforementioned staff, but the service badges and certificates were transmitted to the Managers for the countries concerned to arrange suitable presentations.

Mr. M. M. Louw, Personnel Manager, making a presentation of a 10 years’ award to Mrs. A. V. Krul, Secretary, Amsterdam.

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NUWE STRALERLUGVRAGDIENS

Die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens sal met ingang 31 Oktober in samewerking met die Franse lugredery, U.T.A., ‘n suiwer lugvragdiens met DC-8F-vliegtuie instel tussen Suid-Afrika en Frankryk. Die diens sal weekliks onderneem word; suidwaarts op Dinsdae en noordwaarts op Woensdae.

Die vliegtuie wat gebruik sal word is spesiaal toegerus vir die snelle hantering van vrag, afgesien van die vorm of grootte daarvan. Dit het 13 vraghouers en kan ongeveer 35 ton op ‘n slag vervoer. Die ekstra ruimte wat op hierdie wyse voorsien word, sal die beskikbare kapasiteit op die vyf gewone weeklikse passasiersvlugte wat gesamentlik deur die twee lugrederye tussen Johannesburg en Parys onderneem word, aansienlik aanvul.

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DIE NUUTSTE VOORKOMS

Die nuwe uniforms van ons reiswaardinne, is onlangs met ‘n swierige skemerkelk­partytjie in ‘n Johannes­burgse hotel aan die pers bekendgestel.

Reiswaardinne, onder die bekwame leiding van mev. Matty Reid, het hulle eie modevertoning gereël en hulle uitstekend van hulle aak gekwyt.

Bygaande foto’s gee ‘n beeld van hoe spoggerig dit daaraan toegegaan het en wie sou nou ooit kon raai dat dit nie beroepsmanne­kyne was nie?

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LOFWAARDIGE DIENS

Die volgende is ‘n uittreksel uit ‘n bekende Kaapse dagblad. Dit is geskryf na aanleiding van die instelling van straler­dienste tussen Suid-Afrika en Australië:

Ten slotte kan ëën ding darem nie ongesê bly nie: Hierdie Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens van ons is iets waarop elke Suid-Afrikaner met reg trots kan wees. Nie slegs handhaaf hy steeds ‘n trotse veiligheidsrekord nie maar wat persoonlike diens en aandag op sy vliegtuie betref hoef hy vir geen ander internasionale lugdiens agteruit te staan nie. Die personeel verrig hul taak met ‘n doeltreffendheid en vriendelikheid wat jou Suid-Afrikaanse hart warm laat klop”.

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BOEING, BOEING:

According to statistics received from the Boeing Company, sales of Boeing commercial jetliners up to June 15, 1967, amounted to 1,600 of which 1,004 have already been delivered.

Delivery of the 1,000th jet came less than nine years after the first was handed over to an American carrier in August, 1958. Over the years, the company has rolled out an average of one aeroplane every 2.3 working days.

With so many Boeings already completed and delivered it is no wonder that a Boeing jet airliner lands or takes off somewhere in the world on an average of every 12 seconds. Each day the company’s products carry more than 185,000 passengers over 3.4 million miles. Thus in nine years’ service almost 200 million people have flown on Boeing airliners – either one of the big 707 series or one of the popular 727 trijets.

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SKOF VOLTOOI:

Op 29 Junie het mnr. J. D. Fuhri, eersteklerk in die afdeling rekenpligte en algemeen, „skof voltooi” op sy dagboek aangeteken, sy pen in sy sak gesteek, die deur agter hom toegetrek en ‘n dienstydperk van 41 jaar afgesluit. Daar is op paslike wyse van hom afskeid geneem op ‘n funksie in die Raadsaal van die S.A.L.-sentrum waartydens mnr. N. S. Louw, handelsdirekteur, mnr Fuhri geloof het vir die baie jare troue diens en die goeie leiding wat van hom uitgegaan het. Hy het nooit enige klagte teen mnr. Fuhri gehoor nie. „Hy was ‘n amptenaar by uitstek”, het mnr. Louw voorts gesê. „Hy het gewerk nie soseer vir geldelike beloning nie, maar meer uit liefde en ‘n totale oorgawe en toewyding aan sy diens.”

Mnr. M. Larkins, adjunk-handelsdirekteur, mnr. J. Perold, assistent-superintendent, ander senior amptenare, kollegas en vriende het daarna van sy goeie hoedanighede getuig en hom seen en voorspoed vir die toekoms toegewens.

Mnr. Fuhri het paslik geantwoord en een en almal hartlik bedank vir die samewerking, hulp en steun wat hy van die hoogste tot die laagste in die diens ontvang het.

Mnr. N. S. Louw (regs) oorhandig ‘n afskeidsgeskenk namens die personeel aan mnr. Fuhri.

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NEW LOOK FOR MAJOR SOUTH AFRICAN AIRPORTS:

A scale model of what Jan Smuts Airport will look like after completion.

The biggest single building project yet undertaken by the South African Public Works Department to date, has just been commenced. The project, which is designed to improve the facilities of Jan Smuts Airport, in anticipation of the intro­duction of high capacity jet aircraft, includes the building of a new international passenger terminal, a large cargo building, a hotel block and a twelve-storey office block.

Tenders for the first stage involving excavation, piling and general preparatory work, have already been received. The building of a passenger concourse, adjoining the northern side of the present terminal and work on the basement of the international wing – the largest building of the complex – will form the second phase. This is due for completion by the end of 1969. By the middle of 1972 the overborder terminal and the new air freight block is expected to be completed. The existing concourse will then be transformed into a terminal for domestic passenger traffic only.

The new international flight unit will provide for two levels­the upper level for departing passengers and the lower for incoming traffic. Both will be above the ground and will be serviced by 22 escalators and 19 lifts. In addition, the upper level will be reached by two elevated roads.

Attached to the international terminal will be a two-storey hotel built on stilts. A pleasant roof garden, a dining room, hairdressers, coffee shops, cocktail bars, duty-free shop, etc., will be numbered among the facilities available to passengers.

Apart from the immense programme at Jan Smuts Airport, details of extensive alterations and additions to the D. F. Malan Airport at Cape Town have also been announced. This entails the building of a new passenger concourse between the present terminal and the existing operations building. It will be of contemporary design with a gracefully curved roof, supported on four aluminium, marble-covered free standing columns. The colour scheme and artificial lighting will emphasise the floating appearance of the roof. Automatically operated doors opening into cut-off wind lobbies, will be installed whilst the building will be fully air­conditioned. On the apron side of the concourse a protective “porte-cochere” will be provided. On the opposite side of the terminal arriving passengers will be protected by a wide canopy of aero-dynamic design which will serve as an appro­priate introduction to the building complex.

Another airport which has been in the limelight of late is that of East London. A new passenger terminal has just been completed and was officially opened on May 27, by the Minister of Transport, the Hon. B. J. Schoeman, after whom it has also been named. Previously this airport was known as the Collondale Airport.

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