Word: thomson
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...piloted Caledonian to the heights is Chairman Adam Thomson, an outspoken 46-year-old Scotsman who flew for the British Royal Navy in World War II, then spent 15 years as a commercial pilot before setting up Caledonian with five partners in 1961. Early on, Thomson established two major operating principles: he wanted the airline to be distinctly Scottish in character, so that it could emulate the success of other airlines with a distinct national identity; and he wanted a mix of chartered and scheduled services. In 1962 Caledonian became the first British airline to win a regular transatlantic charter...
Today, however, Thomson argues that fare cutting has gone as far as it can or should. Scheduled aircraft, he says, should be allowed to carry all forms of traffic. Thus a 707, for example, could carry a composite load: first class forward, economy next, charter passengers behind. Says Thomson. "The most economical way of operating an aircraft is to fill...
Current U.S. operations in Cambodia were not mentioned in the letter, Thomson said, because it was written before the renewal of bombing there...
...abhor the bombing," Thomson added, "and wish good luck to the Congress in opposing the President on this issue...
Arthur Maass, Thomson Professor of Government, said that the fact that Haldeman and Ehrlichman were political amateurs contributed to the "lack of political judgment" evidenced by the Watergate affair...