Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1962)

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TELSTAR & THE WORLD'S LARGEST AIRLINE World's largest airline makes world's first reservation via Telstar! Place: A reservations desk in the Air France reservations center at idlewild Airport. There is an important difference in the phone call that is being received at this moment, however. It was placed at Air France headquarters in Paris, transmitted to the Telstar communications satellite in space, then back again to earth! This historic "first" is one of many Air France has established. Other examples: first international passenger flight, Paris/London, in 1919; first flight with a passenger across the South Atlantic, in 1930; first jet passenger flight over the North Pole, Paris/Tokyo, in 1960; first airline to equip its entire Boeing 707 Intercontinental Jet fleet with Doppler radar, an automatic navigational system. And Air France was first to order a remarkable new communication system that now links its 41 offices in North America with over 500 offices around the world. Air France's network covers 201,043 miles of unduplicated route miles, the largest of any airline in the world. Maintenance and personnel training programs are other areas in which Air France strives for perfection. Pilots as well as crews constantly undergo refresher training. No other airline has higher standards for its personnel. Or for any phase of operations, in fact. This kind of dedication to excellence has always been a hallmark of Air France,, the world's largest airline, through 43 years of international flying experience. AIR FRANCE THE WORLD'S LARGEST AIRLINE BROADCASTING, December 17, 1962 69'