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The St:ory of Century Pacific Air Lines

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Transformation of the air passenger business from a luxury to a necessity-
from a mode of travel available to only a few because of its cost to an economical,
reliable and convenient utility for the business man and travelling salesman and
pleasure-seeker-that is the accomplishmen·t of Ce-ntury Pacific Air Lines, a divi-
sion of the Cord Corporation.
Since the inception of Century Pacific schedules on July 3rd, 1931, three men
have guided the destinies of the company: E. L. Cord, Chairman of the Board
of the Cord Corporation and of the Century Pacific Lines, Ltd.; O. R. Fuller,
President of the Century Pacific Lines, Ltd., and of the Auburn~'Fuller Company,
California distributors for Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg motor cars and Stinson
Aircraft; _and L. B. Manning, Executive Vice-President of the Cord Corpora-
tion and Ceritury Pacific Lines, Ltd.
With the announcement that "It Costs No More to Fly," Century Pacific last
July started almost hourly airplane schedules connecting the major cities of the
Pacific Coast, using the huge Stinson tri-motored, Lycoming-powered, IO-passen-
ger air ·liners, at rates comparable to other accepted modes of travel. Air-travel
was stimulated considerably, and this modern mode, of travel assumed, more than
ever before, its rightful place as an economic factor of vital importance in speed-
ing up Pacific Coast business relationships; as well as providing a fast, reliable,
c~ean'. fl:ntd economical method of inter-city and inter-state air transportation for
the general public.
Expansion of Century Pacific facilities, since the start of the line in Califor-
nia, naturally followed and now it serves an increased number of California cities,
including Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Bakersfield, Fresno, Los
Angeles, San Diego and El Centro, Calexico, Brawley in the Imperial Valley
from the Imperial County Airport; Yuma, Phoenix, Tucson and Douglas in Ari-
zona, and El Paso, Texas. Between the northern and southern t~rminals is an
airway 1 ;216 miles in length, over which the green and gold Stinson air liners fly
an average of more than 7,000 miles daily.
To date, Century Pacific has carried approximately 35,000 passengers, with
more than 5,000,000 passenger miles logged-a most enviable achievement of
. flight performance for Stinson air liners, Lycoming engines, and Century Pacific
service.
The extent of the Century Pacific system, embracing some 15 terminal cities,
makes fast, reliable and economical inter-city and inter-state air passenger and -ex-
press transport a matter of utmost convenience for travellers and commercial
houses in the Pacific Southwest.
With twenty-three transport pilots, each having an average of 5,500 hours in
the air, and maintaining a ground petsonne1 of over _ 125 persons to care for its
traffic needs; with its own teletype communication system; and with an invest-
menJ of over a million and a half dollars in. California alone, Century Pacific
Lines, Ltd., i_nvites your consideration for air express shipment or when you fravel
for business or pleasure.

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