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150 HELICOPTER AIR SERVICE PROGRAM

Comparative traffic statistics, 1963/1964
[[10 column table]]
|   |Passengers 1964|Passengers 1963|Passengers Percent increase or (decrease)|Mail (pounds) 1964|Mail (pounds) 1963|Mail (pounds) Percent increase or (decrease)|Express (pounds) 1964|Express (pounds) 1963|Express (pounds) Percent increase or (decrease)|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|January|14,837|10,867|36.52|414,538|432,380|(4.13)|248,248|291,448|(14.82)|
|February|15,180|8,584|76.84|398,346|284,457|40.30|188,255|257,832|(26.00|
|March|16,946|12,726|33.25|416,482|424,170|(1.81)|208,641|286,922|(27.28)|
|April|16,107|14,469|11.32|427,489|433,287|(1.34)|212,834|271,147|(21.51)|
|May|15,998|14,319|11.73|420,996|442,455|(4.85)|207,974|292,939|(29.00)|
|June|20,538|16,346|18.44|399,604|408,726|(2,23)|210,526|274,089|(23.19)|
|July|19,360|16,698|23.00|399,788|282,987|41.27|196,864|240,832|(18.26)|
|August|22,158|19,261|15.04|386,233|298,610|29.34|202,975|274,657|(26.10)|
|September|18,202|15,540|17.13|430,981|313,877|37.31|227,442|253,370|(10.23)|
|October|2 15,925|15,637|1.84|3 348,344|411,545|(15.36)|252,902|286,472|(11.72)|
|November|2 15,142|12,266|14.14|3 338,463|326,599|3.63|217,336|254,931|(14.75)|
|December|2 14,706|13,714|7.23|4 293,173|390,616|(24.95)|267,753|281,304|(4.82)|
|12-month total, audited|205,099|171,427|19.64|4,674,427|4,449,709|5.05|2,641,732|3,265,943|(19.11)|

1 Decreases caused by loss of Alhambra heliport, a major point for express service.
2 Cutback in service due to equipment in overhaul.
3 Cutback in TMX roof service.
4 Temporary suspension of TMX roof service. 

Comparative selective statistics-3 helicopter carriers
[[7 column table]]
|   |Los Angeles Airways Year 1963|Los Angeles Airways 10 months, 1964|New York Airways Year 1963|New York Airways 10 months, 1964|Chicago Helicopter Year 1963|Chicago Helicopter 10 months, 1964|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Revenue miles flown|783,032|693,610|464,018|391,834|294,244|
|Schedule completion factor percent|89.9|92.3|80.2|79.4|94.4|96.3|
|Stations served|12|12|4|4|4|4|
|Equipment utilization|   |   |   |   |   |   |
|Revenue flight hours all service|8,237|6,785|4,600|3,843|3,564|3,942|
|Average hop-distance miles|20.5|21.5|14.1|15.1|16.0|21.6|
|Daily aircraft utilization (revenue):|   |   |   |   |   |   |
|Turbine|4:07|4:55|2:58|2:46|-|-|
|Piston|1:42|1:20|-|-|1:55|(1)|
|Average passenger distance flown miles|40.1|39.9|19.9|20.0|14.8|14.9|
|Traffic carried:|   |   |   |   |   |   |
|Passengers enplanned|167,345|171,377|247,011|231,421|69,171|45,426|
|U.S. mail pounds|4,376,737|3,966,804|1,420,286|1,496,200|160,220|86,183|
|Air express do|2,892,129|1,966,530|969,689|756,862|52,140|17,361|
|Freight do|-|-|590,023|456,190|7,760|13,208|
|Total ton miles|730,474|733,505|499,679|466,923|101,810|67,300|
|Overall load factor percent|44.8|46.0|46.2|50.2|28.5|27.1|
|Number of employees, end of period|181|189|250|248|71|80|

1 Not available.

Source: Company records and CAB forms 41.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN LOS ANGELES AIRWAYS TRAFFIC, DECEMBER 1964

An analysis of airlines' "Z" teletype reservations circuit for December 1964 indicates 4,558 passengers requesting space on LAA's flights originating at Los Angeles International Airport. The reservations were made from the cities listed below. The listing, however, does not represent reservations made