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OPPORTUNITY OF CONDUCTING) EXTENSIVE AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS WITH BOTH ADVANCED SINGLE ROTOR AND TANDEM ROTOR TYPE TRANSPORT HELICOPTERS.  WE HAVE WATCHED THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THESE DIRECTIONS WITH GREAT CARE, AND, AS A RESULT, MADE A DECISION IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, 1960, TO PURCHASE A FLEET OF TEN BOEING-VERTOL 107 HELICOPTERS.  YOU WILL OBSERVE THAT, IN REACHING THIS DECISION WHICH IS BACKED BY SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS, WE HAVE INEVITABLY CONCLUDED THAT THE TANDEM ROTOR CONFIGURATION IS THE MOST SUITABLE FOR OUR PARTICULAR TYPE OF OPERATIONS.

PENDING THE INTRODUCTION INTO SERVICE OF THESE MULTI-TURBINE HELICOPTERS WITH THEIR GREAT CAPACITY, HIGHER SPEED AND ALL-WEATHER CAPABILITY, A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT ROUTE MAP WILL SHOW THAT OUR OPERATIONS ARE MORE RESTRICTED THAN MIGHT NORMALLY BE EXPECTED.  AS PREVIOUSLY POINTED OUT, OUR EXPERIENCE HAS CONVINCED US THAT THE POSSIBILITIES THAT LIE AHEAD FOR EXPLOITATION BY DIRECT SERVICE WILL BE DRAMATICALLY AND IMPRESSISIVELY ENHANCED BY THE ADVENT OF MULTI-TURBINE HELICOPTERS.)

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