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    "ocrText": "66\nSECBET\nof adherence to the Chicago Convention in\nportation operations. TACA El Salvador's\nJune 1947. It is impossible, however, for El\npresent permit to operate to the US as a for-\nSalvador to appoint delegations with adequate\neign air carrier was granted by the CAB in\ntechnical qualifications to participate actively\nFebruary 1949, to be effective for three years.\nin conferences of ICAO and other interna-\nThe extent of TACA's operations as of October\ntional organizations. Its delegates are ad-\n1949 is indicated below\nmittedly appointed \"in order to help the US\nUnduplicated Miles Scheduled\nin the voting.\"\nRoute Miles\nPer Week\nc. US Technical Assistance.\nTACA, S.A. (TACA\n2,566\n23,789\nA US Air Force mission has been assigned to\nEl Salvador)\nEl Salvador since 1947 and has been assisting\nRoutes: TACA, S.A. links both El Salvador\nwith the re-establishment of the Salvadoran\nand Guatemala with Mexico City and New Or-\nAir Force. The current favorable attitude of\nleans. These services connect directly with\nSalvadoran aviation officials toward the US\nservice to the capitals of Costa Rica, Nica-\nmay be attributed in large part to the influ-\nragua, and Honduras, which is operated by\nence of this mission.\nTACA de Honduras under contract to and in\nthe name of TACA El Salvador.\n4. Airlines.\nEquipment:\na. Salvadoran Scheduled Airlines.\n2 DC-4\nTACA, S.A. (or TACA El Salvador), the only\n8 DC-3\nairline incorporated in El Salvador, is an oper-\nating subsidiary of the US-controlled TACA\nOwnership: 98 percent owned by TACA Air-\nAirways, S.A., a non-operating holding com-\nways, S.A., which in turn is controlled by US\npany in Panama which owns a 98 percent in-\ninterests (Waterman Steamship Corporation).\nterest in the Salvadoran airline. Prior to the\nb. Foreign Scheduled Airlines.\norganization of TACA El Salvador in 1939,\nSan Salvador, the capital of El Salvador and\nother Central American operations of the\nthe only point receiving service in the coun-\nTACA System had emphasized cargo traffic.\ntry, is served on Pan American World Airways'\nThe inauguration of international passenger\nroutes which parallel those of TACA, S.A.\nservice by TACA El Salvador brought TACA\nthrough most of Central America. The PAA\ninto intense competition with PAA's Central\nservice, in general, is more extensive than that\nAmerican operations, to which TACA subsidi-\nof TACA. Moreover, connections with other\naries had formerly provided only supplemen-\nPAA routes are made at Mexico City for points\ntary service.\nin the US, at Merida, Mexico, for Habana and\nTACA El Salvador originally served only the\nthe Caribbean, and at Panama for South\nCentral American countries, but has since\nAmerica.\nexpanded operations to the US and Mexico.\nServicio Aereo de Honduras, S.A. (SAHSA)\nIn May 1948, however, TACA El Salvador\nalso operates to El Salvador from Tegucigalpa,\nsigned an agreement with TACA de Hon-\nHonduras, via other points in the latter coun-\nduras under which the latter now actually\ntry.\noperates the Central American international\nroutes. International service from El Salva-\nc. Foreign Non-Scheduled Operations.\ndor to Mexico and the US, however, is still\nSkytrain Airways, Inc. of New Orleans re-\noperated by TACA El Salvador. It is reported\nceived a temporary landing permit from the\nthat this policy was directed by the Waterman\nSalvadoran Government in August 1948 and\nSteamship Corporation (which controls the\ncommenced fairly regular cargo flights be-\nholding company, TACA Airways, S.A.), in\ntween New Orleans and El Salvador. This\norder that TACA El Salvador might concen-\noperation soon included as many as two flights\ntrate on the services to Mexico and the US\nweekly, carrying such varied cargoes as live-\nwhich supplement Waterman's surface trans-\nstock and small automobiles.\nS\nFECRET"
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