Negro pilot named Eastern Airlines vice president in milestone
James C. Plinton Jr., 54, of Plainfield New Jersey, was elected division vice president special marketing affairs at Eastern Airlines. The World War II pilot, once barred from commercial flying for being Black, called the appointment a step toward equality. Gibbs of Negro Airmen International noted there are about 40 Black pilots today.
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Pilot found in wreckage 91 years after disappearance
Pilot Keith Reid White, 44, who vanished during a 1962 flight from California, is found dead in the Piper airplane wreckage in heavy timber near the Santiam River's Middle Fork, about 45 miles from Sut tle Lake, Sweet Home, Oregon. The discovery was made by two Weyerhaeuser road engineers.
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Black airline captains join major U.S. carriers
Thomas B. McFadden, Eastern’s senior vice president marketing, said Plinton’s role is to identify marketing potential and cultivate it. He noted five Black airline captains are flying for the 14 major U.S. commercial carriers, highlighting progress in industry diversity.
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Tighten security at airports urged by Davis
Benjamin C. Davis director of civil aviation security urged airlines and airports to tighten ground-security measures saying current safeguards are lax and leave jetliners highly vulnerable to criminals. He cited tests and incidents at Chicago Los Angeles Rochester Mobile Birmingham and a Whiskey A Go Go fire damage report.
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