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Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) (Saudi Arabia) [Documents]
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National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) (Saudi Arabia) [Documents]
Collection Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) (Saudi Arabia) [Documents]
Collection Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) (Saudi Arabia) [Documents]
Collection Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) (Saudi Arabia) [Documents]
Collection Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) (Saudi Arabia) [Photos]
Collection Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
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Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
This collection consists of 15.52 cubic feet of documents relating to the aviation career of Morten S. Beyer, both his time with various airlines and his career as an aviation consultant. The following types of material are included: speeches, cartoons, correspondence, financial reports, newsletters, conference programs, newspaper articles, and aviation market research reports.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of 15.52 cubic feet of documents relating to the aviation career of Morten S. Beyer, documenting both his time with various airlines and his career as an aviation consultant. The following types of material are included: speeches, cartoons, correspondence, financial reports, newsletters, conference programs, newspaper articles, scrapbooks, and aviation market research reports.
This collection was organized by Mr. Beyer in chronological order reflecting his involvement in the aviation industry. Please note, during processing some original file titles were transcribed. These are indicated with quotation marks. Mr. Beyer did not separate personal and professional correspondence. Correspondence pertaining to events that occurred in between Mr. Beyer's professional engagements are interfiled in chronological order. The processing archivist maintained this order.
Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.
Arrangement:
This collection is organized by Mr. Beyer's employment in chronological order. The arrangement reflects Mr. Beyer's original organization. Files listed in quotation marks indicate the exact titles taken from Mr. Beyer's folders.
Biographical/Historical note:
Morten S. Beyer (1921-2010) was one of the first aviation consultants and the author of articles and newsletters analyzing the economic trends of aviation. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Swarthmore College in 1943, Beyer started his aviation career at Pan American Airways (PAA), where he established and directed the first centralized scheduling and operations control office. He left PAA in 1948 to work for Capital Airlines, Inc., where he was the assistant to the Senior Vice President of Operations and Maintenance. In 1960, Beyer went to work at Riddle Airlines, Inc., as Senior Vice President, Operations and Sales, of Riddle's overall activities. From 1964 to 1967, Beyer was employed by Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), where he was appointed the System General Manager and Deputy Director General for Saudi Arabian Airlines, responsible for the performance of TWA's contract with Saudi Arabian Airlines. From 1967-1971, Beyer was the President of Modern Air Transport, a charter airline, and in 1971 he become the President of Capitol Airlines where he remained until 1972 when he bought the stock of bankrupt Universal Airlines. He attempted to refinance the airline into a new company, Phoenix Airlines, but due to the nation's fuel crisis sparked by the Arab oil embargo, he failed to accomplish this and accepted the presidency of Johnson International Airlines in 1973.
In 1974, Beyer established AVMARK, an aviation international consulting company. As a regular feature he established one of the first aviation newsletters. He also published a book of Transport Aircraft Values (TAV), which forecasted aircraft values twenty years in to the future, using a formula that accounted for inflation, fuel price fluctuations and labor cost variables. This formula became a standard for aircraft appraisals and made Beyer a trusted appraiser and marketing expert. Beyer testified before Congress twice and was a guest-expert on many television news programs. In 1993, Beyer sold AVMARK and founded Morten Beyer and Associates, later Morten Beyer and Agnew, which continued aviation consulting in France and Japan. Beyer retired in 2003.
The following timeline covers key events in Morten Beyer's life as well as world events. Events involving Mr. Beyer are shown in normal type world events are shown in italics.
Timeline of Morten S. Beyer
1921 -- Morten Beyer born
1941 -- US enters World War II
1943 -- Graduates from Swathmore College
1943-1948 -- Employed by Pan American Airlines
May 1945 -- War in Europe ends
August 1945 -- Atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Japan surrenders and World War II ends
1948 -- Orville Wright dies at age 76 Berlin Airlift begins operation
1948-1960 -- Employed as Assistant to the Senior Vice President of Operations and Maintenance at Capital Airlines
1960-1964 -- Employed as Senior Vice President, Operations and Sales, Riddle Airlines
1964-1967 -- Employed as System General Manager and Deputy Director General for Saudi Arabian Airlines for TransWorld Airlines (TWA)
1967-1971 -- Employed as President of Modern Air Transport
1971-1972 -- Employed as President of Capitol Airlines
1972 -- Buys stock in the defunct Universal Airlines Creates Phoenix Airlines to take over Universal Operations
1973 -- Employed as President of Johnson International
1974-1993 -- Owns and operates Avmark, Inc.
1993-2003 -- Owns and operates Morten Beyer and Associates
October 21, 2010 -- Dies of pneumonia at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC.
Provenance:
Morten Beyer, Gift, 2007
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
This collection consists of the following: copies of 'Ahlan Wasahlan' (the in-flight magazine for Saudia); staff publications, 'Saudia World' and 'Sales News'; brochures, booklets, and reports on Saudia; Saudia First Class Menu and material on their food catering; miscellaneous magazine and newspaper articles; and a Saudia 'Flight Operation Training' booklet. This collection also contains booklets and press kits on King Abdulaziz and King Khaled International Airports.
Biographical / Historical:
SAUDIA [Saudi Arabian Airlines] is the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is the largest airline in the Middle East. From its start in 1945 with a single DC-3 devoted primarily to government use, SAUDIA has developed into the primary means of mass transport within the Kingdom and its international network links 52 cities on four continents.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Ron E. G. Davies, Gift, 1995, 1995-0028, unknown
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
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This collection consists of approximately 6,479 postcards collected by Charles C. Tylander. The postcards represent many national and international airlines including Adria Airways (Germany/Slovenia); Aer Lingus (Ireland); Aeroflot (Russia); Aeromexico (Mexico); AeroPeru (Peru); Aero Trasporti Italiani (ATI) (Italy); Air Afrique (France); Air Algerie (Algeria); Air California (AirCal) (USA); Air Canada (Canada); Air Charter International (France); Air Florida (USA); Air France (France); Air India (India); Air Inter (France); Air Jamaica (Jamaica); Airlift International (USA); Air Malta (Malta); Air New Zealand (New Zealand); Air Niugini (Papua, New Guinea); Air Pacific (Fiji); Air West (USA); Air Wisconsin (USA); Air Zaire (Zaire); Air Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe); Airborne (USA); Alaska Airlines (USA); Alitalia (Italy); Allegheny Airlines (USA); All Nippon Airways (ANA) (Japan); ALM (Antilliaanse Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.) (Dutch Antilles); Aloha Airlines (USA); American Airlines (USA); America West Airlines (USA); Ansett (Australia); Arkia (Israel); Aspen Airways (USA); Austrian Airlines (Austria); Avianca (Colombia); Aviateca (Guatemala); Bahamas Airways (Bahamas); Balair (Switzerland); Bonanza Air Lines (USA); Braathens S.A.F.E (South American & FAR East) (Norway); Braniff International (USA); British Air Ferries (BAF) (UK); British Airways (UK); British Caledonian Airways (UK); British Eagle International Airlines Ltd (UK); British Eagle International Airlines Ltd (UK); British Island Airways (BIA) (UK); British Midland Airways (UK); British Overseas Airways Corp (BOAC) (UK); British United (International) Airways (BUA, BUIA) (UK); British West Indies Airways (BWIA) (UK); CAAC (China); Canadian Pacific Airlines (CP Air) (Canada); Capital Airlines (USA); Cathay Pacific (UK); Cayman Airways Ltd (Cayman Islands); Ceskoslovenské Statni Aerolinie (CSA) (Czechoslovakia); China Airlines (China); Conair of Scandinavia (Denmark); Condor (Servico Aereo Condor) (Peru); Continental Airways/Airlines (USA); Crossair (Switzerland); Cruzeiro do Sol (Brazil); Cubana de Aviacion (Cuba); Cyprus Airways (Cyprus); Dan-Air (UK); Delta Air Lines (USA); DHL (Courier Express) (USA); DLT Regional (Germany); Dominicana de Aviacion (Dominican Republic); Eastern Air Lines (Eastern Air Transport) (USA); Ecuatoriana (Ecuador); EgyptAir (Egypt); El Al Israel (Israel); Emery Worldwide (USA); Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia); Evergreen International Air Lines (USA); FalconAir (Sweden); Federal Express (USA); Finnair (Finland); Flying Tiger Line (USA); Frontier Airlines (USA); Garuda Indonesian Airways (Indonesia); Great Lakes (USA); Gulf Air (Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates); Hapag-Lloyd (Germany); Hawaiian Airlines (USA); Henson Airlines (USA); Iberia (Spain); Iceland Air (Iceland); Interflug (Germany); Iran Air (Iran); Iraqi Airways (Iraq); Japan Air Lines (JAL) (Japan); JAT (Yugoslavia); KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) (Netherlands); Korean Air Lines (KAL); Kuwait Airways (Kuwait); LA Airways (Los Angeles Airways, Inc) (LAA) (USA); LACSA (Lineas Aereas de Costa Rica, SA) (Costa Rica); Ladeco; Lake Central Airlines (USA); Lan Chile; Linjeflyg (Sweden); LoganAir (UK); LOT (Poland); LTU (Lufttransport Unternehmen) (Germany); Lufthansa (Germany); Malev Hungarian Airlines (Hungary); Martinair (Netherlands); Mohawk Airlines (USA); Monarch Airlines (USA); National Airlines (USA); North Central Airlines (USA); Northeast (UK); Northeast Airlines (USA); Pacific Northern Airlines (USA); Northwest Airlines (USA); Olympic Airways (Greece); Ozark Air Lines; Pacific Southwest Airways (PSA) (USA); Pan American Airways (Pan Am) (USA); Piedmont Airlines (USA); Qantas Airways (Australia); Quebecair (Canada); Republic Airlines (USA); Royal Jordanian (Jordan); SABENA (Belgium); Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) (Saudi Arabia); Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS); Scenic Airlines/Airways (USA); Singapore Airlines; South African Airways (SAA); Southern Airways (USA); Southwest Airlines (USA); SwissAir (Switzerland); TAROM (Transporturile Aerienne Romane) (Rumania); Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) (USA); Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA); Transportes Aereos Portugueses (Portugal); Trans World Airlines (TWA) (USA); Tunis Air (Tunisia); Tyrolean (Austria); United Airlines (USA); US Airways (USAir) (USA); World Airways (USA); Zantop International; and many others. The collection also contains information relating to the 50th anniversary of SABENA (Belgium); 8.5 by 11 inch lithographs of United Airlines and Cubana de Aviacion aircraft; and 8 by 10 inch photographs of aircraft and other information from All American Aviation, Lake Central Airlines, Mohawk Airlines, Pacific Southwest Airways, Piedmont Airlines, and US Airways.
Biographical / Historical:
Charles C. Tylander worked for Allegheny Airlines beginning in 1974 doing data processing work. Later, Tylander was involved in sales of Allegheny's systems globally. While traveling in this capacity, Tylander began collecting postcards from airlines all over the world.
Provenance:
Charles C. Tylander, Gift, 2013
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
