W. A. Patterson - President of United Airlines 1934-1966/Vintage Signed Photo

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W. A. Patterson - President of United Airlines 1934-1966/Vintage Signed Photo
William A. "Pat" Patterson (1899-1980) -  President of United Airlines from 1934 until 1966.
As a loan officer, he authorized a loan to Pacific Air Transport and became an advisor to its founder and president Vern Gorst. When Gorst sold his airline to Boeing Air Transport, the advice that Gorst was receiving from Patterson brought the latter to the attention of Philip G. Johnson of Boeing.
Patterson was recruited by Johnson, leaving Wells Fargo in 1929, and moving to Seattle, Washington, to be the assistant to the president of Boeing Airplane Company and Boeing Air Transport. In 1931 Boeing Air Transport was one of four airlines that merged into United Air Lines and Patterson moved to Chicago to become United's general manager.
Two years later, Patterson was promoted to vice president of United. In 1934, in reaction to the Air Mail scandal and the departure of Johnson, Patterson became the company's president at the age of 34.
Patterson is credited with starting the profession of flight attendant. He gave his approval to hire eight nurses to work as flight attendants on a three-month trial basis. On May 15, 1930, United became the first airline to use flight attendants, a practice that has since been adopted by every major airline.
In 2006, Patterson was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the Sa Diego Air & Space Museum.
8” x 9.75” black and white glossy photograph signed and inscribed in felt tip pen. Very fine.
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