Matson Navigation Co

1948 Legal Action drops the “Final Curtain.”

Court decision No. 6582a naming lawyers for petitioner Matson Nav Co, trustee for Veterans’ Air Express Co, and a slew of U.S. Attorneys and General Counsels for the Government. Dated March 19, 1948. Ironically, it was Saunie Gravely’s 25th Birthday. Preparation for potential contract leads to unforeseen outcome. Being a non-sked air line was not easy. The

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CAB 1948 “Order Dismissing Applications” turns up

CAB single-page document dismissing two Veterans Air Express Co's applications for Certificates to operate as a non-sked service.

Ironic Proof of CAB Applications – and no CAB responses In October 2015, an undated Civil Aeronautics Board Application for worldwide routes surfaced and created more questions than it answered. It was among John Greenleaf, Sr.’s papers. He had spoken about the application with his son, John, Jr, telling him he couldn’t remember why he

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