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Morten S. Beyer Papers

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Creator
Beyer, Mortan, 1921-
Names
Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA)
Trans World Airlines
Topic
Airlines
Aeronautics, Commercial
Provenance
Morten Beyer, Gift, 2007
Creator
Beyer, Mortan, 1921-
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Morten S. Beyer Papers
Summary
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.
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.
Extent
15.52 Cubic feet (36 boxes)
Date
circa 1940-circa 1994
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Identifier
NASM.2007.0060
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Reports
Speeches
Newspapers
Cartoons (humorous images)
Newsletters
Correspondence
Citation
Morten S. Beyer Papers, Acc. 2007-0060, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Jordan Ferraro, 2010.
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.
Genre/Form
Reports
Speeches
Newspapers
Cartoons (humorous images)
Newsletters
Correspondence
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.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503512020957-1503512020971-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27a1a9b3f-b9f1-499e-a1ff-9caf32025576

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  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- World Aircraft Overhaul, Modification and Conversion Scenario

  • Miscellaneous Advertisements

  • Avmark Inc.

  • Transparencies -- Charts and Graphs, folder 2 of 3

  • Avmark Inc. -- International Travel Papers

  • TWA/Saudi Arabian Airlines -- "Morten S. Beyer Technical Manager Reading File 1965-1966"

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Appraisal of Slots at DCA, JFK, LGA & ORD

  • Civil Aeronautics Board -- Voyager 1000

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Potential for a "Low Cost" Carrier in the Northeast

  • Avmark Inc. -- Client Files

  • Avmark Inc. -- Company Newsletters

  • Riddle Airlines -- Eastern Airlines Study

  • TWA/Saudi Arabian Airlines -- Publicity & News clippings

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Preliminary Valuation of Selected Assets Under Non-Distress Sale

  • TWA/Saudi Arabian Airlines -- Leaving TWA

  • Avmark Inc. -- Company Newsletters

  • Avmark Inc. -- Semi-Annual Values and Lease Rates

  • Capital Airlines -- Operational Documents -- Aircraft & Maintenance

  • Avmark Inc. -- Company Newsletters

  • Universal Airlines -- Bankruptcy

  • Avmark Inc. -- Braniff Bankruptcy

  • Capital Airlines -- Stock Market Information

  • Burnelli

  • Capital Airlines -- Operational Documents -- Schedules

  • Original Cartoons in mats Folder 2 of 2

  • Original Cartoons

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Aeritalia S.A.I.p.A. Market Analysis and Aircraft Forecast and World Maintenance Survey

  • Riddle Airlines -- Civil Aeronautics Board -- Aerovias Sud Americana Merger

  • Modern Air Transport -- News clippings - Special Flight Berlin to Paris

  • Avmark Inc. -- Conferences, Speeches and Papers -- "Airfinance Annual"

  • Avmark Inc. -- Company Newsletters

  • Capital Airlines -- Operational Documents -- Operational Cost Graphs

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- The State of the Airline Industry

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Small Transport Aircraft

  • Avmark Inc. -- Company Newsletters Missing August -- December 1995

  • Miscellaneous News Clippings

  • Capital Airlines -- Correspondence

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Arrow Air Analysis of MAC Survey Report 2 copies

  • Riddle Airlines -- "1962 Morten S. Beyer Reading File"

  • Capital Airlines -- Operational Documents

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Current Aircraft Value 1991 Edition

  • Avmark Inc. -- Client Files -- Clyde McAvoy

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- GATX Air

  • Universal Airlines -- Competition

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- All Nippon Airways Market Research Study Folder 1 of 2

  • Universal Airlines / Phoenix Airlines -- News clippings and Press Releases

  • Phoenix Airlines -- Acquisition of Modern Airlines

  • Avmark Inc. -- Conferences, Speeches and Papers -- "Biggest Is Best"

  • Capital Airlines - Speeches

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Commercial Aircraft Fleets Folder 2 of 2

  • "MSB Congratulatory Letters & Replies"

  • Avmark Inc. -- Conferences, Speeches and Papers -- "Air Transportation -- Yesterday and Tomorrow"

  • Universal Airlines / Phoenix Airlines -- News clippings and Press Releases

  • Transparencies -- Photographs

  • Avmark Inc. -- "Aviation Oracle"

  • Capital Airlines -- Operational Documents -- Route Integration

  • Avmark Inc. -- Conferences, Speeches and Papers -- Letters to the Editor

  • Modern Air Transport -- German Newspaper Scrapbook

  • Capital Airlines -- Newsletters

  • Capital Airlines -- Mergers -- Coastal Airlines

  • Riddle Airlines -- Operational Documents

  • Avmark Inc. -- Company Newsletters Missing December

  • TWA/Saudi Arabian Airlines -- Operational Correspondence

  • Avmark Inc. -- Conferences, Speeches and Papers -- International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT)

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Aircraft Pricing As the Commuter Industry Comes of Age

  • Avmark Inc. -- Travel Planning and Frequent Flyer Programs

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Operational and Maintenance Review of Arrow Air 2 copies

  • Modern Air Transport -- News clippings

  • Universal Airlines -- Employees

  • Riddle Airlines -- "Reading File -- M.S. Beyer 08/26/1961 through 12/31/1961"

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Appraisal Report and Future Value Forecast of Eight Fairchild Metro III Aircraft

  • Avmark Inc. -- Conferences, Speeches and Papers -- "Avmark's Perspective on the Aircraft Market" Third Annual Airfinance Conference

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Aircraft Value Analysis Historical and Forecasted 1970-2000 (1981 Edition)

  • Universal Airlines / Phoenix Airlines --Correspondence

  • Riddle Airlines -- Civil Aeronautics Board -- Military Air Transport

  • Capitol International Airways

  • Riddle Airlines -- "Reading File 1961-1963"

  • Correspondence

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- An Evaluation of Hawaiian Airlines Maintenance 2 copies

  • Correspondence

  • TWA/Saudi Arabian Airlines -- "Morten S. Beyer Technical Manager Reading File 1964"

  • Avmark Inc. -- Report -- Report on Meeting in St. Louis with Key Managers of Station and Marketing Functions and Subsequent Recommendations re: Southwest Airlines

  • Avmark Inc. -- Conferences, Speeches and Papers -- FAA Hearings on Stage 2 Aircraft Retirement

  • Capital Airlines -- Mergers -- Delta/National/Capital

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Valuation of Selected Assets

  • "Beyer, Morten 1939-1942 (misc.) O.S. Beyer Personal 1941"

  • Capital Airlines -- Aircraft Exchange

  • Avmark Inc. -- Conferences, Speeches and Papers -- Position Paper Pan Am

  • Avmark Inc. -- Financial Information

  • Riddle Airlines -- Equipment

  • Universal Airlines / Phoenix Airlines -- Merger

  • Avmark Inc. -- Company Newsletters -- Miscellaneous Months

  • Capital Airlines -- Operational Documents -- Aircraft & Maintenance

  • Modern Air Transport -- Management Report folder 1 of 2

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- Evaluation of United Airlines as a Long Term "Survivor"

  • Avmark Inc. -- Conferences, Speeches and Papers -- Montana Meeting

  • Avmark Inc. -- Reports -- World Aircraft Overhaul, Modification and Conversion Scenario Interim Report

  • Modern Air Transport -- Oversized Items

  • Avmark Inc. -- News clippings

  • Avmark Inc. -- Client Files -- DynCorp

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