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Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and more commonly known as Pan Am, was an airline that was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for much of the 20th century.
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Pan Am: Created by Nancy Hult Ganis, Jack Orman. With Christina Ricci, Margot Robbie, Michael Mosley, Karine Vanasse. Period drama about the pilots and flight attendants who once made Pan Am the most glamorous way to fly.
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- International from The Start
- Latin-American Adventures
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- Rise of The Jumbo
- A Shift in The Market
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Pan Am's story began on March 14th, 1927, when it was founded by US Air Corps majors Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, Carl A. Spaatz and John Jouett. The three men were looking to provide a counterbalance to SCATDA, a German-owned Colombian outfit, which went on to become part of Avianca. Before taking people to the skies, Pan Am was in the business of airma...
Even though the three Army officers founded the airline, it was the leadership of entrepreneur Juan Trippe that helped transform it into an aviation powerhouse. Then known as Aviation Corporation of the Americas, it combined with the Grace Shipping Company in 1928 to form Panagra -a shortening of "Pan American-Grace Airways". Over the next few year...
Pan Am soon diverted its attention to Europe. On March 30th, 1939, a Boeing 314 was piloted by Harold E. Gray to perform the carrier's first-ever transatlantic passenger flight. The plane left Baltimore for the Horta in the Azores before performing a second leg to Lisbon. After World War II, the airline officially changed its name to the familiar t...
Soon the increase in demand for longer-distance operations during the 1960s meant that larger aircraft were needed. Trippe initially planned for a double-deck version of the single-aisle 707. However, Boeing managed to swing the direction of the design to give birth to the first-ever widebody in the form of the legendary 747. Its almost vertical si...
This prosperity eventually led to developments that would turn out to be critical for Pan Am. Several firms wanted to get a slice of the aviation market's boom. However, existing laws made it hard for new companies to break into the industry. President Jimmy Carter tackled this issue by introducing the Airline Deregulation Act in 1978. This removed...
Subsequently, Pan Am filed for bankruptcy protection in January 1991. Acquiring Pan Am's transatlantic routes prior to Pan Am's collapse, Delta Air Lines claims that the firm was losing $3 million per day during the latter part of that year. Despite revival attempts, the airline was shut down once and for all on December 4th, with around 7,500 memb...
Learn how Pan Am became a global aviation icon, from its first flight in 1927 to its demise in 1991. Discover the milestones, challenges and legacy of the airline that pioneered airmail, transatlantic and widebody services.
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This BBC documentary tells the story of how Pan American World Airways kickstarted the jet-age and shrank the globe. Real-life 'Pan Am girls' recall a high-l...
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The Eras of Pan Am: Take-Off,Explorations, War Years, Golden Age, Jet Age, Global Era. Covering 64 years of Pan Am's Commercial Aviation History
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At the time of Pearl Harbor, Pan American operated on 88,478 total route miles serving 52 countries, and had 8,750 employees (including new Africa and Air Ferry divisions), with 162 aircraft, 192 radio/weather stations and 300 airports.
