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Pan Am

Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and more commonly known as Pan Am, was a major airline in the United States that was the largest international air carrier for much of the 20th century. The first airline to fly worldwide, it pioneered innovations such as jumbo jets and computerized reservation systems, and introduced…

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Founded
March 14, 1927 (1927-03-14) (as Pan American Airways, Inc.) June 23, 1928 (1928-06-23) (Pan American Airways Corporation)[a]
Founders
Henry H. Arnold · Carl Spaatz · (Pan American Airways, Inc.) · Juan Trippe · Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Headquarters
Pan Am Building, New York City, New York · Miami, Florida
AOC #
1
Ceased operations
December 4, 1991 (1991-12-04)
Commenced operations
October 19, 1927 (1927-10-19) (as Pan American Airways)

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related to Further reading · 102
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related to Sources · 100
Pan Am → Africa, Air Enthusiast, Airline Era, Alting, America, American, April, Arcadia Publishing, Archived, Ass, Atlantic, August, Aviation, Aviation News, Aviation Research Institute, Baum, Bilstein, Boeing, Brian, Burns
related to Acquisitions and divestments · 96
Pan Am → A320s, Aeroméxico, Aeronaves, Aerovias Centrales, Aerovías, Aerovías Venezolanas, All, American Airlines, American Overseas Airlines, Americas, AOA, Atlantic, Atlantic Division, AVENSA, Aviación, Avianca, Aviation Corporation, Bahamas Airways, BOAC, Boston-Maine Airways
related to Formation · 50
Pan Am → ACA, Air Corps, Also, American International Airways, Americas, Arnold, Atlantic, Averell Harriman, Aviation Corporation, Bevier, Caribbean Airways, Carl Spaatz, Central America, Colombia, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Corps, Cuba, Delaware, Florida, German
related to Internal German Services (IGS) and other operations · 45
Pan Am → Allied Control Commission, American, Belgrade, Berlin, Berlin Tempelhof, Boeing, Bombay, Cold War, DC-6Bs, Delhi, Douglas DC-4s, East German, Europe, For, France, Frankfurt, From, German, Germany, IGS
related to Peak · 38
Pan Am → A310s, Airbus A300s, Airline, Antarctica, Aside, At, Boeing, Caribbean, Dassault Falcon, DC-8, During, Europe, Falcon Jet Corporation, In, InterContinental Hotel, It, Kennedy, LaGuardia, Lockheed L-1011 Tristars, Lower Manhattan
related to Clipper era · 34
Pan Am → American Clipper, Azores, Bermuda, Britain, C-class, Caribbean Clipper, Carrying, Clipper, Clippers, Consolidated Commodores, Dinner Key, During, Europe, Florida, France, Imperial Airways, In, International Pan American Airport, June, Latin America
related to Record-setting flights · 31
Pan Am → At, Auckland, Bahrain, Boeing, Clipper Liberty Bell, December, During, Flying Tiger Line Boeing, Flying Tiger Line's, Honolulu, January, Japanese, Karachi, Khartoum, Leopoldville, Liberty Bell Express, May, New Delhi, New York, New York-JFK
related to Bankruptcy · 26
Pan Am → Caribbean, Central, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Delta's, European, Frankfurt, In November, January, John, Kennedy Airport, London, Miami, New York LaGuardia, Pan Am Worldport, Pan Am's, Paris, September, Shuttle, SkyMiles
related to External links · 24
Pan Am → Airways, April, Archived February, Delta Flight MuseumPan American, Flight Digital Collections, Flight Digital CollectionsPan Am, Historical Foundation, Inc, Miami, Muller Collection, Museum, Museum Foundation, Old, Pan Am BrandsPan Am, Pan Am Menus, Pan Am's, Records Archived November, Special CollectionsThe Pan Am, The Museum, Timothy MellonPan American World

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Pan AmAOC #11.00infobox
Pan AmCeased operationsDecember 4, 1991 (1991-12-04)1.00infobox
Pan AmCommenced operationsOctober 19, 1927 (1927-10-19) (as Pan American Airways)1.00infobox
Pan AmDestinations87 countries on six continents at its peak in 19681.00infobox
Pan AmFleet size2261.00infobox
Pan AmFoundedMarch 14, 1927 (1927-03-14) (as Pan American Airways, Inc.) June 23, 1928 (1928-06-23) (Pan American Airways Corporation)[a]1.00infobox
Pan AmFoundersHenry H. Arnold1.00infobox
Pan AmFoundersCarl Spaatz1.00infobox
Pan AmFounders(Pan American Airways, Inc.)1.00infobox
Pan AmFoundersJuan Trippe1.00infobox
Pan AmFoundersCornelius Vanderbilt Whitney1.00infobox
Pan AmFounders(Pan American Airways Corporation)1.00infobox
Pan AmFrequent-flyer programWorldPass1.00infobox
Pan AmHeadquartersPan Am Building, New York City, New York1.00infobox
Pan AmHeadquartersMiami, Florida1.00infobox
Pan AmIATAIATA ICAO Call sign PA PAA CLIPPER1.00infobox
Pan AmKey peopleJuan Trippe (CEO, 1927–1968)1.00infobox
Pan AmKey peopleHarold E. Gray (CEO, 1968–1969)1.00infobox
Pan AmKey peopleNajeeb Halaby (CEO, 1969–1971)1.00infobox
Pan AmKey peopleWilliam Seawell (CEO, 1971–1981)1.00infobox
Pan AmKey peopleEd Acker (CEO, 1981–1988)1.00infobox
Pan AmKey peopleThomas G. Plaskett (CEO, 1988–1991)1.00infobox
Pan AmKey peopleRussell L. Ray Jr. (CEO, 1991)1.00infobox
Pan AmOperating basesBerlin–Tegel (1975–1990)1.00infobox
Pan AmOperating basesBerlin–Tempelhof (1950–1975)1.00infobox
Pan AmOperating basesFrankfurt (before November 1991)1.00infobox
Pan AmOperating basesHong Kong–Kai Tak (before 1986)1.00infobox
Pan AmOperating basesHouston–Intercontinental (1980–1986)1.00infobox
Pan AmOperating basesLondon–Heathrow (before April 1991)1.00infobox
Pan AmOperating basesLos Angeles (before 1986)1.00infobox

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