Pan American World Airways
1901–1991 airline in the United States, former primary international carrier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pan American World Airways, or Pan Am, was once the largest airline of the USA. The crash of Pan Am Flight 103 and several other factors led to the airline to stop flying in 1991.[1]
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Founded | March 14, 1927 (as Pan American Airways [PAA]) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | October 19, 1927 | ||||||
Ceased operations | December 4, 1991 | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | WorldPass | ||||||
Subsidiaries | Sahsa (40%) (1945-1970) Pan Am Express (1987–1991) Panagra (50%) (1928-1967) | ||||||
Fleet size | 226 | ||||||
Destinations | 86 countries on all six major continents at its peak in 1968 | ||||||
Company slogan | "The System of the Flying Clippers" (1946–1953) "World's Most Experienced Airline" (1953–early 1970s) "Pan Am makes the going great" (late 1960s/early 1970s) "Experience makes the difference" (early 1970s) "America's airline to the world" (late 1970s) "You can't beat the experience" (1980s) "Die Flügel Berlins" (German for "Berlin's wings", 1980s, only in Germany) "Every country has an airline. The World has Pan Am." (late 1980s) "Expect More From Pan Am" (Some TV ads) "Say Hello To Pan Am" (Pan Am-National merger) | ||||||
Parent company | Pan Am Corporation | ||||||
Headquarters | New York City Miami, Florida | ||||||
Key people | Juan T. Trippe (CEO, 1927–1968) Harold E. Gray (CEO, 1968–1969) Najeeb E. Halaby Jr (CEO, 1969–1971) William T. Seawell (CEO, 1971–1981) C. Edward Acker (CEO, 1981–1988) Thomas G. Plaskett (CEO, 1988–1991) Russell L. Ray, Jr. (CEO, 1991) | ||||||
Website | www |
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