Pan American World Airways

Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial flag carrier of... Wikipedia

  • Founded:  March 14, 1927, (as Pan American Airways [PAA])
  • Commenced operations:  October 19, 1927
  • Ceased operations:  December 4, 1991
  • Hubs:  Frankfurt Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, (New York City), Heathrow Airport, (London), Miami International Airport, Haneda Airport (before 1978), (Tokyo), Narita International Airport (1978–1985), (Tokyo)
  • Focus cities:  Berlin Tempelhof Airport (1950–1975), Berlin Tegel Airport (1975–1990), Honolulu International Airport (before 1985), George Bush Intercontinental Airport, (Houston), Kai Tak Airport, (Hong Kong), Logan International Airport, (Boston), Los Angeles International Airport, O'Hare International Airport, (Chicago), San Francisco International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
  • 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)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo