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How Pan Am Airways Dominated International Travel in the 1930s
Starting with just a mail route, Juan Terry Trippe helped create a uniquely American luxury experience. (blog.longreads.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
TWA 1955-1984. Colonial Airlines before that, and Flying Tiger as well. Proud to have been part of this industry when there was respect shown between employee and passenger. I have some memorabilia which bring back wonderful memories. I agree some changes are difficult. I also remember working hijackings and the incredible emotions of personal betrayal and invasion. Many of us stay in close contact as the family members we had become. I truly became a Citizen of the World during that time. I so remember Pan Am, Eastern, Braniff, BOAC, Civil Air Transit, World Airways, Bonanza, PSA, Continental, all the Flag carriers that are no more. Those were the days.
And the name lives on ... as a railroad.
http://www.panamrailways.com
I believe I read somewhere that the family primarily in charge of PAR had at least some historical connection to J Trippe, making this more than just a case of a random party buying rights to an old brand.
http://www.panamrailways.com
I believe I read somewhere that the family primarily in charge of PAR had at least some historical connection to J Trippe, making this more than just a case of a random party buying rights to an old brand.
http://www.panamrailways.com/index.php?main_page=panam_railways
The Railroad and one version of Pan Am as an airline is owned by Timothy Mellon of Mellon bank lineage. The railroad, having recently taken the name, still runs in the Northeast US. There are still a few small aircraft from this version in a hanger at the Concord, NH Airport. Here's a link to one aircraft that is/was in Concord. A search of N525PA on Airliners.net will show one of the planes that is/was in Concord.
Pan Am set up all the communications our country used in the Pacific during WW 11 but our country denied them rights to Fly passengers cross country while allowing foreign airlines to do so SHAME ON US.
And now, good ol' Southwest. Wow!