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Early airlines, especially in the 1920s and 1930s, struggled to turn a profit without a lucrative airmail route contract.
This image was posted on October 19, 2022.
#paa #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory
How many menus did Pan Am issue?
This image was posted on October 03, 2022.
#avgeek #panam #panamerican #menu
In 1958, Pan American World Airways introduced the first successful commercial jet service.
This image was posted on August 18, 2022.
#defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory
Continuation of the epic story of Pan Am for #DefunctThursday: In the early 1930s, Pan American Airways began planning for service across the oceans.
This image was posted on August 11, 2022.
#defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory #chinaclipper #sfhistory
The history of one of the United States’ most storied airlines, Pan American Airways, stretches back to 1927 and will be a multi-part #DefunctThursday.
This image was posted on August 04, 2022.
#defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory
#HappyBirthday to Juan Trippe, the first President of Pan American World Airways, who was born #onthisday in 1899 in New Jersey.
This image was posted on June 27, 2022.
#juantrippe #paa #panamerican #avgeek #aviationhistory
During the 1920s and early 1930s, airlines found it difficult to make a profit in commercial aviation without a lucrative airmail route contract.
This image was posted on October 19, 2021.
#panamerican #panam #paa #avgeek #aviationhistory
#Onthisday in 1959, Hawai’i became the 50th U.S. state.
This image was posted on August 21, 2020.
#museumfromhome #panamerican #avgeek
The Pan Am Historical Foundation was established #onthisday in 1992 by a group of former Pan American employees to preserve and promote the unique heritage of Pan American World Airways, Inc. and its incomparable contributions to the technology, convenience, safety and excitement of commercial aviation.
This image was posted on March 31, 2020.
#panamerican #panam #paa #sanfrancisco #chinaclipper #goldengatebridge #avgeek #museumfromhome
The first Boeing 747 SP (Special Performance) was delivered to Pan American World Airways #onthisday in 1976.
This image was posted on March 05, 2020.
#avgeek #panam #panamerican #paa #boeing #747
Introduced on April 1,1949 by Pan American World Airways, the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was considered the most luxurious airliner in the skies.
This image was posted on January 31, 2020.
#avgeek #paa #panam #panamerican #stratocruiser #boeing #boeing377
#Onthisday in 1970, the world's first ever scheduled Boeing 747 wide-body jet service was flown by Pan American World Airways with Captain Robert M. Weeks in command.
This image was posted on January 22, 2020.
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