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WORLDS AIRLINE Pan Am Boeing 747 at sunset over Golden Gate Bridge

First Jumbo delivered

NP733PA was delivered Dec. 12, 1969, the first in an illustrious line of Pan Am 747s that would change travel forever!

Read more: 747 - 1st Delivery

KathleenClair blog

Memories of Kathleen Clair by Ed Trippe, 2019. She was Juan Trippe's loyal assistant, close friend to his wife, Betty, and an inspiration for PAHF.

Read more: Kathleen Clair

1A First for NASA blog

Behind the Apollo 7 Space Flight: Pan Am’s Aerospace Services Division (ASD) in its 16th year, published November 1, 1968, by George Dill.

Read more: Apollo 7 & Pan Am

Pan Am 747 First Flight to London 1970 Clipper America Menu Cover, John T. McCoy artist

747: Flight to London 1970. First-person account of the very 1st commercial flight of a Boeing 747, January 1970 from JFK to LHR by Glenn Little.

Read more: 747 to LHR 1970

Worldport Terminal of Tomorrow blog

Worldport Dedication, December 5, 1973 at JFK. Pan Am’s iconic Jet Age terminal was enlarged to accommodate the latest Pan Am aircraft, the B-747s.

Read more: Worldport Dedication

Dietz Mom Pan Am 1967 blog

Travelling from Cincinnati to the World by John T. Dietz, a first-person reminiscence of wonderful childhood experiences thanks to Pan Am.

Read more: CVG to the World

2001 A Space Odyssey Pan Am Stewardess Film frames close up

A "2001" Future - Life in the 21st Century. In 1968, author Arthur C. Clarke gave an exclusive interview to Charles Power for Pan Am's magazine.

Read more: A "2001" Future

747 Tails at JFK by Paul Friend

The Boeing 747 Carries On. The "Queen of the Skies. "There’s still life left in the iconic Boeing 747 aircraft – and some are still flying.

Read more: The B-747 Carries On

Lindy Johnson Pan Am pilot blogpic

A personal account of Leonard Johnson's 30-year career with Pan Am, from 1943-1972, all across the globe. Written by his daughter, Linda.

Read more: Lindy Johnson Story

Pan Am Building Honolulu by Robert Genna blog

The Pan Am Building, Honolulu: Pan Am and Hawaii go back a long way in the tourist industry, from the first landing of the China Clipper to jet age travel.

Read more: Pan Am Building, HI

IGS Pan Am in Germany

A Snapshot of Stats: Pan Am IGS 1984. Internal German Service was like an airline within an airline, and proved to be a great success.

Read more: Snapshot of IGS

Pan Am 747 Clipper Sea Serpent being modified for CRAF March 1986

Pan Am & the Civil Reserve Air Fleet: When “Uncle Sam” called, “Pan Am was there," arguably one of the most involved US airlines in airlift services.

Read more: Pan Am & CRAF

Plane-Too-Soon-blog

Juan Trippe, JFK & the Supersonic Transport: JFK was about to unveil America’s answer tocompetition and develop an American SST.

Read more: JFK's Plane Too Soon

Pan Am Stewardess Rodrigues blogpic

A poem about the Jet Age by former flight attendant Alexandra H. Rodrigues, author of the book "Emotion in Motion: Tales of a Stewardess."

Read more: Pan Am: A Poem

July 15 1968 Pan Am Flight New York - Moscow

Reporter Dan Gilmore's eyewitness account of the first flight to link the US and Soviet Union on regularly scheduled service. July 15, 1968.

Read more: Hello Clipper 405

Santo Fiumano with Chinese Colleague blog

Pan Am's Santo Fiumano chosen for his experience with ground support equipment made him a natural choice to head off to China in 1979. (PDF).

Read more: What Time Forgot

  1. Neerja - Flight 73
  2. Airliner World
  3. Iran 1979
  4. Jumbos Are Coming!
  5. Security - 1985
  6. Dream of A Lifetime
  7. Luxury on Wings
  8. Saigon Farewell 1975
  9. Pan Am's Black Birds
  10. Worldport Sculptor
  11. A 747 Salute
  12. An Oceanic Legacy
  13. Futures Past
  14. PanAmusings: In Rio
  15. Cargo: A Reflection

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