ERA | THE WORLD'S AIRLINE
Tracing the space clipper'a design for the film "2001" and purchase of a space ship by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Museum.
Behind the Apollo 7 Space Flight: Pan Am’s Aerospace Services Division (ASD) in its 16th year, published November 1, 1968, by George Dill.
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.
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.
Pan Am's Black Birds: Opening new ways to explore the world. A look at the role of African American stewardesses working for Pan Am in 1969.
The Jumbos Are Coming! Pan American World Airways' first B-747 at London's Heathrow Airport in 1970. Video of The Jumbo (1970) by British Pathé.
Travelling from Cincinnati to the World by John T. Dietz, a first-person reminiscence of wonderful childhood experiences thanks to Pan Am.
A recap of Pan Am's in-flight service through the years, with a focus on the luxury experiences that developed after World War Two.
Cargo, A Reflection by Thor Johnson. Pan American World Airways cargo history and slideshow about a profitable venture for Pan Am until the end.
Reporter Dan Gilmore's eyewitness account of the first flight to link the US and Soviet Union on regularly scheduled service. July 15, 1968.
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.
JTT's deal was big: Biggest commercial jet (680,000 lbs. gross weight), biggest commercial aircraft order ($525 million) and biggest jet engines.
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.
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.
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.
NP733PA, #6 off the Boeing production line, was delivered Dec. 12, 1969, the first in an illustrious line of Pan Am 747s that changed travel forever!
Iran Adventure: Pan Am Capt. Harvey Benefield recounts experiences while piloting a Pan Am 747 in the 1979 American Evacuation from Iran.
Noted UK-based air transportation journal, Airliner World, covered Pan Am and the "Golden Age" of Jet Air Travel in their April 2014 issue.
