JUAN TRIPPE
JUAN TERRY TRIPPE - FOUNDER OF PAN AM
Photos through the decades show founder Juan Terry Trippe, his impact on Pan Am's operations and the commercial aviation industry.
Opening of the Jet Age under the American Flag/2. Juan Trippe's goal to improve aircraft performance led to the development of the B-747 and beyond.
A Young Airline: Feb. 24, 1930, Pan Am's Juan Trippe shared a message in the company newsletter about the airline's rapid growth and achievements.
Juan Trippe & his wife Betty flew on the airship Hindenburg from Germany in 1936. Photos by Betty Trippe from that journey.
Tenth Anniversary of the Jets: "On Oct. 26, 1958...123 people flew into the future and found that it worked. The world has never been the same since."
