The Rise And Fall Of Pan Am

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Pan Am was once the largest international airline in the US. In 1970 alone, it carried 11 million passengers to 86 countries worldwide. Pan Am is credited as the innovator of countless features of air travel, including cabin service, radio communications, onboard safety, air traffic control, and aviation weather forecasting. But after 60 years of flight, decades of financial turbulence, and a devastating terrorist attack above the skies of Lockerbie, Scotland, Pan Am went bust.
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The Rise And Fall Of Pan Am

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@danielcuevas5899 4 года назад

Literally the most featured airline in cinema.

@angelkingsley5299 4 года назад

Daniel Cuevas so?

@fraserwebster8761 4 года назад

Angel Kingsley so nothing? If you removed every comment from the internet for being a mere observation there’d be nothing left.

@angelkingsley5299 4 года назад

Fraser Webster Why are you talking to me? I was just asking for the commenter to expand on his statement.

@reneroux2391 4 года назад

@@angelkingsley5299 like he daid just an observation

@rickster100100 4 года назад

@@angelkingsley5299 Shut up!!! Who cares what you think?

@radianzero 4 года назад

*The RISE and FALL of Pan Am* Kind of an Ironic title for an Airline Company.

@carmellosanders418 4 года назад

Radian 😂😂

@kristinwhite4472 4 года назад

Radian oop

@Muziify 4 года назад

Lol

@ehrgeiz5649 4 года назад

Not really... You just a nobody trying to hard.

@faisalkamal4319 4 года назад

Same bro

@shamrock141 4 года назад

Damn it's kinda sad how they fell, most other companies who fall fail to adapt but Pan Am literally were victim to circumstance, like the oil embargo, bomb and Congress

@dzerres 4 года назад

especially Congress. You'd think that the US government would actually HELP and American icon but nope, never happened. I think the same thing happened with TWA - not allowed to get domestic "feeder" routes until it was too late.

@Eliteerin 4 года назад

Lockerbie had a surprising impact

@glaucophane 4 года назад

@@dzerres this.

@aidansilke236 4 года назад

their European routes took a hit after the Chernobyl disaster i think

@rickster100100 4 года назад

Also inept management.

@odette4059 4 года назад

when you think about it, it’s kinda depressing, being such an iconic airline, trying to pull yourself back up but failing and then boom, your gone in a split second, all memories thrown away. at least it still left a mark🥰

@mrtodd3620 4 года назад

Many airlines have faced the same financial issues, but have survived with better decisions. Hard to admit, but maybe Pan Am made poor choices and suffered the consequences.

@vandalynwilkerson3498 4 года назад

@@mrtodd3620 WE FLEW PAN AM TWICE WE LOVED THAT AIRLINE. WENT TO HAWAII WITH THEM IN 1962 AND AGAIN IN 1967.

@alexworm1707 4 года назад

Its Just a company

@darioinfini 4 года назад

@@alexworm1707 Hm I don't think so. Some companies rise above to enter public consciousness. Chevrolet, Microsoft, Coke, Pan Am, Tower Records, Woolworths, and many others are not just brands, they become an identity of a certain period, life style, and generation. I remember Pan Am. It was special and indeed iconic. The personification of the commercialization of jet travel. Perhaps in 30-40 years something like SpaceX will be the Pan Am of space travel and if one day they go out of business, those who took those flights and remember the development years will always hold SpaceX separate and above the others in its own place.

@vandalynwilkerson3498 4 года назад

@@darioinfini U GOT THAT RIGHT.

@TimmygammerOfficial 4 года назад

As soon as I saw the title, I thought “Catch me if you can”.

@avgjoeavglife 4 года назад

Come Fly With Me, Let's Fly, Let's Fly Awayyyyyyy

@ismailshaheen9477 4 года назад

That movie was soooooo good

@avgjoeavglife 4 года назад

@@ismailshaheen9477 Yep, it was.

@musicwalrus5361 4 года назад

I literally watched that movie yesterday then I saw this video recommend

@avgjoeavglife 4 года назад

@@musicwalrus5361 Yes, it's a good movie.

@genevricella 3 года назад

I had the privilege of flying for Pan Am in part of its final era as a steward 1979-1985. It changed my life completely and helped me become a citizen of the world, visiting over 50 countries, learning new languages, and making friends that I still have to this day. We former Pan Am people still get together in reunions all over the world. 💙🌐✈️

@deolihp Год назад

Wow u have lived a beautiful life

@carle5538 Год назад

My parents and grandparents and I love Pan Am to this day.

@sluggie1018 Год назад

Did Pilots and flight attendants having orgies start in pan am too 👀

@dr.zsairaccidentreports7917 4 года назад

united: kicks people off delta: kicks people off American: kicks people off I flew Pan am back in the 80s, True quality service

@j4yd34d5 4 года назад

Name checks out.

@ksthebest 4 года назад

Back in the 80s not everyone could afford a ticket as those were much more expensive. Different passengers, different attitude. For comparable prices and service today, travel business class.

@dr.zsairaccidentreports7917 4 года назад

@@ksthebest True travel back then was more expensive and was the price of a business or first class ticket today. I flew on the 747, It had a lounge on top and wider comfortable seats, plus the meals were great. It was a first class experience

@gilvu1179 4 года назад

Delta is actually good, AA and UAL are shit

@HeAiNtMaN 4 года назад

If Pan Am had the chance to fly today, you'd know them kicking ppl off too!

@TheAviationChannel 4 года назад

*Their livery was definetely iconic*

@AMPProf 3 года назад

was it grampa?

@BooBoo-pu1jh 4 года назад

I flew PanAm to Hawaii back in the 1980's. Ahhhhhh, those were the days!

@HaiMalonBodoh 4 года назад

Boo Boo tell us more

@hunterwright386 4 года назад

I wish I could fly pan am

@BooBoo-pu1jh 4 года назад

@@HaiMalonBodoh I remember a ton of leg room, very nice airplane. No air rage..passengers polite to stewardess, no drunks. I believe there was a spiral staircase towards the front of the airplane but not sure. Maui and Kauai were fantastic! I remember the people weren't materialistic and when returning to Dallas, could really tell the difference. Dallas very materialistic houses and cars. .Hawaii more about landscape and modest homes...although cost of living there is very high

@HaiMalonBodoh 4 года назад

@@BooBoo-pu1jh thank you for sharing :D really interesting story do you still remember what kind of food they serve in that time ??

@BooBoo-pu1jh 4 года назад

@@HaiMalonBodoh no memories of food 😘

@88justinus 4 года назад

Yes, I worked at PanAm Cargo dept. at Taipei Taiwan in 1973-76 we all very proud of the job then

@shanerothery 4 года назад

And the old Taoyuan terminal hadn't changed a bit since! Just kidding.

@derboiderg7427 4 года назад

The reason they 'fell' is simple: Guy named Leonardo Di Caprio

@c.r.n7315 4 года назад

Minimal. Me Ah yes the environmental hypocrite

@TylerSolvestri 4 года назад

You mean, Frank Abegnale Jr lol

@rickster100100 4 года назад

Tyler Solvestri That bastard!! I don’t even know why the Pam Am Historical Foundation celebrates that guy. He’s like a hero to them. He’s a thief and a liar.

@jessicacolumbus8893 4 года назад

@@c.r.n7315 How are you so dumb??

@VoltFall 4 года назад

The real reason is because... They wanted to land XD

@edricklawrenceong7776 3 года назад

While most airline bankruptcies nowadays can be attributed to poor financial management by the airlines themselves, Pan Am's truly was a victim of circumstance. First came the oil embargo, then the Airline Deregulation Act, then Chernobyl, then Lockerbie, they were basically dealt with blow after blow with circumstances that they had no control over.

@macandrewes 4 года назад

Tenerife, Lockerbie, deregulation = Bye bye Pan Am. A great old brand. It was sad.

@binyominsilverman1592 3 года назад

Tenerife probably didn't affect Pan Am as much as your comment suggests, after all KLM, the airline at fault, is still flying.

@acegarcia3719 3 года назад

@@binyominsilverman1592 If I could choose one defuct company to bring back I would hands down pick Pan Am.

@c3cubed 4 года назад

In theory, Pan Am livery could be resurrected as a small, specialty "boutique airline" that is wholly owned by one of current majors, say, American or Delta. There appears to be a huge nostalgia for what it once was. This means perhaps, using a couple of jet-craft already in the fleet, repainted in the classic livery, and updated to current standards safety and luxury (but not too much)... this would include a replication of service and retro-menu fare, and of course "stewardesses" dressed in vintage costume. Flights would be specific to certain exotic locales as part of a specialized vacation destination package. They could certainly charge a premium full fare, for passengers willing to indulge in the "getting there is half the fun" experience. This would would be quite profitable, if they stick to marketing the authenticity of the journey. But, this would only be possible if underwritten by a successful carrier. Gimmicky? A little, but there are a lot of folks with money that would pay (and dress up) for such a ride, if carefully curated.

@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767 Год назад

Love this idea✈️✈️✈️🌈🌈❤️❤️

@pwgearedturbofan2348 Год назад

Retro planes (with modern security and efficiency features, like you said) would be awesome.

@SnipR9 Год назад

Absolutely magnificent idea!

@Uncommon_Sense01 Год назад

You should pitch this idea to them, it's actually brilliant!

@carle5538 Год назад

Perfectly well said. I would be one of those folks who would be willing to pay to resurrect the airline. The airline was a real American icon. The passengers should be selected and the airline should avoid traveling to problem countries.

@s.t.santos5928 4 года назад

Glad I was able to fly Pan-Am before its demise. Btw, Pan-Am was one of the first airlines to introduce long-haul nonstop flights (14 to 15 hours) in the early 80's with its 747SP.

@BadDFWDrivers 4 года назад

Me: How many times is the whip sound effect going to be used in a row? Editor: Yes.

@denyze2263 4 года назад

Bad DFW Drivers ... yes, what’s that about. It is so annoying

@danielkim7841 2 года назад

The editor answered yes when the question involved a number!

@WryleHargreeves 4 года назад

Back then seats on the plane had a lot of room and people were very formal. Now 🤦‍♂️🤕😫

@samthecar 4 года назад

Cost has gone down, for the passengers and the airlines.

@QazRiyami 4 года назад

Only the rich could’ve travelled back in the day. You should be glad how cheap flights are nowadays.

@mrtodd3620 4 года назад

@@samthecar I remember a coast to coast ticket was around $300 in 1976 dollars. That is over $1300 today.

@jisagay3872 4 года назад

Inflation has been really rampant, and since more and more passengers have been flying, they need to raise the price to get their money’s worth.

@obelic71 4 года назад

Aircraft have become cattletrucks. Just look at Ryan air and easyjet in Europe, cramped space and very cheap tickets. As a service aircraft mechanic i flew all over the world i just wanted a decent normal seat 2nd class or economy plus for the long hauls. I never was a first classer demander like other prima dona mechanics. Sometimes you could take a converted 747 freighter who still had the obsolete 1st class upperdeck. Ok you had to make your coffee or heat your meal yourself in the galley If i had the chanche i always prefered a seat on a cargo 747, often they flew directly home. The least comfertable flights i had in my airforce days. Sitting on a benchseat against the fuselage in a noisey military C130 turboprop across the atlantic. The seat often sucked but the legroom was way beyond excelent. Emotionaly one C130 flight i will never forgot in my life. 2 fallen countrymen in there coffin with our national flag draped carefully over it, was the main cargo! After such a humbling experience you just don't need much anymore.

@fastfiddler1625 4 года назад

Fun fact, the Pan Am International Flight Academy is the one remaining branch of Pan Am, and it's still around. A few years ago, I trained in their simulators in one of their facilities in Minnesota, though that was recently turned into a CAE training facility.

@ggeemmiinnii Месяц назад

There's still one in Miami, I believe.

@Aegiskare 3 года назад

These Rise and Fall series are amongst the best short documentary series I´ve ever found! Congrats to all of you for the very well done videos!

@admiralackbar9307 3 года назад

My friends dad use to be a pilot for Pan Am in the 80's those were wonderful days.

@ittybittymouthful 4 года назад

I was always curious about what happened with TWA too

@canadiansuisei-fan841 4 года назад

TWA 800 happened

@PSYCHOV3N0M 4 года назад

I'll never forget how much constant news coverage TWA flight 800 got in the 90s when I was a kid.

@cancelanime1507 4 года назад

Karl-Anthony Towns they merged with American airlines

@ROGER2095 4 года назад

I'm curious too because I had 500 shares of TWA stock.

@MsKewi-NYC 4 года назад

Bought out by United Airlines.

@pattysouza2954 3 года назад

I was stationed in Frankfurt Germany for nearly 3 years and every September I received a letter from Pan Am that a round trip ticket to Dallas Texas was purchased for me to use whenever I wanted. I went home for Christmas every year to be with my family. I so enjoyed my flights. I was so sad at their demise.

@anton.m6825 4 года назад

Imagine the documentary they will make one day on the coronavirus effect on air travel.. so sad :(

@semoneg2826 3 месяца назад

Well yes...

@tonyvaldes8352 2 года назад

I was a passenger on a 747 back in the early 70's...Awesome experience!

@arnaldogonzalez1678 3 года назад

During the 1973 coup in Chile my dad and his family were one of the thousands to leave the country from the fear the regime produced. He left on a Pan Am 747. He will never forget that flight.

@richbird2812 2 года назад

Glad to see another fellow chilean here

@agentpiggles6685 4 года назад

It’s crazy to see such a huge airline go broke

@philmontejano5971 4 года назад

Won't happen today as airlines are bailed out. Another reason great service and fair prices are long gone.

@danielkim7841 2 года назад

Not as crazy as a broke airline go huge!

@ciello___8307 2 года назад

you could say they were too big to be sustainable. That's often why companies go bankrupt

@semoneg2826 3 месяца назад

Well they never recover from the bombing

@vassa1972 3 года назад

Again great video you guys put together I actually enjoyed it thanks

@tma2001 4 года назад

the iconic logo also made it onto the Orion space clipper in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

@AMStationEngineer 2 года назад

During the late '70s thru mid-1980's, I piloted repositioning flights for Eastern Air Lines, originating in MIA, with usual destinations being either the NYC Metro area, Boston, or St. Louis. Many times the "livery" which we carried were flight attendants, from many airlines, however, Pan Am staff exceeded even the EAL cabin staff for flight frequency. I always enjoyed hauling Pan Am staff, they were first class, all the way!

@aerofrontier496ersevolutio6 4 года назад

Pan American was one of the reason why James Bond and Beatles brought Traditions of adventures. Some how, I’ve felt that when good times happen, it would or should return to you. This tradition inspired the Beatles. I would say it should be revived after WW2 or the aftermath Tragedy.

@speakingofgreg 3 года назад

Those cabins look so cozy and classy✨. They look like the interiors of some of the most expensive restaurants I've been to.

@AskMiko 2 года назад

Pan Am was long gone by the time I began traveling by airplane. The nostalgia for me was international flights and those who could afford those tickets - - having friends tell me stories about their parents flying Pam Am and the nice experience was fun.

@sammyibarra2078 4 года назад

I think they need to bring Pan Am back into service it'll be popular all over again they can order new aircraft

@waedidmyhandlechange 4 года назад

There were multiple attempts to resurrect Pan Am, but all failed. A new Pan Am can't survive in today's aviation industry unless it can miraculously outmaneuver and rise above both low cost carriers like Southwest and Spirit and the remaining legacy airlines like Delta and United. Pan Am may no longer be flying, but its legacy provided the foundation for many innovations in today's aviation industry.

@9999AWC 4 года назад

Resurrecting airlines is extremely hard to do. Pan Am is one such airline. Another example is Eastern Airlines.

@m.dennis 2 года назад

The likes of United and Delta would lobby the life out of such a proposal

@ja8ames 4 года назад

Wow, that's fascinating. I never had any idea how big Pan Am was, how influential, or what happened to it.

@mildlyhighproductions616 4 года назад

As a Kid I only flew with continental, Delta, Northwest and United... whoever flew pan am was really rich for that time since flying was already expensive enough

@yashicapatel4248 3 года назад

Ya same I only flew United,Lufthansa,Quatar and delta

@BTSIMULATIONISBEST 3 года назад

Legends never die Even if Pan am is closed its still in our hearts❤️

@roots2gotv 4 года назад

Flew Pan AM to Italy in the 80's. Those were the days✈️

@DevinJarosz 4 года назад

“Years of financial Turbulence” Ha Ha, get it, planes, turbulence, ha ha, heh....

@R_velle 4 года назад

*wheezing sound in the background*

@benhawkes2752 4 года назад

69 likes. Nice

@angelaanaconda5837 3 года назад

😒😒😒

@gaborwendler6548 4 года назад

Flew with Pan Am 1989 February from Vienna - New York - Tampa. Was remarkable friendly, good quality service.

@milkman3797 4 года назад

Pan Am was so beautiful and optimistic, it hurts to see the series of unfortunate external factors that brought them down. Im an airport management major but if PanPam was still around Id make it a life goal to be a captain of theirs. Rip

@danielkim7841 2 года назад

It was glamorous and chic but you get what you pay for and airlines to survive have to be lean and efficient and basically operate a mass bus system in the sky. There are only so many one percenters who could afford Pan Am. Regular people on cheap flights ultimately were able to afford to fly somewhere, not in the fanciest way, but still could afford to fly now with all the airlines being what they are

@samuell.siskind 4 года назад

What’s the point of photoshopping a “Pan Am 747-8” when that never existed.

@jojoray 4 года назад

Samuel L. Siskind see what it would’ve looked like

@maxdelater3369 4 года назад

Pan Am really was ahead of its time

@barrylenihan8032 4 года назад

@@maxdelater3369 Pan Am was an airline of its time. It failed to adapt to the deregulated market.

@maxdelater3369 4 года назад

@@barrylenihan8032 Talking about airlines, that joke really did go over your head..

@negrold8149 4 года назад

That's the point, you Photoshop it because it doesn't exist duh?

@blair7001 4 года назад

Ughhh I was just like quietly waiting for them to talk about Tenerife, but they literally skipped from 1976 to 1978 that made me mad

@AMPProf 3 года назад

Dang you old! gramps!

@ibtasaamsajid7690 2 года назад

KLM was more responsible for Tenerife

@rext8949 4 года назад

Then : Panam bankrupt. Today : All airlines bankrupt ! CIRCUMSTANTIAL...

@AMPProf 3 года назад

what nooooooo!

@jetaddicted Год назад

I’ve only flown Pan Am once, a DC-10 from MIA to JFK in the summer of 1982, I was just a kid but already quite fond of aviation. Fond enough to notice there were problems with the cabin layout; randomly colored seat covers, a number of things obviously worn out or simply inop. One could tell the company was not going well by that time, already.

@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun 4 года назад

I remember that from the Catch me if you can movie lol

@ovrdrm 4 года назад

Just A Dio Who's A Hero For Fun the real guy had a Ted talk about his story in pan am

@FinalLugiaGuardian 4 года назад

Dang. People really did previously dress up for a comercial flight. Busines suits worn by the men and dressy jackets, skirts, and gloves worn by the women. Question for anyone who flew in the 1950s or 1960s. Was flying in those dressy clothes comfortable or uncomfortable?

@mattpytlak 4 года назад

FinalLugiaGuardian the only people flying back then were the rich. In 1958, only about 20% of Americans had ever flown while now it’s about 88%.

@flamingpieherman9822 4 года назад

Didn't matter if it was comfortable...it was classy.

@krdiaz8026 4 года назад

jason lul Just being frank about it. Who do you suppose made leisure wear fashionable and life more informal? People who grew up in the 50-60s.

@krdiaz8026 4 года назад

jason lul Exactly. If you were born in the 50s-60s, you'd be an adult in the 80s and 90s.

@marlonmoncrieffe0728 4 года назад

(scoffs) I'm glad that some traditions, no matter how classy, fall by the wayside...

@curlyvanya 4 года назад

So nostalgic, love this documentary

@Kaitos11 4 года назад

Nice vid and very much welcomed. I was wondering the other day why such an iconic airline went out of business. I was born around the time it's struggles were really starting to wreck havok on them and by the time I had my first flight, they were out of business. It's pretty common to see them depicted in movies from the 60's and 70's and movies based around that period so that's how I know about them yet I never really sat down to research about their downfall.

@gustavocabanas61 4 года назад

MY FIRST FLY WAS ON PAN AM: GUATEMALA CITY TO LOS ANGELES WITH ONE STOP IN MÉXICO CITY....IT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE! ✈️

@barnsproductions 2 года назад

In 1981, myself and my parents flew PanAm from London Heathrow to Washington Dulles aboard Boeing 747 ‘Clipper Maid of the Seas’ - the same plane that 7 years later was blown up over Lockerbie. I used to have a photo of it, but it has sadly gone missing.

@samisworld3662 Год назад

Dulles is my home airport nice👍

@dionb5174 2 года назад

That was very informative and eye opening. Could you do something like this about Eastern Airlines, it was the first airline I flew in the early 80's

@demven04 4 года назад

Very interesting! Thanks a lot!

@daviejay5326 3 года назад

Theres still a great nostalgia for pan am Maybe one day itll come back

@brianbosch3628 2 года назад

I will always love this airline. It didn't deserve to go bankrupt... I wish it was still there

@mera3006 Год назад

Brian, there are millions who think same way. I think the Lockerbie tragedy was the beginning of the end of the most iconic, classy and sophisticated airline. I am so proud to say; PanAm was my employer from 1986-1991, the best time of my life.

@richardbowness1595 Год назад

I flew with the airline as a child, around 1975. As we were landing, I noticed that the crew were smoking, even though the no smoking lights were on. I sat looking at them, then one said, "Hey, that kid is watching us"

@broadstreet21 8 месяцев назад

Pan Am was a victim of circumstances beyond their control, terrorist bombings, oil embargoes, airline deregulation, etc. But here's the thing: with their name recognition and reputation, they should have maintained a steady potential consumer base. I believe leadership is always the first line of responsibility for success or failure. Trippe was a truly great leader who could see beyond the horizon and could take advantage of breaking circumstances, not get broken by them. Had he been around through until 1991, he would have found a way through the crises and get them out on top.

@TheTriplc 3 года назад

So strange how the worlds *most experienced airline,* can go from a Sophisticated luxury airline for all classes, to an airline that was destined to fail...

@InsideF1 2 года назад

My dad still says, Pan Am had the best service in US aviation history. It's sad that company went bankruptcy.

@imonymous 4 года назад

The plane in the thumbnail didn't even exist 10 years ago. Pretty sure Pan Am never flew a 747-8i.

@augusth2212 4 года назад

Yep, last boeing 747 their flew is boeing 747-200

@coyote_foxtrot 4 года назад

So either they searched up Pan Am and found a 747-8i diagram created with the livery or someone photoshopped a diagram to have the livery. Kinda hope for the latter.

@imonymous 4 года назад

@@coyote_foxtrot I'm curious why you'd rather have it be photoshopped? Why would that be better? People also create flight simulator models where they apply a livery to a type that that airline never operated, which the airline nerd in my finds exciting as heck. But from the looks of the graphic, it's more likely to be what you mentioned.

@coyote_foxtrot 4 года назад

Imon I feel like it’s a bit comforting to think someone spent some time on the graphics I guess?

@johnnyboythepilot4098 4 года назад

Nice to know someone else also caught that mistake.

@chrisnorman9980 4 года назад

A good book about the history of Pan American is “An American Saga - Juan Trippe and his Pan Am Empire”. One item in it - many governments in Latin America trusted Pan Am in negotiations because Trippe’s first name was Juan - which had nothing to do with being Latin American.

@hannahjames7458 4 года назад

What a bout Pan am and KML accident.

@avgjoeavglife 4 года назад

Yep, the railroad would be a good topic, and R.I.P to Tenerieff.

@Claro1993 4 года назад

You mean “KLM?”

@avgjoeavglife 4 года назад

@@Claro1993 Yes.

@hannahjames7458 4 года назад

@@Claro1993 yes

@dzerres 4 года назад

That was the pilot of the KLM 747's fault, 100%. Again, Pan Am was a victim.

@stevengrappy8664 3 года назад

I remember when I was young flying Pan Am to Germany, Was a great airline and I think it is really sad that they no longer exist. It was a big thing back then to fly Pan Am and it was always a pleasure to fly with them.

@ihateyoumother-fucker3204 4 года назад

Flew Pam Am, LGW - DET around 1990, as a 13 year kid, my sister only 9 years old UNATTENDED. Mum & Dad paid (around) £50 extra for an air hostess to keep an eye on us. To this day, I'll NEVER forget the taste of the Lasagne I had on the way over there OR the ice cream. Got to meet the pilot was shown around the cockpit to. Great days, "thanks" mum & dad xxx

@josephbingham1255 4 года назад

I knew a fellow in community college who's father did or had worked at Pan Am. He had a card that said he could fly STANDBY to anywhere in the world. He did not have money for food or a hotel at the receiving end. So he never used it as long as I knew him. I did see the photo card. A piece of History!

@listerstormablecartoonandt1103 3 года назад

Short story of Pan Am Company 30s 40s 😎🤑🧐 60s 70s 🤨😬 80s 😰 91s 🥴💸

@charlescase1738 4 года назад

Are y’all not gonna talk about Pan Am Flight 1736? The worst aviation crash in history? That surely did something with their business.

@pasoundman 4 года назад

KLM (spefically a single Captain) was entirely pespoible for that accident.

@BullGator-kd6ge 4 года назад

@@pasoundman What about fog, and miscommunication between pilots and ATC

@pasoundman 4 года назад

@@BraveKnightOnline No way. The Pan Am 747 was blameless and the KLM wrongly assumed it had been given takeoff clearance bec ause it was in a hurry.

@pasoundman 4 года назад

@@BullGator-kd6ge The only miscommunication was the KLM Captain wrongly assuming he had been given takeoff clearance. In fact the KLM gave the misleading radio message to ATC 'we are at takeoff' which doesn't folliow accepted practice.

@hendrikdependrik1891 4 года назад

Pan Am is a perfect example of victim blaming. They literally did nothing wrong at Tenerife and Lockerbie.

@Harbaksh1234 Год назад

As child, I flew from the UK to India twice in the 80's on a Pan Am plane; 1982/3 and 1984. Very stylish airline!

@anushkasaxena7950 4 года назад

Just a few hours back, I was hoping Business insider would cover pan am! And here we are! :D

@Nathan-jh1ho 4 года назад

Pan Am today Pan Am tomorrow Pan Am forever

@mathisb.9082 4 года назад

The same with Lufthansa

@peter_psdnt1260 4 года назад

Somewhere in a parallel universe: *What would happen if Pan Am went bankrupt?*

@hexagonist23 3 года назад

parallel universes don't exist though.

@senabecool7232 3 года назад

Hmm, that means they had lots of international routes and donestic routes

@474yx 2 года назад

@@hexagonist23 wrong

@jbjoeychic 2 года назад

In my mid 60's now I am happy to have fliwn Pan Am to Puerto Rico over 10 times and the UK and Rome. My dad would only fly Pan Am and he was in Love with that airline. He bought me a model Pan Am Boeing 707 plane that moved forward in taxi mode and all exterior lights worked. I used to love to darken the room and run the plane. It looked so real. I often wonder what happened to that plane, it was so cool.

@Maneater1984 Год назад

When I was a kid the Bombay (Mumbai) to London leg of my Sydney to London flight was on PAN AM. The way home was very memorable, I still remember the entire 747 rattling in a lightning storm and ceiling panels were missing with wiring casually swinging around.

@mikacasalis4012 Год назад

When you have some much bad luck, it’s really unfortunate. But let’s not forget, the brand still lives, delta are big because they bought the foundation of its business. Up for debate, but the US aviation and Boeing as well, had a helping hand because of PAN AM. Pure business minded and passion. Hats of to JT!

@thegreatafrican3367 4 года назад

0:42 what they really mean is: it transported drugs

@greateraviationgl91 4 года назад

@RU-vid User WTF???

@chasiah7101 4 года назад

You’re right in a way

@Justanotherconsumer 4 года назад

Booze is just another drug, so... sure.

@randomvintagefilm273 2 года назад

Somebody should bring it back, including the logo which was the best. Every time dad told us four kids we were flying PanAm we all cheered. The Flight Attendants were first class and always gave us toys and special attention.

@josephbingham1255 4 года назад

I met a fellow in community college who's father did or who had worked at Pan Am. He showed me a pass that said he could fly STANDBY to anyplace in the world to a certain age. He did not have the money to buy food or hotel at receiving end. So while I knew him he never used it. But I saw the Photo Card. A piece of history!

@peterh9427 4 года назад

It really is so sad when such an iconic business and airline goes bankrupt, I am from Manchester in the U.K. and just last year we lost Thomas Cook which was a similar airline to pan am in many ways and I know many who lost their jobs, it really does hit hard.

@pamelawing5747 Год назад

I had the privilege of flying Pan Am a couple of times. Flying was so great in those days. We went from San Francisco to Honolulu and the "stewardesses" all changed into mumus and leis. All our drinks were in real glasses (this was economy) with orchids and little umbrellas in them. Our food came on real plates with real silverware. It was wonderful. I also loved TWA. Everyone dressed nicely and it was a great way to get from "here to there".

@mahawiryasantoso5689 2 года назад

Not just Pan Am, TWA also did the same but bankrupted at 2001. Also before the Lockerbrie incident, and happens in 1977 a deadlier accident happens in Tenerife when a KLM Boeing 747 crash into Pan Am Boeing 747.

@offtheice 3 года назад

the fall: *stall sound in background* nice one

@avelus5984 4 года назад

Even if Pan Am is gone, General Arnold's legacy still lives to this day.

@jhynds0530 4 года назад

Please do this for TWA as well 🙏

@theimpostor4317 3 года назад

I never got the chance to fly pan am, I was born after it stopped existing but I wish it came back, such an iconic airline that seemed to give quality service

@camerakid2311 4 года назад

Always have notifications on

@tonymoncayo2790 4 года назад

2:27: Pan Am: The most experience airline KLM: Am I a joke to you?!

@Wall_T3mbok4556 3 года назад

Business Insider: Tells the Pan Am Flight 103 incident Pan Am flight 1736: Am i a joke to you?

@tehnixius 4 года назад

I only know about this airline because i saw it on the Encyclopedia my parents had bought for me when i was a child (early 1980s). The book had a huge double spread picture of the plane with the logo. I never forgot the image and the name though I never thought it was an American airline. Pan Am and Alitalia. I can never forget because of that book.

@Lindsay5137 Год назад

Panam used to say, "We know the Pacific best" They sure did, they were in it more than anyone else. I remember one time at Kingsford smith (Sydney Australia) I watched a PamAm 707 take off, it used the whole runway and only got airborne because the runway dropped away from it at the end. One time I was booked from Sydney to LAX on PamAm, my wife said "No Way" so I went to SFO instead, that was a memorable weekend - what I remember of it.

@EdwardOttaBR Год назад

Is very sad how a lot of big and traditional airlines broke in the 90s/00s. Pan Am, TWA, Braniff, Eastern and many others in the US; Varig, Vasp and TransBrasil in Brazil; Canadian Pacific in Canada; Mexicana in Mexico; Swissair, Olympic, Alitalia (little bit later, but still) and others in Europe. Great losses for the global aviation.

@h.lloydweston4506 Год назад

A tremendous loss for the aviation industry and the flying public. Pan Am was the best airlines in the world. I had nothing but great experiences flying this iconic airlines. My first foreign trip was on board a Pan Am jet.. Sorry those are days gone with the wind. The memories, however, still remain. . Loved Pan Am and always will. It is sorely missed. I still have the sleeping mask sealed in a cellophane wrapper. Now I can only dream of this great airlines.

@pjaygeorge8016 3 года назад

Flew PanAm 747 from JFK to LHR a few days before the Lockerbie crash. Yet had no hesitation flying back a week later. Just recently rediscovered a key ring with a solid PanAm tag and my name engraved. Still has status value for me. Once had an office in the PanAm Bldg. Just goes to show, how the mighty can fail/fall.

@loner686 Год назад

I think a lot of people are nostalgic about Pan-Am but I flew with them in 1965-85 the Asian airlines were just getting going and they were trying harder to develop their place in the market, Singapore airlines, Thai airways, and, Cathay Pacific just to name a few made flying enjoyable with their beautiful and attentive customer service from both the men and ladies while the Pan Am crew were much older and gave us the impression that they didn’t want to be there, I know every chance I got I would insist my ticket was changed from Pan Am to the other airlines .

@redstreet8012 4 года назад

I knew a lady that was hired as a flight attendant for Pan Am airlines. After training she was so excited to wear her uniform she dressed up in uniform and walked around the mall.

@rudrakshsharma8260 4 года назад

In 1986 Pan Am also faced a terrorist attack in its Pakistan -India route where the youngest recipient of the Indian bravery award :Neerja Bhanot saved the lives of most of the passengers , many of them being Americans. We are so proud of you Neerja!!

@daletravels23 4 года назад

Wow Awesome

@avelus5984 4 года назад

Nice, time to meet another interesting story.

@frenchtoast4519 4 года назад

7:08 I've been too Lockerbie, when your really there guilt smashes you like a brick.

@danielkim7841 2 года назад

Why it is not your fault those people died? They would not want you to be guilty but would want you to make the most of life since it was taken from them by terrorists. You did not cause their death so no need to feel guilt!