Pan Am | International Aviation HQ

16Feb

By Charles YongzhengNo Comments

Airlines

Why Did Pan Am Fail?

At its height, Pan American World Airways, more commonly known as simply Pan Am, was called "America's unofficial flag carrier" thanks to its position as the largest of the Big Four airlines and the only one with a major international presence. Yet by the early 1990's Pan Am was not just a shadow of its former self but gone all together, having entered bankruptcy on January 8 1991 and ceased operations on December 4 1991. So where exactly did it all go so wrong? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Background Pan American World Airways was formed on June 23 1928 as the result of a merger between Pan Am Airways, Atlantic, Gulf, and Caribbean Airways and the Aviation Corporation of the Americas (ACA). The airline soon distinguished itself by estab...

Boeing 747-200: The Most Versatile 747 Ever Built!

3Mar

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

Boeing 747-200: The Most Versatile 747 Ever Built!

Today, the 747 is regarded by as being one of the most iconic airliners ever built. This is mostly thanks to the Boeing 747-200, which was the most successful 747 variant until the introduction of the 747-400 over 15 years later! When the 747-200 was introduced by Boeing in 1971, it was the largest passenger jet of its time. It beat its predecessor, the Boeing 747-100, by a matter of meters. Chances are, that if you flew on the 747 on a transpacific route in the 1970's and early 1980's, you flew on the Boeing 747-200! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Boeing 747-200 In 1952, British aircraft manufacturer de Havilland created the first jet airliner, the DH106 Comet. Over the rest of the decade, other jet airliners would be introduced, such ...

27Feb

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

History

Juan Trippe: The Man Who Built Pan Am

Today, Juan Trippe is known for a number of things. Primarily, this is for being the driving force behind Pan Am for almost 40 years, but also, for being the guy who helped to create the 747! According to most aviation historians, Trippe is regarded as being one of the fathers of the American airline industry. This is alongside people like Eddie Rickenbacker, Jack Frye and Pat Patterson. Due to this, Trippe has been immortalized in a number of aviation movies, including Martin Scorsese's The Aviator and Pat O'Brien's The China Clipper. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Early Life Juan Terry Trippe was born on June 27, 1899 to Charles and Lucy Trippe. His mother was a homemaker, whilst his father was a New York-based investment banker and stockb...

World Airways: The World’s Most Diverse Airline. Ever.

26Dec

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

Airlines

World Airways: The World’s Most Diverse Airline. Ever.

At its height, World Airways was one of the largest and most successful airlines of its time. However, in March 2014, 66 years almost to the day, the airline was forced to cease operations. So what went so wrong? Over the course of its history, World Airways has performed just about every type of aviation-related job, possible. In part, this has helped to make it so successful, but it was also partly the reason why it failed! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-World Airways WWII was the largest war in human history. No conflict before or since it has managed to match the size and scope of the conflict. Due to the sheer size of the war, everyone, both young and old were asked to help with the war effort. Part of this meant that young men h...

747: the most luxurious ‘Queen of the Skies’

20Jul

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

747: the most luxurious ‘Queen of the Skies’

The Boeing 747 is affectionately known as the ‘Queen of the Skies’. It's been transporting businessmen; holiday goers and school sports teams for over 50 years! Yet the 747 wasn’t meant to last for 50 years... The 747 was meant to be a hold-the-time aircraft. Fulfilling orders whilst the Boeing 2707 was in development. With the 747 being dropped in favour of the supersonic 2707. Since its first flight in 1969, more than 1,500 747's have been produced, with around 512 still in use. Over the 50 years of production many variants have been made. The original 747-100 was capable of transporting 490 passengers. Then the 747-200. Was highly customised. Especially into cargo and freight variants. 747-300 was introduced to carry a higher number of passengers. This variant saw an extended hump. ...