Renewed Attempt Seeks To Return Pan Am Brand To The Skies

Pan Am advertorial

Pan Am was already more than 30 years old and had become the de facto U.S. flag carrier when this advertisement ran in Aviation Week in March 1958

Credit: AW&ST Archive
A bid of 40.5 cents per pound for the U.S. air mail route between Key West, Florida, and Havana in 1927 launched Pan American Airways on a path to become one of the most iconic brands in airline history. Having grown to achieve unofficial flag carrier status, Pan Am was operating some of the most...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

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