Pan Am Airline
Important Airline in Aviation History: Pan American Airlines
The United States is the nation commonly noted to be the place where powered aviation began. There were many attempts around the world to accomplish actual flight, but until Wilbur and Orville Wright flew their powered glider in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC, it had never been successfully done. As with many important accomplishments, it was not long until others had also flown successfully (many with the help of the Wright brothers), and the age of aviation began. The U.S. has been the ground for many of the firsts in aviation and the nation has also fostered some pioneering aviation companies whose fame encompassed the globe. It can probably be safely said that Pan American Airlines was the foremost of these, specifically early in the history of passenger and freight flight. This paper examines how Pan Am started, important innovations the airline was party to, and why it was considered instrumental for the successful beginnings of the international airline industry.
History
The company was founded in 1927 by a trio of Air Corps majors (one of whom, Major Henry "Hap" Arnold would go on to become the first five star general of the Air Force) who wanted to ensure that a German owned airline which operated in Columbia would not be able to gain the rights to fly in the United States (Pan Am Historical Foundation, 2012). SCADTA, the German owned airline, and Pan Am competed for the rights to fly international air mail from Florida into Havana, Cuba. SCADTA had the inside track for the contracts, even though it was a German-based company because they had been operating since 1920. However, the majors found backers for their airline and quickly turned it over to Juan Trippe and a group of investors. This group was able to sell enough stock, $250,000 worth, to be able...
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