[ Ссылка ] - Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927 until its financial collapse on December 4, 1991. Founded in 1927 as a scheduled air mail and passenger service operating between Key West, Florida and Havana, Cuba, the airline became a major company credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry, including the widespread use of jet aircraft, jumbo jets, and computerized reservation systems. Identified by its blue globe logo and the use of the word "Clipper" in aircraft names and call signs, the airline was a cultural icon of the 20th century and the unofficial flag carrier of the United States. Pan Am's flagship terminal was the Worldport located at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The Airline had such an influence, there is now a show based on Pan Am on primetime ABC TV about the glamour of flying and the beautiful stewardess of the golden age of flying.
