The Decline of Pan Am (the real life airline)...What Happened?

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For years, Pan Am was one of the largest and most respected airlines in existence. They were there early on and revolutionized the entire industry. As of 1991, they no longer exist. This video takes a look at the airline and attempts to explain what happened?

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From 1927 to 1991, Pan American Airways was not just an airline, but an institution, an aesthetic, and an era in aviation history. This video traces the rise, peak and tragic fall of Juan Trippe’s globe-spanning enterprise, from its modest beginnings hauling mail to Cuba in the 1920s, to the glorious “clipper era” of the flying boats and the great technological and commercial advances of the 707 and 747. Pan Am’s fall, brought on by deregulation, terrorism and a corporate deal gone bad, is a tragic story. You may not have been around when Pan Am existed, but hearing its story may make you wish you had flown with them.

Corrections:
- The Pan Am building was on Park Avenue, not Fifth
- The Pan Am cockpit crew in the Tenerife disaster survived.