Pan Am - Chronicle 1951-1979

Datum
Ereignis
1952
First airline to use aircraft built specifically for tourist-class service in transatlantic service, the Douglas DC-6B.
1955
Pan Am specifies and orders the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.
1958
Taking advantage of jets, Pan Am introduces Economy fares.
Oct 26, 1958
Pan Am's Boeing 707 Clipper America starts the jet age with the first scheduled transatlantic service in American built jets.
1959
First airline to operate a scheduled round-the-world jet service.
1960
Pan Am initiates first Douglas DC-8 jet service.
1961
First airline to offer a worldwide marketing service to shippers and importers around the world.
1962
First airline to operate 100,000 transatlantic flights.
1962
First airline to develop a global computer reservation systems (PANAMAC).
1963
First airline to operate the Boeing 707-321C pure-jet freighters.
1964
First airline to relay in-flight messages via Satellite Syncom III.
1965
First airline to operate round-the-world jet-freighters.
Apr 13, 1966
Pan Am placed the largest commercial aircraft order in history, $525 million, for 25 Boeing 747 jets.
1967
First airline to make fully automatic approach and landing in sheduled service.
1968
First airline to transmit engine data and position information from the air to the ground in less than a second via a data link system which routes the information to a computer in the home office and then to interested departments.
1969
First airline to demonstrate satisfactorily and receive FAA approval for regular use of the Carousel IV inertial guidance system.
1970
First airline to operate the Boeing 747 in regular sheduled service.
1970
First U.S. airline with sheduled nonstop flights between Miami and London. (National)
1970
First airline to fly in the 747 a production-model system for communications via satellite
1970
First airline to test Data Link, automatic aircraft identification and position equipment.
1971
First airline to open major maintenance facility specifically designed for jumbo jets.
1971
First airline to offer round-the-world service with the Boeing 747.
1972
First airline to use FAA-certified visual approach monitor (VAM), a heads-up pilot display used during visual landings.
1972
First airline to open largest single air terminal in world (located at J.F.K International Airport, New York).
1973
First to use electronic surveillance and screeing devices for security in boarding passengers.
1973
First airline to offer upper deck dining service on the 747's.
1973
First airline to order the Boeing 747SP jet.
1974
First airline to install fleetwide Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWS) and have system certificated by FAA.
1976
First airline to take delivery of and ingaurate service with the Boeing 747SP.
1976
First airline to etablish round-the-world record-setting flight with commercial airliner (747SP) with revenue passengers aboard.
1977
First round-the-world flight via the North and South Poles with revenue passengers aboard - to celebrate Pan Am's 50th anniversary.
1977
First airline with sheduled nonstop flights between Miami and Paris. (National)
1978
First airline to introduce a round-the-world excursion fare of $999.
1978
First international airline to introduce a new class of service for business travelers and full-care economy passengers - Clipper Class.