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Pan Am was forced to file for bankruptcy protection on January 8, 1991. [127] Delta Air Lines purchased the remaining profitable assets of Pan Am, including its remaining European routes (except one from Miami to Paris), and Frankfurt mini hub, the Shuttle operation, 45 jets, and the Pan Am Worldport at John F. Kennedy Airport, for $416 million.
Its nose landing gear cleared the Pan Am, but its left-side engines, lower fuselage, and main landing gear struck the upper right side of the Pan Am's fuselage, [11] ripping apart the center of the Pan Am jet almost directly above the wing. The right-side engines crashed through the Pan Am's upper deck immediately behind the cockpit, instantly ...
The plan calls for meticulous restoration of the building’s original architecture and design details in its public spaces, including the gold panels and accents and the Pan Am logos on the lobby ...
In 1970 alone, Pan Am carried 11 million passengers to 86 countries worldwide. But after decades of financial turbulence, Pan Am went bust. The rise and fall of Pan Am [Video]
When Pan Am declared bankruptcy in early 1991 and was forced to sell its New York hub to Delta Air Lines, Pan Am Express continued to operate the northeast regional system and the Miami system for Pan Am until the brand was shut down together with its parent on December 4, 1991. On that date, Ransome / Pan Am Express was sold to Trans World ...
One man approached a flight attendant with a plastic bottle containing a liquid with a gasoline smell and then went to the rear of the aircraft. A second man walked to the forward galley with an object that looked like a bomb; he spoke in Spanish that he had explosives and demanded to be taken to Cuba.
Pan Am, now operating with the Carnival certificate, quickly resumed limited charter operations while new owner Guilford Transportation Industries acquired certain assets of the bankrupt companies after court approval. The company emerged from bankruptcy in June 1998 again as Pan American Airways, the third incarnation of the Pan Am brand.
The spirit of Pan Am lives on. For passengers eager to relive the days of flying the iconic airline, a charter company will re-create two early routes of the now long-gone carrier.