Pan American World Airways
global flag carrier, major size, US.
- Ownership
- private, flag carrier
- Starting fleet
- 14 x Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas, 6 x Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation, 8 x Douglas DC-6B
- Bases
- IDL
- Starting routes
- IDL-LHR, IDL-ORY, IDL-FRA, IDL-BRU, IDL-CIA, IDL-AMS, IDL-LIS
- Confidence
- estimated (to be verified)
Fleets and networks are approximations for the prototype and are scaled to the model. Source: General knowledge, approximate. Needs a primary source before release.
Evidence
Facts about this airline that were checked against published sources. Fleet counts for 1958 could not be sourced for any airline, so the starting fleets above remain estimates.
| Field | Year | Checked value | Agreement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| founding / identity | Founded 1927 (Pan American Airways); private company; described as the unofficial US national carrier. | new | americanbusinesshistory.org, en.wikipedia.org | |
| flagCarrier / ownerType | 1958 | Private ownership is not contradicted by any source opened. flagCarrier=true is a game convention: sources call Pan Am only the "unofficial" national carrier. | close | en.wikipedia.org |
| orders: Boeing 707 (count) | 1955 | 20 Boeing 707s ordered 12/13 October 1955 (together with 25 DC-8s, about US$269 million for the 45 jets). | differs | panam.org, en.wikipedia.org |
| orders: first 707 delivery and first service | 1958 | First 707-120 delivered 15 August 1958; first scheduled jet service New York Idlewild to Paris via Gander on 26 October 1958 (707-121 Clipper America, 111 passengers). 707-320 first passengers August 1959. | close | airwaysmag.com, en.wikipedia.org |
| fleet by type | 1958 | No sourced fleet count found. Sources show the types flown: DC-7B (transatlantic from summer 1955), DC-7C (transatlantic from summer 1956), DC-6B, and Boeing Stratocruisers (Super Stratocruiser transatlantic from November 1954). | new | en.wikipedia.org |
| traffic: revenue passenger miles | 1960 | 4,833 million scheduled revenue passenger miles in 1960 (2,676 million in 1955), about 7.8 billion RPK. | new | en.wikipedia.org |
| Europe frequency from Idlewild | 1958 | 47 flights a week east from Idlewild in January 1958, rising to 65 by August 1958 (all European and other destinations combined). | close | en.wikipedia.org |
| bases | 1958 | Idlewild (New York) remains the transatlantic gateway in all sources opened. | confirmed | en.wikipedia.org |