Author: Pan Am Museum Foundation

Join us in 2026 for a three-day celebration of Pan Am’s myriad international flights out of JFK (previously Idlewild) that connected the United States to the rest of the world. Pan Am’s impact helped cement New York City’s global stature as THE place to visit and conduct business. We’ll enjoy cocktails on Thursday, October 8th at our evening welcome party. On Friday, take in the sights, shop, visit NYC’s famed museums, or sign up for a one of the walking tours being offered, before joining us for the evening at our annual gala, themed “I’ll Take Manhattan”. Saturday offers another…

To employees, Pan Am meant more than a paycheck. It was a home. And co-workers were family. Because of those relationships, many former employees recall their Pan Am years as the best of their lives. After the last Pan Am planes landed on December 4, 1991, the employee community never lost their love for the venerable institution that was Pan American World Airways. In 1992, a group of volunteers led by Ed Trippe, son of Pan Am’s President and CEO Juan Trippe, founded the Pan Am Historical Foundation. They acquired the company’s remaining assets, including 64 years’ worth of documents,…