Happy Easter! Bit of a different Fleet video today :) Thought I'd take a look at Pan Am on the channel as I know that a lot of you are very interested in the airline, despite it being bankrupt! If you'd like me to take a look at more bankrupt airlines fleets do let me know :) P.S - A brand new animated outro with your favourite Fly Away jingle has been completed :) It'll roll out sometime this coming week!

Well done young mate! 👌 But 3:20 first time I've ever heard someone pronounce it the "EL ONE-ZERO-ELEVEN" ha ha should be "el ten eleven" 😁 ✈✈

Can you do the fleet of TWA or VARIG if you are starting with historical airlines?

The Pan Am livery is everything! It’s classic, it’s iconic. It’s everything!

PAN AM also operated 25 of the DC-8-30

When I was 7, I got to go on the cockpit of a Pan-Am 707 during a stopover in Brasilia on a Miami to Rio flight. That sealed my love of aviation forever! Later, at age 12, my first 747 trip was on Pan-Am from Rio to New York. I will never forget those experiences and the many flights to the USA on Pan-Am. Thanks for the great memories.

Thanks a lot for this video. As a small kid, I remember seeing Pan Am flights at several airports though I never got the chance to fly with them. This video brought back fond memories

Flew solo from London to Seattle on this lovely bird when i was only 9 years old. Pan Am's flight attendants slapped an "i fly solo" sticker on my chest, upgraded me to first class to keep track of me and just like in the movie Airplane, sat with the pilots and navigator in the cockpit over Greenland. An experience 40 years ago that sparked my passion for commercial aviation.

Pan Am? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I want to fly it! (I know its extinct)

I flew on Pan Am to London the year before Lockerbie. I remember how nice the crew were. The highlight of the trip for me was the flight deck visit, something current generations of kids unfortunately do not get to experience.

When I was little and discovering the world of aviation (by watching Air crash investigation and other stuff), I got introduced to PanAm through the Tenerife disaster. Its simplistic livery quite appealing. But I then found out that it had ceased operations long ago.

When I moved to US in 1985, I flew on a PAN AM 727 from Istanbul to Zurich and then a PAN AM 747 from Zurich to JFK.

A Boeing 747-100 dressed in Pan Am colours is the most beautiful aeroplane I've seen.

Well done DJ -- especially since this airline ceased to exist before you arrived! Pan Am actually had a rival for the crown of "U.S. Flag Carrier" and that was Howard Hughes' TWA. UA and AA, as the lineal descendants of Pan Am and TWA respectively, have landing rights at LHR. For a long time, they were the only US flag carriers with LHR rights. Pan Am did not fall apart overnight but slowly sold off assets as they tried to stay afloat in the unfamiliar world of airline deregulation. Pan Am sold its trans-Pacific routes and NRT hub to UA in the 1980s. I recall stories at the time about UA over-running its budget by 100% as it refurbished acquired PA aircraft; things like entire passenger floors in their 747s needing replacement rather than just carpet. The 747SP was the equivalent of Qantas' project sunrise of its day. It enabled the then unheard of: non-stop flights from the U.S. west coast to Sydney. I did once fly on one of the former PA 747SPs but only after it was in UA livery. When Airbus was a start-up, they managed to break into the U.S. market circa 1976 or 77 by giving cash-strapped Eastern Airlines use of six A300s for six months at no cost and to be taken back by Airbus after six months if Eastern was not satisfied. Eastern kept the airplanes and wrote a check. I don't know of PanAm received the same offer from Airbus. Lastly, PanAm was historically a gateway carrier with operations at major airports on the coasts (e.g. BOS, JFK, IAD, MIA, LAX, SFO, SEA). It depended on domestic feeders. This worked before airline deregulation but left them very vulnerable afterwards. Those 727s you mention were acquired largely to support intra-Europe service, feeding their operations at LHR for instance, and as they acquired a US domestic airline (National), trying to develop their own feeders. In their final days, they did just the opposite of service to the world, operating hourly shuttle service LGA to DCA and LGA to BOS.

My first ever trip to America was on Pan Am in September 1988 and flew back on the same airframe 3 weeks later. It was Clipper Maiden of the Seas which was of course the aircraft destroyed over Lockerbie just 9 weeks after I flew back from MIA to LHR on it. Made my blood run cold. In November '91 on my second trip to the US, I flew on a Pan Am 727 from TPA to MIA. On the flight two of the flight attendants, both in their 50s, were crying a bit in the back. I had to ask them what was wrong and they said "We may aswell tell you, I don't think Pan Am will survive past Christmas. This crew has a combined service of over 100 years with Pan Am." Sure enough, they ceased ops 7 days later.

Do eastern airlines please, the fleet and so on, overall your channel is brilliant and informational

My mother worked for Pan Am in the 1970s with the launching of the 747, which was created by Boeing for Pan Am. I took many flights on Pan Am 747 & 707 Clippers. The airline was the pioneer in practically EVERY aspect of commercial flight (i.e. crossing the Pacific & Atlantic, around-the-world travel, economy fares, wide-body aircraft, etc.). Anyhow, thanks for remembering Pan Am!

Most iconic airlines ever

Enjoyable video DJ. I used to fly on Pan American frequently and I have missed them terribly. They literally brought commercial aviation into the jet age. They are the reason why nautical terms are used describing places on aircraft (galley, etc.), the reason why pilots wear nautical-inspired uniforms and so much more. No only did they fly the aircraft types you described but they co-developed many of them with the manufacturers. There would be no 747 without Pan Am. The 707 and DC8 might have been developed on their own but this would have been years later if not for Pan Am’s insistence and substantial orders for both types. Finally, Airbus owes Pan Am a great deal as they needed a well known, well respected customer for their new aircraft (the A300) and they got that when Pan Am placed their order. It put Airbus on the map so to speak.

I will always miss Pan Am! My favorite airline as a kid. This made me want to get into commercial airplane industry.

Fantastic! This brought back memories. My first commercial flight ever was on a Pan Am Boeing 727.

I have fond memories of Pan Am. My one and only flight on a 747 was a Pan Am 747 in 1986 flying from Miami to JFK. I was a kid at the time, and it was the first time I ever got to see the inside of an aircraft cockpit and I got to fly in the upper deck of the 747. In comparison to existing airlines, they would be something like an American version of Emirates, they were a premium airline with some of the best amenities you could get in that era, they also flew the 747 as something of a point of pride like Emirates does with the A380.

Thank you for your extensive informative videos. I look forward to them. Could you please do Braniff's fleet?

DJ. I would like to thank you so much for doing the Iconic Pan Am. While I never Flown on Pan Am it has become my Favorite Airline since I found your Channel.

Great video dj! Do a video on TWA

Great memories of flying on their 747200B r/t between LAX/HNL/AKL in ‘82. Thanks for posting!!!

Wow, that took me down to Memory Lane. It was so amazing to see these Pan Am jets fly over my elementary school yard during recess and lunch time, and over my house in the mid to late 80's. Also, I drew Boeing 747 jets as a kid with various airline liveries, including Pan Am which was my favorite. Unfortunately, I don't have the drawings with me. 😢 That right there would've been golden. In any case, thanks for sharing that video. 😊

Im always emotional when watching Pan Am related videos

Love Pan Am and it's amazing history! I actually own a Pan Am messenger bag and I love showing it off!

KLM fleet. They will be 100 years old this year and would have an interesting fleet history.

Nice memories for me. I remember flying PA100, morning service from JFK to LHR in 1975. Their famous flights were their round-the-world flt. 1 westbound and flt. 2 eastbound. A great time to be flying as an airline employee.

Could you maybe do Continental Airlines? I think that'd be quite interesting.

Do one of these on Braniff International. My dad flew a lot in the 60s and 70s and when my mom would take me to the airport to see him off or pick him up, the Braniff planes fascinated me because of their wild paint jobs.

Your channel is so underrated, your videos are so high quality. Also happy Easter to everyone celebrating it.

The 747SP also flew for Pan Am. SP stood for "Special Performance" and was the first plane that could fly between New York and Tokyo non-stop. Pan Am bought 10 of the model from Boeing and acquired another when Braniff went belly-up.

good vid as always

Braniff Airlines would be a great one to cover. Talk about luxury 747 travel!!

Nice video, really enjoy this format. Would that be complicated to find theapproximate number of each type of aicrafts the airlines owns? It would really allow us to appreciate how big an airline actually is/ was. On the other hand, what about Air France, ANA or any of the big eastern airlines for later?

Yeah, Pan Am had the most classic fleet

Eastern Airlines was a big loss in Miami. Thanks for not spilling my coffee with the jet blast....

My first intercontinental flight, June 1989 on Pan Am 747 FRA-JFK. Such great history behind the company and its 707 and 747 Clipper service to Europe. How sad it was to see it shut down only a few short years after my first flight. I did manage to get a second trip on its 747 before that.

Hey man love the video! Would love to see a video about JAL or JetBlue! Keep it up!

Happy Easter 🐣! It’s good to see another video by you!

yes this airlines was an iconic airline...amazing that they went under...

Loved this video....would love to see you cover the old EASTERN Airlines, still can't believe they're gone.

The 707 was far more important milestone to Pan Am than then 747. The 747 was simply a bigger 707. The 707 introduced 6 hour trans atlantic routes instead f the overnight 18 hour propellor flights (such as Boeing Stratocruiser) and opened up longer routes as being possible as a single day flight instead of multiple days. The 747 allowed Pan Am to fit the 707's first class in the front and tcreate a new concept "coach class" in the back to make flying more affordable. The advent of the 707 (and DC-8) relegated the "Kangoroo Route" to just a designation whereas prior to it, it was truly hopping up and down from Australia to England. BTW, the Miami based Pan Am was not the same corporation. It was a different airline that bought naming rights after Pan Am's bankruptcy, so their fleet is not related to the real Pan Am fleet. BTW, it is L ten eleven, not L one zero one one. The L1011 and DC-10 competed against the 747 at first. But eventually the 747 grew and Boeing was stuck with a big gap between the 767 and 747, so it created the 777 (9 across seating) to cater to airlines replacing their aging L1011s, DC-10 and MD11.

Excited for this video!

Thank-you so much sir for making such awesome and informative videos ❤️

Just alittle note, Pan Am had a total of 127 707 aircraft in 3 variations. they also flew 9 720's.

Love it, Thank you!

They flew the DC-8 ordered same time as the 707

Great segment DJ. Would you mind doing ones on Braniff, Eastern, and TWA, Ansett, and Northwest airlines? Thank you.

This was interesting. Perhaps you can add this topic to your rotation and make videos about defunct/historical airlines.

Please cover Carnival Airlines. They flew for 10 years (1988-1998). Thier fleet consisted of A300's, B727's and B737 classic. A short lived Caribbean airline.

Please do Ryanair's fleet, that's one that'll send us to sleep 😂

Great job Dj, Pan Am will be remembered for being the launch customer of the jumbo 747 but I'll remember them for the 707. Would you do a vid on Braniff, Eastern Airlines or Western Airlines. Thank you for your great work!!🛫 HAPPY EASTER.

My brother in-law died in Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie Scotland.

This is a good idea, good to throw in a bit of aviation history. Hopefully see more like this.👍🙂

Who knows where aviation would be without Pan Am

so many different designs i love it! shame all planes look same now =[

FUN AND EXCELLENT TOPIC!!!

Beautiful video DJ, thanks for covering the great PAA!

I'd like to see longer videos from you please, with more explanation

When I was a flight attendant in the late 90’s to 2001, I thought I saw them flying as a charter service on limited service with 727 jets. I flew for a charter airline and we had some 727’s also. (Maybe they were just rebranding for a bit to start it up or something-didn’t think about it until your video!)

Loved this video could you do one on Ansett or TAA ?

My first flight with them was on a B-707 320C charter flight which flew me home from Vietnam.

although they never flew it, Pan Am were among the first to order Concorde

Braniff...one of my all time favorites!

I love it when KZfaq notifications work :-)

Do TAP Air Portugal Fleet. You can find there several Airbus, Embraer, ATR. Historically you can find Several Boing, Super-Constellation, DC3, DC4, Caravelle.

Pan Am was indeed a great airline but cnt forget about that tenerife crash with klm 747... It was so deadly... Rip pan Am

Back in the 1930's, Pan Am flew the flying boats, which were the original "clippers". They provided service to South America, across the Pacific and the Atlantic.

Perhaps I misheard you in the video but Pan Am flew a whole lot more than 8 707 aircraft. The 707 was the backbone of the Pan Am fleet in the 1960’s two 707’s were devoted to “round the world” service, one in each direction. Pan Am’s 707 and DC8 orders forced the US domestic airlines to enter the jet age.

Can we get a video covering the fleet of Alaska Airlines? Thanks!

I’m constantly wowed by how frequently you upload videos... and EVERY single one is high quality content! Keep it up, dude!

For a historical look, the book "China Clipper: The Age of the Great Flying Boats" has a lot of information on the formation of Pan Am and its early flying boat fleet. I did not realize the importance of mail in the early days.

You should consider doing the historical fleet of Northwest Airlines. At the time of the Delta merger, they were still operating a lot of legacy aircraft you no longer see in action

hy DJ aviation I am a huge fan of your work and I always keep looking for your new videos. you did cover my favourite airline Qatar Airways which was awesome to get more information about. would you rather do one for Alitalia as well and what's its present position in comparison to Air Italy? thanks

TACA Airlines, a small but very important airline servicing the USA from Central and South America. I have flown them many times and loved them.

I was lucky enough to fly Pan Am 747s a few times back in the 1980’s. I also flew the L 1011 (L-ten-eleven) but those might have been Eastern Airlines.

Nice video. You should do a video about Braniff. They had amazing paint schemes and great uniforms.

Happy to hear that outro again :D

Two defunct airlines. PSA and Western Airlines. Great video and all your videos. Thanks

Trivia: The A320s that PanAm ordered but did not take up, first went to fly with Braniff (II) and then were acquired by America West. Many of them continued to fly with USAirways after HP took them over and kept the name. I believe these were all retired before Doug Parker took over American Airlines and decided to use that name instead.

I would love to hear the story of Northwest Airlines soon. Thanks!

I hope you liked my drawing I did in your livery!

Awesome videos, keep up the good work! Can you do the fleet of KLM?

WTF? No Connie, or most iconic of all Clippers???

Did you say they flew eight 707's? I can assure you they had many many more of this beautiful jet. And I had the pleasure of flying in a couple of them when I was a child! As far as planes that "made Pan Am, Pan Am", you could go back to the days of their famous flying boats as Pan Am was a pioneer in trans oceanic flying.

Nice video!

Very interesting, an iconic airline.

Get with the program skippy. The Lockheed aircraft flown by PanAm is/was the L-1011. L-TEN 11 not L-1 ZERO 11.

Great coverage of their Douglas aircraft....

I think a video on Eastern Airlines can be an interesting video

Great video! Can you do the fleet of Royal Air Maroc?

Hey mate I’d like to see another fleet video of all three major Australian carriers, I keep hearing Virgin wanting the 737 Max aircraft, Jetstar eyeing the NEO and LR variants of A321, and Qantas’ cancellations for the A380

I noticed that you spent a lot of time on Airbus but skimmed over the Douglas fleet. Also, you should rename your vid... jet fleet as Pan Am had more airplanes than the ones you covered....the classic propliners and seaplanes!

Thanks for reviewing such an iconic airline. It would have been nice to have gone more in depth of each model, accommodation, range and routes. You briefly mention the DC-10 and completely forgot the DC-8. You never said anything about why it ceased operations either.

Yes, I'm quite interested in the topic of bankrupted airlines, esp. the reasons why. Maybe you can feature Eastern Airlines or TWA in one of your next videos.

I would suggest doing BOAC or BEA. Would love to see a British Airline that no longer flies!