Pan Am Flight 759 crashed after taking off from Louis Armstrong International Airport, resulting in more than 150 fatalities.

T he overwhelming majority of the 155 double-decker 747-8s that Boeing made were put into service as cargo freighters, and ...

For the first time in 34 years, a Pan Am aircraft touched down in the UK this week - bringing with it a wave of jet-set nostalgia.

Another landmark moment came in August 1970, when Shannon welcomed its first scheduled jumbo jet — a Pan Am Boeing 747 carrying over 300 passengers.

Pan Am nostalgia takes flight under new ownership A hotel is planned for a shopping centre near LA, and soon you’ll be able to book an evening on the relaunched Pan Am Experience ...

A trip honoring the legacy of Pan American World Airways is reportedly underway after a chartered jet bearing the historic ...

The trial of a Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed an American airliner over Lockerbie has been delayed until spring next year. Abu Agila Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, known as Masud, was ...

If not already evident, the Boeing 747-100 was the first generation 747 that Boeing delivered to its initial set of customers, which included Pan Am, Saudi Arabian Airlines, and Kalitta Air.

How fast does a Boeing 747 fly? Well, it depends if you're talking about its take-off speed or its max cruise speed. Here's the difference, explained.

And Pan Am claimed a string of achievements – including the launch airline for the Boeing 747 Jumbo jet, on a flight from New York JFK to London Heathrow in 1970, and the world’s first round ...