Pan American Airways (1998–2004)

Pan American Airways (IATA: PA, ICAO: PAA) was a United States airline that operated scheduled services in the eastern USA, as well as charters for tour operators and services to the Dominican Republic[1] and to Puerto Rico.

This article is about the airline of 1998-2004. For the airline of 1927-1991 known as Pan American Airways until 1950, see Pan Am. For other airlines of the name, see Pan American Airways (disambiguation).
Pan American Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
PA PAA CLIPPER
FoundedJune 29, 1998
Commenced operationsOctober 7, 1999
Ceased operationsNovember 1, 2004
Fleet size7
Parent companyGuilford Transportation Industries
HeadquartersPortsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Key peopleTimothy Mellon

History

The Pan Am brand was sold by the second incarnation of Pan American World Airways to New Hampshire-based Guilford Transportation Industries, a railroad company headed by Timothy Mellon.

After this transaction, a new airline was established on June 29, 1998. Guilford launched Pan American Airways with a fleet of seven Boeing 727-200s. This airline was nicknamed by some as "Pan Am III". The third incarnation began scheduled operations on October 7, 1999 and flew to nine cities in New England, Florida, the Canadian Maritimes and Puerto Rico. The focus was on secondary airports such as Orlando Sanford International Airport instead of Orlando International Airport, and Pease International Airport and Worcester Regional Airport instead of the crowded Logan International Airport in the Boston area.

The new owners relocated the company headquarters from Fort Lauderdale to Portsmouth in December 1998.[1]

Pan American later had cooperative service arrangements with Boston-Maine Airways, a feeder subsidiary incorporated by the airline in March 1999.

Pan American later established in 2003 a subsidiary PAWA Dominicana, operating under a joint venture with Boston-Maine Airways.

Guilford ceased operating Pan American Airways on November 1, 2004, but the operations were transferred to Boston-Maine Airways, which resumed Boeing 727 service under the Pan Am Clipper Connection brand from February 17, 2005. In 2006, Guilford changed its name to Pan Am Systems, and changed the name of its railway divisions to Pan Am Railways.

Boston-Maine operated the airline service until February 29, 2008.[2]

Fleet
Clipper Guilford, a Boeing 727-200

The third incarnation of Pan American Airways operated a fleet of 7 Boeing 727-200s. These aircraft were:

  • N342PA (Clipper Guilford),
  • N343PA ("Bahamas Clipper"),
  • N346PA ("Clipper Lady Thatcher"),
  • N348PA ("Clipper Ed Ball"),
  • N349PA ("Clipper Juan Trippe"),
  • N361PA ("Clipper A. Jay Cristol")
  • N362PA (Also known as "Clipper Lady Thatcher"/"Clipper Omagh").

See also

References
  1. Flight International 12–18 April 2005
  2. Pan Am stops flying. USA Today. 2008-03-03.
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