JUAN TRIPPE
JUAN TERRY TRIPPE - FOUNDER OF PAN AM
Juan Trippe Moments: A video honoring Juan T. Trippe and his successes. A glimpse into his life & work dedicated to building Pan Am.
Opening the Jet Age under the American Flag/1: Events leading up to the B-707 and Pan Am's fleet in the 1960s took world aviation into the Jet Age.
Opening of the Jet Age under the American Flag/2. Juan Trippe's goal to improve aircraft performance led to the development of the B-747 and beyond.
Tenth Anniversary of the Jets: "On Oct. 26, 1958...123 people flew into the future and found that it worked. The world has never been the same since."
In 1961 Pan Am was the sole airline among many American firms to sign on to Kennedy's Commission for Equal Employment Opportunity.
Links to stories in popular culture and media outlets about Juan Terry Trippe, Pan American World Airways visionary founder and president.
Juan Terry Trippe, founder of Pan American World Airways. A 1970 video biography on the occasion of his induction into the Aviation Hall of Fame.
January 3, 1929 WABC radio address by Juan Trippe announcing the opening of Pan American Field in Miami. Photo: with Lindbergh at the event Jan. 9th.
With the FAM 6 Air Mail contract signed, Trippe, Lindbergh and spouses flew a Fokker & two S-38s on PAA's first official flight to South America.
A Young Airline: Feb. 24, 1930, Pan Am's Juan Trippe shared a message in the company newsletter about the airline's rapid growth and achievements.
