Pan Am was the launch customer and operator for the Boeing 747, operating over 65 examples of the aircraft. Several ex-Pan Am Boeing 747s have been preserved in museums and aviation sites ...

The compromise solution was a shorter 747 with four conventional engines, the 747SP, with the suffix "Special Performance." Entering service in 1976 with Pan Am, Boeing built 45 747SP aircraft.

The 747 was imagined in the 1960s to meet a growing demand for air travel, with Pan Am asking Boeing to design a plane twice the size of the 707, the first jetliner. The Seattle manufacturer did ...

Designed in just 28 months, the 747 was the first ever twin-aisle jetliner and was first introduced by the now-defunct airline Pan Am in 1970. Traditionally one of Boeing's best selling products ...

The original Boeing 747 transformed the world of commercial aviation and launched one of the most beloved aircraft ever built ...

Led by veteran Boeing engineer Joe Sutter, who is known as the “father of the 747,” the iconic plane took its first flight in 1969 and was in commercial service with Pan Am in 1970.

You can now buy Pan Am gear on the company's website. But if you're looking for something a bit more immersive, the brand is planning to open a Boeing 747-themed restaurant near Los Angeles ...