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Pan American World Airways, known from its founding until 1950 as Pan American Airways and commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from ...

Qatar Airways, the operator of the world’s first and largest Starlink-equipped widebody fleet, has become the first carrier ...

It’s been a year of historic milestones for a certain Middle Eastern airline. Just weeks after announcing the largest widebody aircraft order in Boeing’s history, Qatar Airways is celebrating another ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Sarah Kilgore worked for the Arabian American Oil Company in Saudia Arabia during the 1950s; in 1953 she took a trip around the world, becoming a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. Portrait of the "Clipper Victor", a Pan American World Airways 747 jet ...

In 1970, stepping onto a Pan American World Airways flight felt more like checking into a five-star hotel than boarding a plane. The airline was renowned for its first-class luxury, though even ...

World Traveller Plus sits in the middle of British Airways’ long-haul cabin lineup, bridging the gap between standard economy ...

World Airways - a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings - has reached an agreement with Emirates SkyCargo to operate one Boeing 747-400 freighter on a full-time basis beginning in April 2011. Under ...