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Pan Am’s fatal bet on the 747, the supersonic dream, and the moment the airline’s rise began to crack

This video tracks Pan Am’s obsession with the next frontier, supersonic transport, through political infighting, a Concorde option play, and the ultimately uneconomical reality of SSTs. It then pivots ...
Sean Munger on MSN

How Pan Am forced the jet age into existence, Lindbergh’s scouting mission, a secret engine bet, and the 707 that changed travel

This video follows the pivot from propellers to jets, as Juan Trippe leverages Lindbergh’s reconnaissance and an audacious ...