Talk:Pan Am/archive
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While the begin of the article points Lockerbie disaster as responsible for for Bankrupcy The article did not explain how.
Ericd 21:21, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Too Many Images?
Looks to me like we have too many images for the article. Should we park images in talk until the text expands to make enough room? Bollar 18:43, Mar 14, 2005 (UTC)
- I am starting to move images that are not GFDL licensed or are not relevant to the article. More images may be parked here in the future. Pentawing 21:01, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
Service
I always thought that the reason that the original Pan Am disappeared was due to its awful service. (Important note: this does not apply to the newer versions of the airline's name.) CoolGuy 22:59, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
- I never considered PA's service to be substantially better or worse than any other airline. IMO, there are lots of things that killed the airline, but deregulation was the biggest factor. Before deregulation, domestic airlines had to feed the international carriers, but once deregulation happened, they could bypass PA, TW et al. It's easier to fly a few international flights than it is to fly hundreds of domestic flights. PA tried to fix that problem by buying National Airlines, but they grossly overpaid, and bought an incompatible fleet all while the US was entering a recession.
- There are other factors as well -- poor management, inflexible workplace rules, expensive fleet, but I don't think that any one of these would have killed off the airline. Bollar 13:13, July 30, 2005 (UTC)
This article on Pan Am could be slightly, but noticeably, improved by linking to Juan Trippe's entry. The most important individual concerned with Pan Am is hardly introduced at all and needs support.
Vietnam War
I think maybe you should add an article about Pan Am in Vietnam War era.