Twenty-five years now
And there's still a spot in
The Heart for Pan Am.
[Rich Note: Just finished an audio book entitled: "SKYGODS, The Fall of Pan Am" and thought it might be fun sharing the following revised Amazon review I felt compelled to write last night:
"Outstanding in Every Respect!!!
"What a trip down memory lane. I was a Pan Am (PAA) new-hire in November of 1987, with a month of terminal leave still left, after a 20 year career with the Air Force; and, subsequently, flew for PAA for 4 years as B-727 Flight Engineer and First Officer, until they went down in December of 1991.
Picked-up a lot of detailed PAA, aviation and airline industry history I wasn't aware of from the audio, as well as why (old school and good old boy hubris, politics, Lockerbie, terrorism, the Gulf War) what happened happened.
A wonderful story by the author and a great "old grizzled, pilot-like" presentation from the reader. Both of which truly captured the spirit of aviation, pilots and PAA, at least as it is remembered here. Highly recommended for anyone who loves or has an interest in flying, the history of aviation and the inner workings of the airline industry.
[Rich Note: I was blessed with an interview with United Airlines (UAL) in 1992, as part of the bankruptcy sale of PAA's South American routes (the last of the "family jewels" to go) to UAL; got hired and flew for them until retiring on a medical in 2004. Although, I hadn't realized it until listening to this book, rather ironically, I subsequently did get to "fly-the-line" on many of the old PAA pioneered routes (Pacific, South American, Caribbean and London) on B767s and B777s with UAL.
P.S. Although some have complained about the reader's voice, I felt right at home with him, as he provided a great characterization (vernacular and all) of many of the guys I once flew the friendly (and sometimes not so friendly) sky's with -- gravely voice and all. Guess you had to be there. 😉 ]
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