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What we comparePan American World AirwaysABX Air
Country in archiveUnited StatesUnited States
FoundedMarch 14, 19272003
FounderHenry "Hap" Arnold, Carl Spaatz and John Jouett—
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, United StatesWilmington Air Park, United States, United States
Name originThe sources used here do not explain why the founders chose the name Pan American Airways. The airline began as a Key West to Havana mail service, and in 1944 it expanded the name to Pan American World Airways to emphasize its worldwide destinations. It was shortened to Pan Am in a 1969 identity program.The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the ABX Air name.
HighlightsBoeing 314 flying boat, Boeing 707, Boeing 747, Worldport at JFKMiami International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19272003
Latest archived logo19732021
Archived logo assets84

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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