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What we compareAir MidwestPan American World Airways
Country in archiveUnited StatesUnited States
Founded1965March 14, 1927
Founder—Henry "Hap" Arnold, Carl Spaatz and John Jouett
HeadquartersWichita, United States, United StatesNew York City, New York, United States
Name originThe sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Air Midwest name.The 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.
HighlightsKansas City International AirportBoeing 314 flying boat, Boeing 707, Boeing 747, Worldport at JFK
Earliest archived brand logo19671927
Latest archived logo19851973
Archived logo assets38

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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