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Juan Terry Trippe (June 27, 1899 – April 3, 1981) was an American commercial aviation pioneer, entrepreneur and the founder of Pan American World Airways, one of the iconic airlines of the 20th century.
Jun 23, 2024 · Juan T. Trippe (born June 27, 1899, Seabright, N.J., U.S.—died April 3, 1981, New York, N.Y.) was an American pioneer in commercial aviation and one of the founders of the company that became Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Apr 3, 2022 · Aviation's path to mainstream normality was forged by many pioneers, with one of the key players being Juan Trippe. As well as founding Pan Am, Trippe also helped bring the iconic double-decker Boeing 747 to life.
Jul 12, 2020 · Pan American World Airways is one of the most iconic airlines in history. It was the vision and determination of entrepreneur Juan Trippe that took the operator to unprecedented heights during some of the aviation industry's most golden years.
Trippe, who would found Pan American Airways in 1927, created a template for elegant air travel a world away from today's commercial airline system. In Trippe's office in Manhattan's Chrysler ...
Known for his sharp negotiating skills, Trippe built PanAm into the world’s only truly global air carrier. Trippe’s success at PanAm was due in large part to his cooperation with different branches of national governments, winning large mail contracts in 1927 between the United States and Cuba, and supporting the Allied Forces in the ...
Apr 4, 1981 · Juan Trippe, a pioneer in international aviation and jet passenger travel for American airlines, died yesterday in his apartment on Fifth Avenue. He was 81 years old.
Sep 17, 2014 · Juan Trippe made Pan Am one of the most influential and important American carriers ever. But his talents were not restricted to aviation. He was also one of the first to identify the symbiotic link between the airline and the hotel industry.
Sep 13, 2017 · As searchlights scoured the skies over blacked-out, bomb-battered London in June 1941, Juan Trippe stood atop the roof of his hotel, his eyes sweeping the beleaguered British capital.
Juan Terry Trippe Organized his first airline, Long Island Airways, in 1923. Helped organize the Colonial Air Transport in 1924 and served as its first managing director.
