Pan Am was the world's first truly global airline. From its humble beginnings in 1927 as an airmail carrier. Pan American Airways saw aggressive growth under the watchful eye of founder Juan Trippe, establishing numerous important airline milestones. Pan Am was the first to connect North and South America by air, the first to launch commercial flights across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the first to computerize its reservation systems. As pioneers of the jet age, Pan Am attained even greater popularity by making the world more accessible to the masses without sacrificing glamour. Today, people around the world instantly recognize the inimitable Pan Am name and recall its rich legacy.