NBC News Clip: "Clipped Wings" (December 4, 1991)

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[@BaarBear]

To think that Pan Am at one point was one one of the top tier luxurious airlines around.

[@PanAmKim]

The loss of Pan Am is the biggest loss in aviation history. I hope that we one day will see the globe in the sky again.

[@MetroJet2000]

0:56 of all the airlines on this list that were flying in 1991, now in 2024, only four remain: Delta, United, American and Southwest.

[@sanitman1488]

As a young man whom worked for this great company in its final 5 years , I felt this was the beginning of the end of the United States of America in general. A country in decline in all aspects of a once proud nation !

[@nagano8518]

I share the same impressions. Pan Am had its heydays in the Sixties, when America was doing alright (except Vietnam War). Of course It was a company for profits, but had intentions to build relationships. Today, we have megacarriers like United, American and Delta, but not truly global ir representative of America like Pan Am.

[@NYUK-x-4]

1991 into 92 was a turning point for a lot of things, and not for the good.

[@Dodgerfan88_]

Whats crazy at 1:09 only four on that list operate today. American United Delta and Southwest

[@bearabletable7527]

the greedy companies

[@elevatorsbylexi]

American Airlines is currently being run by the people who ran America West

[@stephthestar90]

@@elevatorsbylexi And those same people ran US Airways for almost a decade. Miracle on the Hudson happened after the US Airways/America West merger

[@ST3RONYT]

rip panam u will not be missed.

[@bearabletable7527]

I get it that other airlines dont want to fulfill Pan am's tickets but damn,

[@FAA1200]

🇺🇸

[@inkedbeast76]

What a sad day in American history. Never fly delta for this reason.

[@bearabletable7527]

And never fly American for TWA

[@HiRamonaOfficial]

And never fly United for Continental