Pan American-Grace Airways

Pan American-Grace Airways
Pan American-Grace Airways Douglas DC-2
IATA ICAO Call sign
PG(1)[1] PG(1)[1] Panagra
FoundedSeptember 1928
Commenced operationsSeptember 12, 1928
Ceased operationsFebruary 1, 1967 (February 1, 1967) (merged with Braniff International Airways)
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Fleet sizeSee Fleet below
DestinationsSee Destinations below
Parent companyPan American World Airways, W. R. Grace and Company
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Key peopleHarold J. Roig
Andrew B. Shea
Richard B. Cass
Notes
(1) IATA, ICAO codes were the same until the 1980s

Pan American-Grace Airways, also known as Panagra, and dubbed "The World's Friendliest Airline" was an airline formed as a joint venture between Pan American World Airways and Grace Shipping Company. On September 13, 1928, a small single-engine Fairchild airliner flew from Lima, Peru, to Talara, Peru, which marked not only the beginning of Pan American Grace Airways but also the inauguration of scheduled air transportation along the West Coast of South America. From this short flight in 1928 to nonstop flights from New York to South America with Douglas DC-8 Intercontinental Jets in 1966, Panagra became the standard-bearer for transportation between the US Mainland East Coast and the West Coast of South America for 39 years. The "World's Friendliest Airline" merged with Braniff International Airways in 1967, and the combined carrier became the largest US airline serving South America.

  1. ^ a b Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Route Carriers (Report). Air Transport Association of America. 31 December 1959. p. iv.