- SAS was the first airline to fly directly over the North Pole in 1954
- In October 1977, to celebrate Pan Am’s 50th anniversary, “Pan Am Flight 50” flew around the world in 54 hours, 7 minutes, going over both the North and
- South Pole with stops in London, Cape Town ad Auckland
- Legendary carrier Pan Am began service in 1927 flying air mail between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba
- In 1935 Pan Am began trans-Pacific service to Manila via Hawaii, Midway Island, Wake Island, and Guam
- Prior to 1977, Pan Am’s route network was exclusively international
- The Boeing 377, “Stratocruiser”, was introduced by Pan Am in 1949 and offered sleeper seats & berths as well as a lower level lounge
- In 1947 Pan Am launched round-the-world service flying New York-Gander-
- Shannon-London-Istanbul-Dhahran-Karachi-Calcutta-Bangkok-Manila-Shanghai-Tokyo-Guam-Wake Island-Midway Island-Honolulu-San Francisco
