Comments on: Your Chance to Fly Pan Am’s First Class http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/your-chance-to-fly-pan-ams-first-class/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:01:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Humbert http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/your-chance-to-fly-pan-ams-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-199923 Humbert Mon, 23 May 2011 15:31:56 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=3481#comment-199923 He works at United. He was able to salvage many used parts from planes getting scrapped. He works at United. He was able to salvage many used parts from planes getting scrapped.

]]> By: CF http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/your-chance-to-fly-pan-ams-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-81793 CF Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:10:03 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=3481#comment-81793 <b><a href="#comment-81788" title="Go to comment of this author" rel="nofollow">Lew Banks</a></b> wrote: <blockquote>I worked at the Pan Am City Ticket Office doing reservations and ticketing for many PAA Employees and their families. Among them was an Ernie Toth. Was he your relative? I have quite a few items including a few pieces of Pan Am china by Noritaki. Please let me know. Thanks a million. </blockquote> I asked Anthony and he said that he had no relatives there, so they're unrelated. He also appreciated the offer for china, but he has the right quantity for now. If you'd like to email him, the address is in this post. Lew Banks wrote:

I worked at the Pan Am City Ticket Office doing reservations and ticketing for many PAA Employees and their families. Among them was an Ernie Toth. Was he your relative? I have quite a few items including a few pieces of Pan Am china by Noritaki. Please let me know. Thanks a million.

I asked Anthony and he said that he had no relatives there, so they’re unrelated. He also appreciated the offer for china, but he has the right quantity for now. If you’d like to email him, the address is in this post.

]]> By: Lew Banks http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/your-chance-to-fly-pan-ams-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-81788 Lew Banks Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:47:56 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=3481#comment-81788 I worked at the Pan Am City Ticket Office doing reservations and ticketing for many PAA Employees and their families. Among them was an Ernie Toth. Was he your relative? I have quite a few items including a few pieces of Pan Am china by Noritaki. Please let me know. Thanks a million. I worked at the Pan Am City Ticket Office doing reservations and ticketing for many PAA
Employees and their families. Among them was an Ernie Toth. Was he your relative? I have quite a few items including a few pieces of Pan Am china by Noritaki. Please let me know. Thanks a million.

]]> By: FormerUnitedMechanic http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/your-chance-to-fly-pan-ams-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-81526 FormerUnitedMechanic Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:51:55 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=3481#comment-81526 My husband, who worked for McDonald-Douglas tried to find out if there was a Pan Am clipper left in the world. Most experts said there was not. Does anyone out there know of any other old Pan Am planes still flying? I know that United had several DC 10 from Pan Am that we sold to Fed Ex in 1990. My husband, who worked for McDonald-Douglas tried to find out if there was a Pan Am clipper left in the world. Most experts said there was not. Does anyone out there know of any other old Pan Am planes still flying? I know that United had several DC 10 from Pan Am that we sold to Fed Ex in 1990.

]]> By: CF http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/your-chance-to-fly-pan-ams-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-81463 CF Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:05:38 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=3481#comment-81463 <b><a href="#comment-81459" title="Go to comment of this author" rel="nofollow">Laura</a></b> wrote: <blockquote>I wonder what happened to the small prop planes Pan Am used to have and if any private hobbyists like him have one and/or a recreation of the interior of one. I’ve always wanted to fly in one but never got the chance. </blockquote> Which planes in particular? Are you talking about the ones from the very old days or the more recent little props that they ran until the end? Laura wrote:

I wonder what happened to the small prop planes Pan Am used to have and if any private hobbyists like him have one and/or a recreation of the interior of one. I’ve always wanted to fly in one but never got the chance.

Which planes in particular? Are you talking about the ones from the very old days or the more recent little props that they ran until the end?

]]> By: Laura http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/your-chance-to-fly-pan-ams-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-81459 Laura Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:45:06 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=3481#comment-81459 I wonder what happened to the small prop planes Pan Am used to have and if any private hobbyists like him have one and/or a recreation of the interior of one. I've always wanted to fly in one but never got the chance. I wonder what happened to the small prop planes Pan Am used to have and if any private hobbyists like him have one and/or a recreation of the interior of one. I’ve always wanted to fly in one but never got the chance.

]]> By: Man Builds First-Class Garage @ Coach Class http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/your-chance-to-fly-pan-ams-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-81456 Man Builds First-Class Garage @ Coach Class Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:19:29 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=3481#comment-81456 [...] looks like the story actually originated on the Cranky Flier blog, where there are more photos. air [...] [...] looks like the story actually originated on the Cranky Flier blog, where there are more photos. air [...]

]]> By: Kris http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/your-chance-to-fly-pan-ams-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-81367 Kris Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:53:31 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=3481#comment-81367 <b>@<a href="#comment-81330" title="Go to comment of this author" rel="nofollow">CF</a></b>: I just read that, pretty cool. @CF:
I just read that, pretty cool.

]]> By: CF http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/your-chance-to-fly-pan-ams-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-81330 CF Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:38:03 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=3481#comment-81330 Thanks to this post, the Wall Street Journal has picked up the story on Anthony's pet project: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125650482699406669.html Thanks to this post, the Wall Street Journal has picked up the story on Anthony’s pet project:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125650482699406669.html

]]> By: Pan AMer http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/your-chance-to-fly-pan-ams-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-81003 Pan AMer Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:17:50 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/?p=3481#comment-81003 This is awesome! But what I really find unbelieveable is the list of emails towards the bottom! Are all those Trippes as in THE Trippe? This is awesome! But what I really find unbelieveable is the list of emails towards the bottom! Are all those Trippes as in THE Trippe?

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