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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 ...
Jul 5, 2023 · The DC-7B begins its new service with Panagra between Miami, Florida, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, offering luxurious El Interamericano Fiesta Lounge service. Panagra passengers can now fly from over the route in a fast 16 hours and 15 minutes. The big Douglas cruises at 365 miles-per-hour and can fly 2,950 miles nonstop.
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Jul 4, 2023 · Panagra inaugurates its first Douglas DC-2 twin-engine service. The new DC-2 flies its first scheduled Panagra flight from Panama City, Panama, the Canal Zone, to Lima, Peru, with a fuel stop at Talara, Peru. For the first time, this flight was made during all daylight hours in only 9 hours and 35 minutes cruising at 175 miles-per hour
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Jun 10, 2022 · In 1967 Braniff, purchased Pan American-Grace Airways (known as Panagra) from shareholders of Pan American World Airways and W.R. Grace, increasing its presence in South America. The merger was effective on 01Feb1967. The carrier was renamed to Braniff International (i) and it operated until 12May1982. < scheduled international and regional ...
Arrangements were made for Braniff to buy W. R. Grace's half of Panagra for $11 million USD with negotiations to continue into early 1965, for the purchase or Pan Am's half of Panagra. A projected merger date was to have been late summer 1965 but Pan American's legendary Founder and President Juan Terry Trippe did not accept Braniff's offer.
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The Panagra name was resurrected during the late 1990s when a new airline which billed itself as Panagra Airways operating Boeing 727-200 jetliners. Panagra travel poster for service to Peru Pan American Grace Airways and Panagra's intellectual property is currently owned by Braniff Airways, Inc. , and is administered by Braniff Airways Foundation, in Dallas, Texas.
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Panagra photo. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia. Built as USAAF C-54B 43-17191. Converted to DC-4 civil standard and operated by Pan American Grace Airways from 1948 until lease to Northeast. Obtained from Panagra 60 years ago. Ex USAAF C-54B operated by Pan American Grace Airways from 1948 until 1959.
