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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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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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May 20, 2016 · Braniff acquired Panagra’s fleet including DC-7’s, DC-8-31’s and 55F’s, as well as purchase orders for five long-range intercontinental McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 aircraft. Braniff went broke in 1982. Apparently someone thought it a good idea to start again, under Panagra name.
Jul 4, 2023 · Panagra Captain John Miller and Captain John P. Squire and Mate W. Craig Brown are awarded the Abdon Calderon Medal in recognition of their excellent work in search and aiding in the rescue of the two Ecuadorean Military pilots who were lost on their flight from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Quito, Ecuador, while carrying airmail on March 3, 1936
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Mar 11, 2003 · BY clipper471 - Tue Mar 11, 2003 2:41 pm. PANAGRA was the short name for Pan American-Grace Airways. On Jan-29-1930 Pan American Airways and W.R. Grace & Co. (a shipping company) formed PANAGRA, which was a South American airline. Pan American divested it's 50% interest in PANAGRA in 1966 for $15 million to Braniff.
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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 ...
