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Pan Am Express was a brand name for a flight connection service by Pan American World Airways. It was set up in the early 1980s, and lasted until the demise of Pan Am in 1991.〔"(Pan Am to Eliminate 2,500 Jobs )," ''The New York Times''〕 ==History== In 1980, Pan American World Airways acquired National Airlines, thus obtaining a domestic route network in the U.S. for the first time in its history. In order to provide connecting passenger service to smaller destinations, the creation of a feeder network soon became necessary. For this task, a number of airlines flying narrow body jet equipment and/or turboprop aircraft were contracted on codeshare-like agreements: *Air Atlanta (from 1984 to 1987) *Emerald Air (from 1981 until 1985) *Empire Airlines (until 1985) *Presidential Airways (only during 1987)〔http://articles.philly.com/1986-06-05/business/26043340_1_pittsburgh-flights-jet-flights-james-arey〕 * Republic Airlines (until 1986) The focus of the Pan Am Express network was put on feeding into Pan Am's hub at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The northeastern U.S. was particularly well covered, but there were also feeder service flights operated in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas as well as the midwestern and southern U.S. In 1987, Pan Am acquired Ransome Airlines, which was subsequently renamed Pan Am Express and began operating under the banner and aircraft livery of ''Pan Am''.〔"(BUSINESS PEOPLE; Planner for Pan Am Heads Commuter Unit )," ''The New York Times''〕〔''Flight International'': The new world of Pan American. Published on August 23, 1986. Online: ()()()()〕 It fully concentrated on serving the JFK hub and also operated a second feeder network in Europe, offering regional flights out of Berlin Tegel Airport.〔Flight Global: ''Berlin's commuter market grows''. Published on April 2, 1988. Online:()()〕 Pan Am Express also operated flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and San Diego (SAN) which were not linked to any other smaller destinations in the regional network. When Pan Am declared bankruptcy in early 1991 and was forced to sell its New York hub to Delta Air Lines, Pan Am Express was then relocated to Miami International Airport (MIA). From there, a number of destinations in Florida and the Bahamas were served on behalf of Pan Am until the brand was shut down together with its parent on December 4, 1991. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pan Am Express」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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