Pan Am Training Video: 747-100 Aircraft Familiarization (circa early to mid-1980s)

[@apl175]

The 400Hz hum is strong on this one.

[@FBWFTW]

Always on Boeings too I noticed for the most part.

[@iLoveBoysandBerries]

That from the apu running?

[@mike48084]

It’s the lady’s bowels. Actually, it is from the 115V AC bus, which runs on 400Hz, and powers the lights, toilets, coffee makers among other things.

[@OfftheWallTales]

It makes me feel like if I touch my screen with a magnet, it'll turn into a hippie wave dance. Damn it! Now I need to play this on my grandparents' CRT and poke it with a magnet.

[@Colaholiker]

I loved the time when you actually heard that on the plane...

[@fatfreddyscoat7564]

“Cabin Class” sounds so much better than “Economy”

[@fujifrontier]

"At least I get to sit in the cabin, but there's always Baggage Class 😆"

[@chad5893]

I legit thought she said "cattle class"

[@mjallen1308]

@@fujifrontier🤔 I’m intrigued about baggage and engine class seats.

[@andy99ish]

I can remember times when air travel was actually pleasant. Gosh, I feel really old.

[@KattyKoo-g5n]

The 747 will always have a special place in my heart. Such an amazing machine.

[@kimarnina]

I was born in the early 2000’s and I feel like I was born in the wrong decade 😩 I really love watching old videos especially aviation ones and daydreaming about living in the old times. How I badly wish I’ve been able to experience that.

[@DittoMike1]

JetBlue's Mint service comes as close in 2022 as the PanAm type of service, in the US. Singapore is another airline with luxury service. Mint from JFK to London...LUXURY!

[@brandonh3876]

I’m the same 😂 I still have vhs tapes that I still watch

[@wavecentral]

Flew a lot back then - there was certainly a lot to enjoy, but also many things that are better now. Entertainment for one - one movie per flight on a tiny cabin screen with crappy headphones on a 9 hour flight was incredibly boring. Being able to fly into the old Kai Tak airport in Hong Kong though - now that was fun.

[@kimarnina]

@@wavecentral I agree. We have modern stuff and privileges that I can't live without. It's just that I feel like I missed a lot of old experiences. Even just the fact that I don't exist yet during the 80's or 90's kinda frustrates me 😂 and there are certainly a lot of cool stuff back then that don't exist anymore, including the vibe and the simplicity. Btw, when me and my family went to Hong Kong it 2017, I really wanted to go to the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal but since we weren't cruising, we didn't go. Sad.

[@wavecentral]

@@kimarnina Travel certainly felt more special then, and a lot less like the generic experience you get now. Less people flying, so it was more common to get empty seats on a plane. If the flight wasn't busy, you could ask to go see the cockpit and have a reasonable chance of getting in - once spent 2 hours up there because we were out over the ocean and the pilots didn't have much to do. It wasn't as common to have aerobridges then, so you could wander around for a bit on the tarmac before boarding and check out the aircraft. Good times. Hope you get more chances to step back in time for a while.

[@maxjansen8110]

I'm a flight attendant on 747-8I and 747-400 right now and astonished to see that not all that much has changed in all these years, just more seats and stuff has been fit inside while the aircraft became a little longer too. The galleys are set up in a identical manner. Biggest differences now are the ovens we have. Roll warmers are gone now. The galley work space which is accessible from both sides is gone too now. Doors, switches, interphones, trolleys, handles have only changed marginally

[@Homepage.]

Well yea, I guess they just kinda scaled it up and modernised some features. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it 😅

[@visionist7]

This is so cool walking around this 100 like it's brand new. Time travel

[@auntbarbara5576]

Aunt Barbara adores you!

[@visionist7]

@eternal footman _like_ it's brand new

[@pcressma]

That upper deck jumpseat is a beast!

[@RedLP5000S]

The 747 will ALWAYS be the Queen of the Skies. 💙✈

[@andrewrees6618]

This is great. I grew up on Pan Am. My father retired as a captain from the company. I loved that life. She was the empress of the air...none finer then and now. I used to help the stews when flying. It was a great big family. I miss that airline every time I have to fly. My dad said " when Pan Am goes, it'll just be bus travel in the air..." Oh how he was right.

[@davidstrohl]

I flew on so many PanAm 747 aircraft between FRA and JFK back in the 80s, watching this video brings back many happy memories for me. There simply was no comparison between PA and other carriers, the only one that came anywhere close to the level of service found on PA was BA, but those flights always required a stop at LHR before crossing the pond. Now flying is like riding on municipal buses in the skies. We’ve truly lost the joy in flying, 9/11 effectively put an end to whatever was left of it. Thanks for posting this!

[@zms8092]

God how I miss these days! Give me a giant recliner in first class over the “pods” of today any day. Amazing video - pure gold.

[@edwardjones4870]

I remember when PanAm was considered the gold standard of international flying. In the last months of the airline’s operation I flew to London on one of its 747. The aircraft had definitely seen much better days. It was a very sad and sorry sight!

[@Bellasie1]

Not mentioning flying out of London on Pan Am shortly before they closed down certainly conjured other images than those of luxury travel anyway...

[@nephi5059]

Yeah. As employee , not many knew until day of closure ,was it the end. You reminded me of something I suppose they , the airline company are in trouble ... poorly cleaned/maintained aircraft. I flew right before closure on TWA to Paris via old 747-100 business class. Got no meal and one muffin 5 minutes before landing. Sad. Like Titanic. The PAA name is so famous adored it could never be brought back as ecomony airline aka, southwest, spirit or worse. The public would never accept that. Not many MULTI BILLIONAIRES around willing to invest billions to become a millionaire. So sad. Maybe international charter flying cruise ship passengers to Europe,Asia,Alaska,etc. for point of departure cruise . I was FA on Clipper America later renamed the Juan T. Trippe. Mark

[@Ben-xe8ps]

@@nephi5059 You flew from where to Paris on TWA? Don't say you flew across the Atlantic from the US and got no dinner .... that would require more explanation than 'got no meal'. Were you a non-rev passenger and had been told no meal was available for you? If you mean you got no breakfast, well I flew Pan Am First Class JFK-LHR as a full fare F passenger and got nothing, not even a muffin, coffee or juice before we landed!

[@gxramirez]

I’m wanting to know the rest of this story 😉

[@edwardjones4870]

I flew economy on TWA from IAD to CDG not long before the airline ceased operation. I don’t recall what was served for dinner, but breakfast was a chocolate donut. When I asked the FA for sugar for my tea, I was told that they didn’t have any!

[@roachtoasties]

I still have my old Pan Am credit card as a souvenir.

[@captain_jojo1802]

That cabin looks massive

[@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767]

Loved the Super 8 Movie 🎥 Projector and cartridge ❤️

[@planesandcooking5142]

I was a "cabin class" passenger in one of those April 1985 from JFK to LAX.

[@samiramarley]

I love the soothing hum of classic jets' interiors.

[@Tom-db4gz]

I learned a lot of things I didn't know about the 747 cabin. Thanks for sharing!

[@PanAmMuseum]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@fujifrontier]

I'm ready for passenger duty now, where do I report ❤️

[@giselawragg9140]

Thank you for the great video. My Dad worked for Pan Am from 1979 to 1991 and I was fortunate enough to film a 747 from Heathrow to New York in May 1989. Also, this plane N747PA was out for repairs after an accident in San Francisco July 1971. Badly damaged she still managed to land, with no lives lost. Great plane. Thank you Juan Trippe.

[@moriver3857]

Nice lady, and so well presented in many ways. I hope she wasn't on flight 103, and that she was able to retire or leave PanAm before it went bust. F/A uniforms have really changed for the worse. Great video.

[@CasaOsso]

Maybe a relative wil reply

[@bootes53]

The list of those killed in Flight 103 is published and accessible by searching. I don't think she was one of them.

[@ClipperMaidOfTheSeas]

Celeste Evans was not on PA103. The Pursers on PA103 were Gerry Murphy and Milutin Velimirovich.

[@grassytramtracks]

To be honest I dont really like that yellow bow

[@chasenip2]

This takes me back! In 1996 I was hired by TWA as a f/a, the first new-hires in a decade (a total fluke). Their FC cabins were very similar. My very first international trip was JFK-FRT. I’m helping people in FC while boarding & I squat down to help a pax with the footrest & I felt my pants split. LOL! I ended up putting a white serving cloth around my front & one around the back to hide it during service. Ya gotta be quick on your feet! Great times!

[@Homepage.]

I remember a family member being hired by TWA in 1995 and saying that basically all the F/A’s she met in training were all from Pan Am She said they were always kind and respectful

[@dalecooper9942]

N747PA was involved in an accident while taking off from SFO as flight PA 845 while on route to Tokyo On July 30, 1971

[@tonyyero7231]

I was a Flight Attendant years back with AA although prior to that I worked in Pan Am's RES Center in MIA! Memories

[@nephi5059]

Hi Tony

[@kcindc5539]

Heh - before joining America West in 1989 my first gig was at Pan Am Res in Alexandria, Virginia….. I started training in November 1988 and went online 3 December 1988, just before…… everything changed

[@wizardmix]

The airplane nerd in me rejoices! As the description reads, this was the 2nd 747 ever built (what a cool tail #!) and the first to ever work for passenger revenue so that's as classic as they get. I never got to fly on a 747-100 and it's fun to see the 1st generation equipment before the systems were updated. Seems some of the late 60s charm was replaced over the years because that upstairs would have certainly been a lounge in its first condition yet the DNA remains and is very cool to see.

[@antman5474]

Clipper America got pulled at the last minute due to mechanical issues, Clipper Victor N736PA took it's place as the first 747 commercial flight.

[@Wesleyclarillos]

He/him/we

[@wizardmix]

@@Wesleyclarillos ???

[@AndreiTupolev]

How basic first class seems now, with all the full length beds and private suites with ensuite showers and things that they have now

[@Paralyzer]

That was so epic when she pulled out the movie projector 📽 Lol That must have been a luxury in the mid 1980s Look at what entertainment systems we have on todays modern planes ✈️

[@fujifrontier]

I was like OMGGGG super8 cartridge

[@Sashazur]

The newest planes just have a Wi-Fi media server so passengers can stream to their devices - no screens at all.

[@sparkingwave]

This video was made during the time Pan Am sold off its profitable Pacific Division to United. I can't imagine how the employees must have felt then. If only they had NOT bought National.

[@visionist7]

Pam Am is the only US airline that will ever be world class

[@stuartlee6622]

@@visionist7 TWA????

[@christine3043]

@Captain Bunwarmer …none of those are US airlines. The comment specified US airlines.

[@SDRob01]

Take a drink every time she says Clipper Class! It's fun.🥃

[@camiloformica9031]

Weird enaugh watching n747pa, the second 747 made. It had a big accident in 1971, flew supersonic on a small accident after pan am went under and was operating as a cargo plane for evergreen and ended it’s days in korea as a plane restaurant then abandoned.

[@flyingbarrel1949]

Wonderful video! Thank you! I have an illuminated PANAM sign and several pads of lost/damaged luggage forms from the time (a long, long tome ago) when I worked at Stockholm-Arlanda airport. The first time I flew in a B747 was with SE-DDL, Boeing 747-283B "Huge Viking" (ARN-JFK in May of 1972, flight SK 911).

[@ExpoAviation]

Wow that is an incredible find :)

[@lawrenceakini9507]

Thank you for this vlog. My favourite carrier. Ciao. 2022.

[@tommyboybr]

What an honor it was for crews to work on this plane and for Pan Am!!!!

[@robwallace266]

Incredible video. You have to love the classic 747.

[@toursonline]

I miss a lot pan am and it's confort with excelent treatment to passengers.

[@Clarence_Oddbody]

I never got to fly on a 747. Closest I got was in July 2001 while on layover in O’Hare en route to San Diego. I kept volunteering for bumps and had three ticket vouchers in my hand and I passed up a 747 flight to SD for the third one. They were writing up a fourth voucher for me when the agent looked up at me and said “How many of these do you have?” I sheepishly said “three” and looked at me and said “get on the plane!”

[@kona702]

I flew on four separate 747s with United airlines around 2005.. amazing planes.

[@willemlenteren1485]

Thank you for the guide very beautiful interior

[@joemclaughlin995]

Class television from a time when international air travel was something to behold!

[@grassytramtracks]

Well each person can choose what they want to watch from a selection of films instead of just one for everyone, that seems far better than what it was like then

[@ClipperMaidOfTheSeas]

This is amazing! Thank you for posting this!

[@PanAmMuseum]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@12jazon]

What an awesome video! It's staggering how much people could be crammed in that fuselage!

[@maxb4074]

Roll warming was an important part of flying in those days, so orienting new employees to the roll warmers was vital.

[@Brandon-qr2or]

Have you had those hard things they serve now

[@drpoundsign]

I was thinking of "roll warning" in the cockpit-LOL

[@AtheistOrphan]

@@drpoundsign - So was I!

[@straightpipediesel]

You know if they don't, someone's going to stick a stack of paper towels or plastic cups in it, somebody else will turn it on, start a fire, the plane's going to have to make an emergency landing in the middle of nowhere, and the whole mess is going to piss off a planeload of stranded customers cost the company $100k easily. It happens on a semi-regular basis.

[@captain_jojo1802]

Fell in love with the 2nd floor clipper class

[@freddyhoyt1849]

I had the pleasure of flying on many pan am 747 aircraft I had a wonderful time working for the airline I miss it so very much

[@bfc3057]

From the says when glamour air travel meant Pan Am.

[@samuelgit]

We wish Panam came back

[@Felizq]

Amazing video, thank you so much for sharing. You don't even see these type of training videos nowadays available.

[@C0sm1c.n00dle]

PanAm really did provide luxury flying for all. Wish panam would come back one day

[@AndreiTupolev]

"Behind me is the cockpit door and on the right the lavatory door." I can imagine passengers opening the wrong door by mistake. "Oops, sorry to interrupt ..."

[@힐만94]

I can imagine that for pre-911 era... LOL..

[@dannychan6202]

I can also imagine would-be bad guys failing and going to the bathroom.

[@jullietmburu9672]

@@dannychan6202 😂 😂

[@panampia]

Our cockpit doors were locked. We flight attendants all had to have keys. I was a Pan Am Stewardess from 1979 to 1991. It was an amazing experience.

[@santicardona777]

Aviation in those times was the best 🤩

[@ianstewartorr8455]

I remember as a child these aircraft at prestwick transatlantic airport

[@arbitterm]

Look how big and soft those seats look!

[@friendlysky7674]

So cool walking around this! THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO❤️❤️❤️

[@FrankButterfield]

I flew from MIA to SCL in July of 1982 in a full Pan Am jet just like this one. I was in a middle seat on the starboard side and in the aft section of what I now know (thanks to this video) to be the E Zone. That was one heck of a long flight!

[@idolhanz9842]

Always loved the blue and white interior decor on Pan Am..

[@nealwhaley63]

Cool! I must admit I never knew roll warming was taken so seriously in galleys.

[@ballyhigh11]

On my airline every long haul aircraft has a dedicated warming oven for the bread in the first and business class galleys.

[@fujifrontier]

@@ballyhigh11 then, once they're cooled off and hard as rocks, they get to toss them at the cattle class cabin for fun and amusement! 😆

[@skipcampbell4226]

First class has become a cash cow for airlines now! What a work horse it was for PA!

[@Hans-gb4mv]

40 years later, and we still have those same plastic foldable tray tables

[@straightpipediesel]

Found the person who never flies first. United has granite, Emirates has burlwood, British Airways has carbon fiber.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Looking very nice...

[@LMays-cu2hp]

This is so nice to see the older Pan Am 747. I flew the 747-400s in the late 1990s thru the end of flying them. I miss the 747s in general.

[@Solitaryman70]

I still Stream the PAN AM TV SERIES with Christina Lucci (Maggie Ryan); they were gorgeous, still love that show!!!

[@ELPaso1990TX]

Would be great to see a Pan Am 747 SP familiarization video. I love the Boeing 747SP.

[@tomdienstbier49]

RIP Boeing 747 1968-2022 You will be missed

[@moreedcola6837]

It isn’t gone. They’ve just stopped producing it. The 747 will most likely be flying for years to come, especially in the cargo space.

[@byromania]

Wow! I am simply amazed at the grooming standards shown by this purser. Her neat and professional appearance was the rule of the day, not the exception. This is in stark contrast to what is demonstrated by a few too many modern day flight attendants. Times have definitely changed.

[@peterfinn6098]

Yes they were well educated and some even qualified nurses, teachers etc and had to speak a foreign language. How standards have changed.

[@cheetajet320]

Some of us still have impeccable grooming and professional friendliness. I love my job and take pride in how I look and conduct myself on board. I started with Pan Am in 1989 and wasn't there for long but I carried with me the standards we had as employees.

[@byromania]

@@cheetajet320 It's good to know that true professionalism is still alive and well.

[@xj22jaguar]

Thank you for this video!

[@PanAmMuseum]

You are so welcome! You should check out our podcast! podcast.thepanammuseum.org/share 💙✈️👨‍✈️🧑‍✈️👩‍✈️

[@juliawigger9796]

I remember when cabin class had only 2 window seats and 3 seats in the middle.

[@robert9495]

Back in the days, the 80's i only flew on PanAm and not being able to fly PanAm due to technical issues or shortages of planes was never an issue. So sad to see PanAm go tits up. Even though there was always the possibility to fly with other airlines i chose not to even if it meant arriving a little late at my destination.

[@amesavis]

this was during my childhood when things were just always good and you didn't have to worry about a rude stewardess. I love the huge cushy seats, the pussycat blouse, and the movie screens. I love it when she says third class watched the movie through the bulkhead ha ha

[@MegaGman61]

Cool video!

[@paulabler1071]

A historic airframe. #2 off the line. Scrapped in Korea after a brief stint as a restaurant.

[@moreedcola6837]

R.I.P. N747PA

[@aviationdocumentaries4520]

I like those series, and subscribed to your channel .

[@PanAmMuseum]

Awesome, thank you!

[@stefanfischer7433]

Are there similar videos for the DC-10 and L-1011? Great piece of history.

[@PanAmMuseum]

There's really no aircraft that compares to the Boeing 747, however, the DC-10 and L-1011 were wide body designs and probably had the same seat configuration. The L-1011 was an incredible aircraft and very much ahead of its time.

[@elliott7268]

@@PanAmMuseum that wasn't the question. Are there similar videos for those other aircraft.

[@Wesleyclarillos]

I was on this plane in 1982 when it crashed landed and we had an emergency evacuation from the upper deck I fell off the slide and broke my leg I was in the hospital for three weeks but everyone evacuate safely except for a few people and I might say that the vacuolation siren is very loud and it was a very organized evacuation our breaks command was brace for impact and we did hear that you’re back alarm and I must say that was very smoky but their lights on the floor so I followed them

[@mrFalconlem]

This is back when people with manners only rode on aircraft. No nuts.

[@dutchy1176]

She was in fact delivered to Pan Am in late 1970, because she was used a test plane. Many other 747s were delivered yo Pan Am before Clipper America was. She was the second one built though...

[@andyznuff]

KISS used this for their Japan tour of 1977.

[@christainmarks106]

Pan Am was on her last leg in the 80s… sadly And by the time the Lockerbie bombing happen the airline just couldn’t take anymore and folded shortly after. It was like that accident was the icing on the cake. Lockerbie bombing happen in December 1988… pan Am ceased operations December 1991. That was no coincidence.

[@Charmedone9805]

its a shame how one accident can damage an airline. TWA met the same fate too with an accident.

[@Chris-nn3vu]

*happened*

[@donovans.5241]

Why is this so interesting to me??

[@seand2711]

At 11:47 as she moves further into C zone sounds like she says "cattle class". I feel I'm familiar enough with the aircraft now after watching this video. Where do I go to fill out an application to be a PanAm stewardess? I'm ready. (But I refuse to work E zone, EVER!)

[@MC-di7op]

i am lucky to fly lufthansa first class about 2-3 times a year, in the nose of the 747-8. while their business class on the upper deck is definitely lacking, the 8 first class seats in the nose do feel like the evolution of the evolution of the evolution of this. no emirates over the top gold and wood finishes that look like they were stolen from an abandoned trump hotel, just plain luxury and elegance. i hope they keep it around for a while

[@dieseldragon6756]

So much attention to detail and focus on passenger facility in all classes here! Never flew with Pan-Am, but I get the impression I would have liked to! 😇 What makes no sense to me is that reputable airlines like Pan-Am went bust, yet the cowboy/loan shark operators like British scAirways are somehow *still* in business! 🛫🇬🇧🤔

[@Manzathesergal8524]

i miss pan am

[@Vpmatt]

1:45 In this overhead bin are 15 spare cans of hairspray in case one of my hairs moves slightly.

[@Xxxypher]

How things have changed in the cabin. First class then is premium economy now, plus some contemporary additions and modifications.

[@moreedcola6837]

Yet we still have the plastic tray tables!

[@syferdet]

0:06 KEEP ROLLING!

[@johno9507]

11:49 sounds like she says 'Cattle class' 🤣

[@tony.airlines]

😂😂😂

[@bassbaritoneguy]

I thought the same thing! Which at ten abreast must have felt a bit like "cattle class".

[@hotmetalslugs]

Why am I watching this?

[@tomservo5007]

before digital video storage, each row had their own 35mm projector

[@inkedbeast76]

Yes this would be a fantastic video if you could actually hear anything. It’s all feedback

[@_Meng_Lan]

Pan Am was the only international flight i DIDN'T feel nausea on or was sick. Qantas, BA, Singapore Airlines (the worst one) , Emirates was the best of the worst. I felt sick but not as severe.

[@_Meng_Lan]

I flew Pan Am flight to California, so not the 103 to New York. Mine was 1980.

[@_Meng_Lan]

The usa food did the trick. Made me vomit. Congrats usa.

[@desmondding7405]

Lmao that divider that folds away between cabin and clipper class really caught me off guard

[@tianyisu9442]

THX。

[@Autostade67]

A Super 8mm movie cartridge...I never would have figured...You don't hear much about what it must have cost to reduce 35 mm prints down to 8 mm simply for the airline market...

[@jadenthomas1169]

At least the in-flight entertainment is better today ;)

[@brianthomas2839]

My right ear really enjoyed this.

[@Chris-nn3vu]

okay zoomer

[@747heavyboeing3]

I recently posted a PanAm Boeing 747 large scale model on KZbin. N747PA, Clipper Juan T Trippe

[@rashidamin7241]

Golden days 💝💝💝

[@JokeriPokeri17]

Clipper America? Second Boeing 747-100 build, this was the 747 that was involved in the San Francisco accident in 1971 and after the repairs, it was the heaviest of it's kind in service. Sad that it's fate was to be a restaurant in South Korea before it was scrapped.

[@tomstamford6837]

This "Pan Am" sounds like a great organization to work for. I am going to look into getting a job there :)

[@PartTimeLaowai]

That constant background noise's frequency sounds familiar, I'm guessing that's caused by the plane's power generators?

[@singleproppilot]

Yeah. 400Hz AC power.

[@mrtodd3620]

She says it is newly refurbished. I wonder what that was all about.

[@CARST_IN_THE_AIR]

These 747-100s were about 15 years old when this video was recorded, so they were in dire need of an upgrade to more modern standards (at that time). As PanAm didn’t have money for enough new aircraft at that time, they decided to modernise the -100s. That was probably the nail in their coffin. They should have focused on their new A300s and ditched all the old -100s they could not fill anyway.

[@AndreiTupolev]

It was newly refurbished, at a guess

[@viscount757]

The refurbishment included replacement of the original first class seats with the sleeper seats which much greater recline and fold-out legrests. They seem very basic compared even to current business class products, but were a big improvement from the original standard F class. The refurbishment also included introduction of the new business class seats (called Clipper Class by Pan Am). Until then, the main deck cabins used for Clipper Class had standard economy class seats and the upper deck had a first class lounge which was removed as part of the refurbishment and replaced with revenue-generating Clipper Class seats.

[@sanitman1488]

@Carst on the Road. She is referring to ‘D’ check heavy service ! Complete interior refurbishment of these Pan American World Airways 747-100/200s were done later in the decade under CEO Tom Plaskett.. FYI the a300s were not capable for long range international flights on Pan Am routes.

[@nethinge9829]

@@CARST_IN_THE_AIR In my opinion, they should of kept the -200 models and retire most of the -100s, and plus, the airline was fine with the -100 aircraft, the nail in the coffin was Chernobyl, Lockerbie and the Gulf War, it wasn’t till After Lockerbie were people pointed at the -100’s age.