On December 21, 1988, a terrorist bomb detonated onboard Pan Am flight 103 while in the air over Lockerbie, Scotland. All on ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. December 21, 1988 – Pan Am Flight 103 explodes 31,000 feet over Lockerbie, Scotland, 38 minutes after takeoff from London. Two hundred ...

This video focuses on what Pan Am Flight 103 did to the airline itself, from the Lockerbie disaster and the collapse of public trust, to the cash crisis that forced asset sales and left Pan Am running ...

In 1970, stepping onto a Pan American World Airways flight felt more like checking into a five-star hotel than boarding a plane. The airline was renowned for its first-class luxury, though even ...

Pan Am went out of business in 1991, but the iconic brand has never fully gone away. In June 2025, travelers made a return trip across the Atlantic aboard a specially outfitted, Pan Am-liveried Boeing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. Portrait of the "Clipper Victor", a Pan American World Airways 747 jet ...