Originally Posted by
NuGuy
Heyas Sailing,
I don't think it was AA that got the PAA Latin American operation, but rather UAL.
AA got EALs Latin American Ops (with no pilots), which was karmic payback, as EAL got the routes from Braniff, also with no pilots.
Those routes, while they may make money, seem like a bad omen...every company to ever fly them has gone bankrupt, and two are gone completely.
PAA had two South American operations. Pan Am and PANAGRA.
Pan American-Grace Airways
The US Government made PAA sell PANAGRA. They sold it to Braniff. When Braniff shut down, they sold it to EAL. The Braniff pilots told EAL that they should go with the routes. EAL pilots told them - "not even on the bottom of the list."
EAL sold them to AA. EAL pilots told APA that the pilots should go with the route. The whole airline industry said:
"Remember Braniff!"