Editing Pan Am (section)

==Acquisitions and divestments==
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* 1927: Pan American Airways, Atlantic, Gulf, and Caribbean Airways, and Aviation Corporation of the Americas founded.
* 1928: All three precursor firms merge into Aviation Corporation of the Americas, with Pan American Airways as its brand.
* 1928: 50% interest of Peruvian Airways acquired by Pan American.
* 1929: [[Mexicana de Aviación (1921–2010)|Mexicana]] of Mexico acquired by Pan Am.
* 1929: [[Pan American-Grace Airways]] (PANAGRA), operating on the west coast of South America, formed as a 50–50 joint venture with [[W. R. Grace and Company]].
* 1930: [[New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line]] (NYRBA) acquired, allowing Pan Am to operate along the east coast of South America. NYRBA's Brazilian subsidiary is renamed [[Panair do Brasil]].
* 1931: Majority control of [[SCADTA]] of Colombia acquired in secret.
* 1931: [[Pacific Alaska Airways]] formed.
* 1931: [[Northeast Airlines|Boston-Maine Airways]] begins contract operations.
* 1932: Aerovias Centrales, S.A. formed.
* 1932: [[Cubana de Aviación|Cubana]] of Cuba acquired.
* 1932: [[Uraba, Medellin and Central Airways]] acquired.
* 1933: [[China National Aviation Corporation]] (CNAC) acquired.
* 1933: Servicios Aviacion de Guatemala acquired.
* 1933: Panama Airways acquired.
* 1937: CNAC merged with [[China Airways]]<!-- , leaving Pan Am with a 45% interest (How did they divest the 25% between 1937 and 1949?) -->.
* 1940: Minority holders of SCADTA bought-out.
* 1940: Aerovías de Guatemala formed.
* 1940: 40% of [[Aeroméxico|Aeronaves de Mexico]] acquired.
* 1941: SCADTA merged into [[SACO (Colombia)|SACO]] to form [[Avianca]], owned by the Colombian government.
* 1943: [[Avensa|Aerovías Venezolanas, S.A.]] (AVENSA) of Venezuela founded as a joint venture.
* 1943: 45% interest of Bahamas Airways acquired.
* 1944: Cuban investors acquire 56% of Cubana through a [[initial public offering|stock float]].
* 1945: [[SAHSA]] was founded, being owned 40% of Pan Am, 40% of the Honduran Government, and 20% from private carriers.
* 1946: [[InterContinental]], a chain of hotels, founded.
* 1946: Brazilian investors bought 4% of [[Panair do Brasil]], with Pan Am's share decreased to 48%.
* 1949: Pan Am acquires a stake in [[Middle East Airlines]] (MEA), as well as a management contract.
* 1949: Pan Am's 20% stake in CNAC acquired by Chinese Nationalists, with assets split variously between the Nationalists and the People's Republic of China.
* 1950: [[American Overseas Airlines]] (AOA) acquired from [[American Airlines]].
* 1954: Pan Am receives a contract to operate [[Patrick Air Force Base]].
* 1954: Cuban government acquires Pan Am's remaining stake in Cubana.
* 1955: Pan Am's 49% stake in MEA is sold to [[British Overseas Airways Corporation]] (BOAC).
* 1959: Mexican government acquires Pan Am's stake in Mexicana and Aeronaves de México (later renamed Aeroméxico).
* 1961: Brazilian investors acquires all the Pan Am's share in [[Panair do Brasil]].
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* 1967: PANAGRA sold to [[Braniff International Airways]].
* 1970: Pan Am's 40% stake in SAHSA acquired by [[Transportes Aéreos Nacionales]] (TAN).
* 1976: AVENSA stake divested to Venezuelan government.
* 1980: [[National Airlines (NA)|National Airlines]] acquired.
* 1981: [[MetLife Building|Pan Am Building]] sold to [[MetLife]].<ref>[[Christopher Gray (architectural historian)|Gray, Christopher]] (October 7, 2001). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/realestate/streetscapes-metlife-building-originally-pan-am-building-critics-once-called-it.html Streetscapes/The MetLife Building, Originally the Pan Am Building; Critics Once Called It Ugly; Now They're Not Sure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308153600/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/realestate/streetscapes-metlife-building-originally-pan-am-building-critics-once-called-it.html |date=March 8, 2021 }}". ''New York Times''. nytimes.com. Retrieved January 27, 2018.</ref>
* 1981: InterContinental sold to [[Grand Metropolitan]].<ref>"[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/11/business/pan-am-unit-sale.htmll Pan Am Unit Sale]". ''New York Times''. nytimes.com. September &nbsp;11, 1981. Retrieved January 27, 2018.</ref>
* 1986: Pacific Division sold to [[United Airlines]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Salpukas|first1=Agis|title=Pan Am Plans Of Pacific Routes To United Airlines|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/23/business/pan-am-plans-sale-of-pacific-routes-to-united-airlines.html|access-date=March 12, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=April 23, 1985 |issue=April 23, 1985 |language=en}}</ref>
* 1988: Pan Am's queue for 50 A320 sold to [[Braniff (1983–1990)|Braniff Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/05/business/braniff-in-move-to-buy-100-planes.html|last=Siler|first=Julia Flynn|date=January 5, 1989|title=Braniff in Move to Buy 100 Planes|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
* 1989: Pan Am World Services (PAWS) sold to [[Johnson Controls]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/02/business/company-news-pan-am-unit-to-be-bought.html|title=COMPANY NEWS; Pan Am Unit To Be Bought|date=1989-05-02|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-18|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* 1990: [[Heathrow Airport|London Heathrow]]-based routes sold to United Airlines.<ref>{{cite news|last1=DALLOS|first1=ROBERT E.|title=United to Buy Pan Am's London Routes : Airlines: The deal is worth $400 million. The carrier will gain gateways from five US cities, including Los Angeles.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-24-fi-2900-story.html|access-date=March 12, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 24, 1990}}</ref>
* 1990: Internal German Services Division sold to [[Lufthansa]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=DALLOS|first1=ROBERT E.|title=Pan Am May Sell Its West Berlin Routes : Airlines: The money-losing carrier has been selling assets. It operates a shuttle-type service on about 75 daily Berlin flights.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-01-fi-2400-story.html|access-date=March 12, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 1, 1990}}</ref>
* 1991: Atlantic Division, Pan Am Shuttle, and New York City Worldport sold to [[Delta Air Lines]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Salpukas|first1=Agis|title=Pan Am is selling overseas routes and its Shuttle|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/12/business/pan-am-is-selling-overseas-routes-and-its-shuttle.html|access-date=March 12, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=July 12, 1991 |issue=July 12, 1991 }}</ref>
* 1991: Caribbean/Latin American routes sold to [[American Airlines]] and [[United Airlines]] at auction.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 10, 1991 |title=UNITED THE BIG WINNER OF PAN AM'S REMAINS |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1991/12/10/united-the-big-winner-of-pan-ams-remains/1e007d87-4754-4057-ac19-91cca245b051/ }}</ref>