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  Who Made America? | Innovators | Juan Trippe
Juan Terry Trippe was born in 1899, the son of a Wall Street banker and a real estate speculator.
Trippe's gleaming machines bound for exotic locales appealed to the imaginations of Depression-bound Americans; soon the Clippers were starring in newsreels and magazine articles.
Trippe retired in 1968, and died in 1981.
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 juan trippe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Juan Terry Trippe (June 27, 1899 - April 3, 1981) was an airline entrepreneur and pioneer.
Trippe graduated from Yale in 1921 and he worked at Wall Street shortly, but became bored with work there very soon after.He received inheritance money and started working with New York Airways, which was an air-taxi service dedicated to flying over the richest and most powerful.
Trippe is credited as the father of the Tourist class in the airline industry.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /juan_trippe.html   (568 words)

  
 Dictionary : Juan_Trippe
Juan Trippe was the founder and guiding hand behind Pan American Airways, one of the most successful and famous airlines in U.S. aviation history.
Juan Terry Trippe was born on June 27, 1899, in Sea Bright, New Jersey, a descendent of English seafarers who had come to Maryland in the 17th century.
Trippe was the architect behind Pan American's rapid growth in the 1930s, as it expanded into the Caribbean, South America, the South Atlantic, and the Pacific.
www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Dictionary/Trippe/DI128.htm   (380 words)

  
 PBS - Chasing the Sun - Juan Trippe
Trippe's early bid to dominate the overseas routes gained an enormous boost when he succeed in convincing the most famous aviator in the world, Charles Lindbergh, to work for his airline.
Trippe went to the office of the postmaster general with a proposition: if Pan Am found a way to cross the Pacific, it would be guaranteed all of the airmail contracts to the Far East.
Trippe's goal since the end of World War II had been to transform air travel from an elite experience into one that was affordable for the masses.
www.pbs.org /kcet/chasingthesun/innovators/jtrippe.html   (975 words)

  
 Juan Trippe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juan Terry Trippe (June 27, 1899–April 3, 1981) was an airline entrepreneur and pioneer.
But when jet aircraft began to be produced, Trippe saw an even bigger opportunity to attract a wider customer base.
In 1965, Trippe asked his friend Bill Allen of Boeing to produce an airplane that was much bigger than the 707s and the result was the Boeing 747.
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 Juan Trippe Article, JuanTrippe Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Trippe graduated from Yale in 1921 and he worked at Wall Street shortly, but became bored withwork there very soon after.He received inheritance money and started working with New York Airways, which was anair-taxi service dedicated to flying over the richest and most powerful.
Trippe used his newjets to allow the more economically challenged members of society to fly by cutting the traditional fares.
Although it is commonly believed that Trippe was Cuban in whole or part, he was actuallyNorthern European in ancestry.
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 New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At every turn he met opposition from Juan Terry Trippe, who with his associates had taken control of Pan Am.
Trippe, his wealthy Yale roommate Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, and their Aviation Corporation of the Americas chairman Richard Hoyt were close to the Assistant Postmaster General, Washington Irving Glover, the professional head of the U.S. Post Office as the position of Postmaster General was a political sinecure.
O'Neill soldiered on, however, in the belief that an airline could actually support itself by carrying passengers, and managed to obtain backing from James H. Rand, head of Remington Rand, and others, and NYRBA took to the skies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_York,_Rio,_and_Buenos_Aires_Line   (513 words)

  
 Educate Yourself - Juan Trippe and Pan Am, Part I
Historian Robert Sobel calls Juan Trippe "one of the most astute, clear-sighted, and venturesome businesspeople of the 20th century." Trippe, who never liked his name, though it proved to be a benefit in his career, had English roots, his family having migrated to America in 1663, later moving from Maryland to New Jersey.
Trippe didn't quite have the fortune that they thought he had, leaving an estate of just $30,000 and a company on the verge of bankruptcy.
Trippe's idea was to cut deals with governments and not worry about rivals, since true competition on international routes would be cost prohibitive.
www.buyandhold.com /bh/en/education/history/2003/juan_trippe_1.html   (1568 words)

  
 Pan American World Airways - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
This photo of Juan Trippe surveying his office globe is the most famous image of Pan Am's reputed founder.
Trippe and his associates had to fight off a takeover attempt by the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation in order to keep their control over Pan Am.
Trippe then decided to begin service from San Francisco to Honolulu, and from there to Hong Kong and Auckland, following the existing routes of steamships.
open-encyclopedia.com /Pan_Am   (1904 words)

  
 Chapter 3
Juan Trippe created Pan Am while he was still in his twenties.
Trippe in just a dozen years to build the greatest airline that ever was.
Juan Trippe was one of the greatest men I ever knew.
www.flightsafety.com /book/tom/chapter3-3.html   (179 words)

  
 pan am | Doing my Homework
Pan Am Airlines, primarily under the direction of Juan Terry Trippe, molded the airline industry into what it is today by breaking down economic barriers, political barriers and by always pushing the airline community forward by bringing the newest technologies to the mainstream.
At age 28 Trippe was the founding chairman and mastermind behind a majority of the breakthroughs and innovations that set Pan Am Airlines apart from its competitors.
Juan Trippe’s vision and dream was starting to take shape, as Pan Am was becoming a household name.
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 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
Image:Time-juan-trippe.jpg thumbTrippe, ''Time'', 1933 '''Juan Terry Trippe''' (June 27, 1899–April 3, 1981) was an airline entrepreneur and pioneer.
Trippe graduated from Yale University Yale in 1921 and began working on Wall Street, but soon became bored.
Although it is commonly believed that Trippe was Cuba Cuban in whole or part, he was actually Northern European in ancestry.
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 giles-guthrie.com: People of Note - Show Biography for Juan Trippe
Today's Honorary Subscriber is the American commercial aviation pioneer Juan Terry Trippe (1899-1981), who was one of the founders and first president of the company that became Pan American World Airways.
Trippe was the son of a New York banker and broker of English descent, but he was named for Juanita Terry, the wife of a great-uncle.
But it was Juan Tripp who, as Pan Am's president, provided the visionary leadership and determination that turned Pan Am into the global leader in scheduled trans-oceanic flight.
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 Juan Terry Trippe
Juan Terry Trippe learned to fly in the U.S. Navy in 1918 and graduated from Yale University in 1922.
Trippe competed for government airmail contracts and was awarded Air Mail Route Number 1, between Boston and New York.
Juan Trippe's foresight and dynamic leadership built the Company into the world's largest intentional air carrier before retiring as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in 1968.
www.allstar.fiu.edu /aerojava/trippe.htm   (434 words)

  
 juan terry trippe Free Essays
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 Pan Am   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Pan Am was founded by aviator Juan Terry Trippe as a seaplaneservice from Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba, and operated its first southbound flight on October 28, 1927.
In September of 1929, Trippe touredLatin America with Charles Lindbergh in order to negotiatelanding rights in a number of countries, including SCADTA's home turf of Colombia.By the end of the year, Pan Am offered flights down the west coast of South America to Peru.
Trippe and his associates had to fight off a takeover attempt by the United Aircraft and TransportCorporation in order to keep their control over Pan Am.
www.therfcc.org /pan-am-111686.html   (1351 words)

  
 BW Online | May 25, 2004 | Juan Trippe: Air Travel for All
Juan Terry Trippe was born in Sea Bright, N.J., on June 27, 1899, to a prosperous New York investment-banking family.
Trippe, who was a hard-driving negotiator and leader, extended his loyalties beyond the U.S., often chartering Pan Am planes to deliver humanitarian aid and emergency supplies to Latin American countries suffering natural disasters.
Trippe also pushed Boeing to expand the size of commercial jets, and Boeing responded with the 747, which was more than twice as large as the 707 and made air travel even more affordable.
www.businessweek.com /bwdaily/dnflash/may2004/nf20040525_7858_db078.htm   (1147 words)

  
 Pan American World Airways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
However, they were soon muscled out of control by entrepreneur Juan Terry Trippe, whose connections controlled the access to needed U.S. air mail contracts.
Under Trippe the company operated its first southbound flight on October 28, 1927.
In 1981 Juan Trippe, who had been in retirement for about ten years, died.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Pan_American   (2075 words)

  
 Juan Terry Trippe Biography / Biography of Juan Terry Trippe Main Biography
Juan Terry Trippe (1899-1981), the undisputed pioneer of the American overseas aviation industry, led Pan American Airways from 1927 to 1968.
Juan Trippe was born on June 27, 1899, to a well-off New York family, which, despite his first name, had no significant Hispanic connections.
But Trippe and his wealthy associates were fascinated by aviation, whose future seemed rich with possibilities.
www.bookrags.com /biography/juan-terry-trippe   (250 words)

  
 TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Trippe Bats One -- May. 31, 1943   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In Manhattan last week Juan Terry Trippe, president of Pan American Airways, made a significant speech; in London Viscount Edward George William Tyrwhitt Knollys (rhymes with moles), Governor of Bermuda, got a big new job.
Trippe has become so concerned about his postwar world that he has even suggested that the U.S. Government take a minority interest in Pan Am's stock.
Trippe, in scratching B.O.A.C.'s back, should get his back scratched in return in postwar deals for landing rights anywhere in the world where the British have influence.
time-proxy.yaga.com /time/archive/preview/0,10987,851740,00.html   (674 words)

  
 Pan American World Airways, Inc. Records Collection, Richter Library
Juan Terry Trippe, Pan Am's twenty-eight year old founder began operations with two airplanes, twenty-four employees and the goal "to provide mass air transportation for the average man at rates he can afford to pay."
In 1928 Trippe engaged the services of Charles A. Lindbergh, and the famed American aviator served as a technical advisor to Pan Am for forty-five years.
Lindbergh was instrumental in determining the transatlantic routes, and letters between Trippe and Lindbergh provide a unique perspective on the development of the aviation industry.
www.library.miami.edu /archives/panam/pan.html   (1547 words)

  
 JUAN TERRY TRIPPE - STOCK CERTIFICATE ENDORSED 07/26/1933
In part: "This is to certify that J.T. Trippe is the owner of One Thousand full paid and non-assessable shares, without nominal or par value, of the capital stock of Pan American Airways Corporation...." Signed in facsimile by Trippe as President of Pan Am.
Trippe transferred the 1000 shares to Watson and White on verso.
Trippe pioneered the use of cabin attendants, multiple flight crews and hot meal service.
www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/12_2000/master/JUAN_TERRY_TRIPPE.htm   (251 words)

  
 Original Artwork: David K. Stone: Juan Terry Trippe
As a young naval aviator in World War I, Juan Trippe experienced the thrill of powered flight, beginning a love that would last a lifetime.
But Juan Trippe had a vision for greater accomplishments -- the conquest of the oceans.
Juan Terry Trippe was inducted into the International Aerospace Hall of Fame on August 21, 1982.
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 Pan American World Airways - InformationBlast
Pan Am was founded by aviator Juan Terry Trippe as a seaplane service from Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba, and operated its first southbound flight on October 28, 1927.
Trippe then decided to begin service from the West Coast to Honolulu, and from there to Hong Kong and Auckland, following the existing routes of steamships.
Around this time, Juan Trippe, who had been in retirement for about ten years, died.
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 AVSIM feature: Flyingboats
After 3 or 4 years of securing more and more mail routes (between North and South America), Juan Trippe began including passengers along with the cargo of US mail, from that day the world and how we see it would never be the same.
It was in 1929 that Juan Trippe contracted with Igor Sikorsky to begin designing a much larger aircraft and the Sikorsky group came up with the Sikorsky S-40, basically an enlarged 4-engined version of the twin-engined S-38.
Juan Trippe, wishing to conjure up romantic images of the past, decided on calling each aircraft in the name of one of the grand sailing ships of the late 19th century and so the first of the S-40s was called the American Clipper!
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