Pan Am (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Pan Am is an American period drama
television series created by writer Jack Orman
. Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways
, the series focuses on the pilots and stewardesses of the airline as it operated in the early 1960s at the beginning of the commercial jet age
.
Sony licensed
the rights to the Pan Am name and logo from Pan Am Systems
, a New Hampshire
–based railroad
company that acquired the Pan Am brand in 1998.
Pan Am premiered on September 25, 2011. Recent rumors have labeled the series as canceled; however, ABC states that Pan Am has not been canceled and that the show is still officially in production.
episode cost an estimated $10 million. The series, produced by Sony Pictures Television
, was picked up by ABC
in May 2011 for the 2011–2012 television season. ABC ordered five additional scripts in November 2011. The broadcaster later added a fourteenth episode to the series.
A comment from Karine Vanasse about the future of Pan Am and its omission from the midseason schedule started media speculation that series had been canceled by ABC. The network, however, has since denied the rumors. ABC further states that production will continue toward completing fourteen episodes and there will be final announcement regarding a second season at a later date.
Although episodes of the series depict the characters in various cities around the world, the show is filmed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
and other locations around New York City. The pilot was filmed, in part, at Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage
on Long Island
.
According to Entertainment Weekly magazine, a life-size re-creation of a Pan Am 707 jet is "the biggest star of the series—in all senses". The 707 model is kept in a hangar near the Brooklyn waterfront.
Nancy Hult Ganis
, a Pan Am stewardess from 1968 to 1976, is one of the show's executive producers and is credited as the series developer; her research for the series was conducted at the Pan Am Historical Foundation and the University of Miami
, the location of Pan Am's archives. In addition, Ganis advises the actors, props department, production designers, and costumers in making details of the show as accurate as possible.
The program features the trademark sky-blue Pan Am uniforms worn by stewardesses. Costume design was over seen by Ane Crabtree who ensured they were made with attention to detail. The department made the replicas using an old uniform which was studied and twenty craftsmen worked on producing each outfit. The technique was the same used by the Pan Am itself in the sixties and Crabtree said the process was very "old school". In traditional uniform girdles were mandatory to improve posture; some of the cast members found them "extremely restricting" during filming. Crabtree said that male costumes were inspired by James Dean
and Steve McQueen
.
s Fall Preview issue included an advertisement on the back of the magazine, tilted upside down, featuring Ricci, Garner, Vanasse, and Robbie appearing as their characters for a fictional cover for TV Guide, using the magazine's 1960s logo.
on the same night as the ABC telecasts, but is shown in different time slots by region. It also airs on CTV's sister cable channel Bravo!
on Saturdays. In Ireland, the show airs on RTÉ Two
, having premiered on October 17. The series premiered in the UK on BBC Two
on November 16, 2011. Canal+ began broadcasting the series in Spain on October 29, 2011. On November 6, 2011, the series premiered on SIC in Portugal. On December 26, 2011, the series will premiere on Net5 in the Netherlands.
based on 28 reviews, indicating generally favorable reception.
Heather Hogan of AfterEllen rated the show highly, commenting, "I continue to be impressed by the unapologetic way Pan Am pushes the women to the forefront of every story... I don't think Pan Am really knows what kind of show it wants to be just yet. But I also don't think that's a problem because every variation—Cold War drama, nostalgic soap opera, feminist —has something to offer." Later episodes, however, received lower reviews for the loss of focus on the women and the addition of romantic storylines.
Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe
gave the show a "B" grade, commenting, "Next to The Playboy Club
it's the better network 1960s drama. The romance and the attractively stylized innocence of the era is addictive, but the espionage plot, with its link to political history, is absurd. And the female empowerment message grows feeble."
The Insider
included Pan Am in its list of "10 Best New Fall TV Shows".
Media coverage of the series has included observations on the absence of smoking by major characters, even though smoking was common on flights and in the terminal during the 1960s. ABC and its parent, Disney, banned tobacco use by the show's stars. Citing "an enormous impressionable element", Thomas Schlamme called the anachronism "the one revisionist cheat" and said he had encountered a similar restriction directing a previous show for ABC. Other characters will be seen holding cigarettes in the background.
In the UK, Melissa Whitworth of The Daily Telegraph
said that Pan Am chose to "airbrush" the sixties because it depicts a "romanticised" view of the period. Colin Kennedy from the Metro said the series is "irritatingly in love with its own sense of style". Though he said the storylines made it a "soapy guilty pleasure" and included it in their "pick of the day" television feature. Euan Ferguson from The Guardian
praised Ricci's casting as a positive indicator of the quality of acting, but criticized the overall casting, saying similar looks and identical uniforms make it difficult for viewers to familiarize themselves with the characters. Though, Emma Brockes from the publication said that Pan Am is "bubble gum bright" and praised the whole cast for putting in "strong performances". In Ireland, Pat Stacey of the Evening Herald
said the series portrays "silly storylines" and "cheesy dialogue". She added it is "most notable for its mile-high mediocrity".
Scott McCartney of The Wall Street Journal
noted that the show highlights the "elegance and excitement" experienced in air travel during the early 1960s. He further noted that former employees of the airline perceived the series to be an accurate portrayal, aside from some "Hollywood glamorization".
The Association of Flight Attendants
-CWA, the world's largest flight attendant union, released a statement following the premiere of Pan Am. In the page-long statement, the union recognized that the show is a reminder of where flight attendants are today in comparison to where they once were in the framework of social injustice:
Costume drama
A costume drama or period drama is a period piece in which elaborate costumes, sets and properties are featured in order to capture the ambiance of a particular era.The term is usually used in the context of film and television...
television series created by writer Jack Orman
Jack Orman
Jack Orman is an American television writer, producer and director. He worked extensively on ER, eventually becoming an executive producer.-Early life:...
. Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927 until its collapse on December 4, 1991...
, the series focuses on the pilots and stewardesses of the airline as it operated in the early 1960s at the beginning of the commercial jet age
Jet age
The Jet Age is a period of history defined by the social change brought about by the advent of large aircraft powered by turbine engines. These aircraft are able to fly much higher, faster, and farther than older piston-powered propliners, making transcontinental and inter-continental travel...
.
Sony licensed
Brand licensing
Licensing means renting or leasing of an intangible asset. Examples of intangible assets include a song , a character , a name or a brand . An arrangement to license a brand requires a licensing agreement...
the rights to the Pan Am name and logo from Pan Am Systems
Pan Am Systems
Pan Am Systems is a privately held company that controls the following divisions: rail transport; manufacturing and energy; transportation related brands; real estate; and a now-defunct airline division. The company is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.-History:Guilford Transportation...
, a New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
–based railroad
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
company that acquired the Pan Am brand in 1998.
Pan Am premiered on September 25, 2011. Recent rumors have labeled the series as canceled; however, ABC states that Pan Am has not been canceled and that the show is still officially in production.
Main cast
- Christina RicciChristina RicciChristina Ricci is an American actress. Ricci received initial recognition and praise as a child star for her performance as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values , and her role as Kat Harvey in Casper...
as Maggie Ryan, the flight crew's purserPurserThe purser joined the warrant officer ranks of the Royal Navy in the early fourteenth century and existed as a Naval rank until 1852. The development of the warrant officer system began in 1040 when five English ports began furnishing warships to King Edward the Confessor in exchange for certain...
, who is not afraid to test the rules and her Pan Am superiors. - Margot RobbieMargot RobbieMargot Robbie is an Australian actress. She is known for her role as Donna Freedman on the soap opera Neighbours, which earned her two Logie Award nominations. In 2011, Robbie began appearing as Laura Cameron in the ABC drama series Pan Am.-Early life:Robbie was born on 2 July 1990 and grew up on...
as Laura Cameron, a stewardess newly out of training, and Kate Cameron's younger sister. Laura appears on the cover of Life magazineLife (magazine)Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
in her Pan Am uniform, making her a minor celebrityCelebrityA celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
and a source of irritation for her older sister. - Michael Mosley as Ted Vanderway, the crew's First Officer. A former United States Naval AviatorUnited States Naval AviatorA United States Naval Aviator is a qualified pilot in the United States Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard.-Naming Conventions:Most Naval Aviators are Unrestricted Line Officers; however, a small number of Limited Duty Officers and Chief Warrant Officers are also trained as Naval Aviators.Until 1981...
and test pilot, he was honorably discharged from the Navy after a Naval tribunal blamed him for the crash of an aircraft he was piloting even though his father (whose company manufactured the aircraft) admits to Ted in private that there was a mechanical problem. - Karine VanasseKarine VanasseKarine Vanasse is a French Canadian actress. She currently appears in the role of Colette in the ABC TV series Pan Am. Vanasse is the daughter of council worker Conrad Vanasse and Renée Gamache, who was her manager at the beginning of her career.-Life and career:Vanasse was born in Drummondville,...
as Colette Valois, a FrenchFrench peopleThe French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
Pan Am stewardess. Orphaned during the German occupation of FranceBattle of FranceIn the Second World War, the Battle of France was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, which ended the Phoney War. The battle consisted of two main operations. In the first, Fall Gelb , German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes, to cut off and...
during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, she still harbors resentment toward the German people. - Mike VogelMike VogelMichael James "Mike" Vogel is an American actor and former fashion model. Vogel began acting in 2001, and has since appeared in several films and series, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Grind, Poseidon, and Cloverfield.-Early life:Vogel was born in...
as Dean Lowrey, a Boeing 707Boeing 707The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...
pilot recently promoted to CaptainPilot in commandThe pilot in command of an aircraft is the person aboard the aircraft who is ultimately responsible for its operation and safety during flight. This would be the "captain" in a typical two- or three-pilot flight crew, or "pilot" if there is only one certified and qualified pilot at the controls of...
on Pan Am's international routes. He had been romantically involved with Bridget, the crew's former purser. - Kelli GarnerKelli GarnerKelli Brianne Garner is an American actress. Her credits include Man of the House, The Aviator, Bully and Thumbsucker. She appeared in two Green Day music videos "Jesus of Suburbia" and the unreleased ""...
as Kate Cameron, an experienced, trilingual stewardess and Laura Cameron's older, head-strong sister. During the pilot episode, Kate is recruited by the Central Intelligence AgencyCentral Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
and starts taking early assignments as a covert operative.
Recurring cast
- Annabelle Wallis as Bridget Pierce, an EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
stewardess and former purser. She was dating Dean Lowrey before she quit her job with Pan Am and vacated her flat in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
following her deactivation as a covert intelligence operative; she recommended Kate as a candidate for recruitment. - Jeremy DavidsonJeremy Davidson (actor)Jeremy Michael Greenberg uses the stage name Jeremy Davidson and is an American actor, writer and director. He has been featured as Jack Randall, Kitty's love interest in the television series Brothers & Sisters. He has also appeared in all five seasons of the Lifetime series Army Wives as SFC...
as Richard Parks, Kate's covert intelligence operations handler in New York. - Kal ParekhKal ParekhKal Parekh is an Indian-American film and television actor best known for his starring role in the 2010 independent feature film, Karma Road and his current role as Sanjeev in the ABC television series Pan Am.-Biography:...
as Sanjeev, the crew's flight engineerFlight engineerFlight engineers work in three types of aircraft: fixed-wing , rotary wing , and space flight .As airplanes became even larger requiring more engines and complex systems to operate, the workload on the two pilots became excessive during certain critical parts of the flight regime, notably takeoffs...
. - David HarbourDavid HarbourDavid Harbour is an American actor who has performed in film, television and in the theater. He is known for his role as villain Gregg Beam in Quantum of Solace, as Shep Campbell in Revolutionary Road, and as Russell Crowe's source in State of Play...
as Roger Anderson, a BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
MI6 agent and Kate's covert intelligence operations contact in London. - Goran VisnjicGoran VišnjicGoran Višnjić is a Croatian actor who has appeared in American and British films and television productions. He is best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač in the hit television series ER...
as Niko Lonza, a Yugoslavian diplomat attached to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, serving in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He becomes involved with Kate, and finds himself torn between his love of his homeland and the advantages of his new home. Visnjic will appear in a four-episode arc beginning with the season's fifth episode.
Production
The pilotTelevision pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
episode cost an estimated $10 million. The series, produced by Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television, Inc. is an American and global television production/distribution subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In turn, the latter is part of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.-Background:...
, was picked up by ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
in May 2011 for the 2011–2012 television season. ABC ordered five additional scripts in November 2011. The broadcaster later added a fourteenth episode to the series.
A comment from Karine Vanasse about the future of Pan Am and its omission from the midseason schedule started media speculation that series had been canceled by ABC. The network, however, has since denied the rumors. ABC further states that production will continue toward completing fourteen episodes and there will be final announcement regarding a second season at a later date.
Although episodes of the series depict the characters in various cities around the world, the show is filmed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
The United States Navy Yard, New York–better known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard –was an American shipyard located in Brooklyn, northeast of the Battery on the East River in Wallabout Basin, a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlear's Hook in Manhattan...
and other locations around New York City. The pilot was filmed, in part, at Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage
Bethpage, New York
Bethpage is a hamlet located on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States, as well as a census-designated place with borders slightly different from those of the hamlet...
on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
.
According to Entertainment Weekly magazine, a life-size re-creation of a Pan Am 707 jet is "the biggest star of the series—in all senses". The 707 model is kept in a hangar near the Brooklyn waterfront.
Nancy Hult Ganis
Nancy Hult Ganis
Nancy Hult Ganis, is an American TV and film publicist, writer, producer and developer as well as the co-founder and partner of Out of the Blue…Entertainment...
, a Pan Am stewardess from 1968 to 1976, is one of the show's executive producers and is credited as the series developer; her research for the series was conducted at the Pan Am Historical Foundation and the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
, the location of Pan Am's archives. In addition, Ganis advises the actors, props department, production designers, and costumers in making details of the show as accurate as possible.
The program features the trademark sky-blue Pan Am uniforms worn by stewardesses. Costume design was over seen by Ane Crabtree who ensured they were made with attention to detail. The department made the replicas using an old uniform which was studied and twenty craftsmen worked on producing each outfit. The technique was the same used by the Pan Am itself in the sixties and Crabtree said the process was very "old school". In traditional uniform girdles were mandatory to improve posture; some of the cast members found them "extremely restricting" during filming. Crabtree said that male costumes were inspired by James Dean
James Dean
James Byron Dean was an American film actor. He is a cultural icon, best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause , in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark...
and Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen was an American movie actor. He was nicknamed "The King of Cool." His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination...
.
Advertising
The September 12, 2011 edition of TV GuideTV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
s Fall Preview issue included an advertisement on the back of the magazine, tilted upside down, featuring Ricci, Garner, Vanasse, and Robbie appearing as their characters for a fictional cover for TV Guide, using the magazine's 1960s logo.
International broadcasts
The series airs in Canada on CTVCTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
on the same night as the ABC telecasts, but is shown in different time slots by region. It also airs on CTV's sister cable channel Bravo!
Bravo! Canada
Bravo! is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. Bravo! is an entertainment channel with a particular focus on television dramas and films, as well as art-related programming....
on Saturdays. In Ireland, the show airs on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
, having premiered on October 17. The series premiered in the UK on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
on November 16, 2011. Canal+ began broadcasting the series in Spain on October 29, 2011. On November 6, 2011, the series premiered on SIC in Portugal. On December 26, 2011, the series will premiere on Net5 in the Netherlands.
Critical and industry reception
The show was given a 67 out of 100 on MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
based on 28 reviews, indicating generally favorable reception.
Heather Hogan of AfterEllen rated the show highly, commenting, "I continue to be impressed by the unapologetic way Pan Am pushes the women to the forefront of every story... I don't think Pan Am really knows what kind of show it wants to be just yet. But I also don't think that's a problem because every variation—Cold War drama, nostalgic soap opera, feminist —has something to offer." Later episodes, however, received lower reviews for the loss of focus on the women and the addition of romantic storylines.
Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
gave the show a "B" grade, commenting, "Next to The Playboy Club
The Playboy Club
The Playboy Club is an American television series that ran on NBC from September 19, 2011 to October 3, 2011. Set in 1961, the series centers around the employees of the original Playboy Club operating in Chicago....
it's the better network 1960s drama. The romance and the attractively stylized innocence of the era is addictive, but the espionage plot, with its link to political history, is absurd. And the female empowerment message grows feeble."
The Insider
The Insider (TV series)
The Insider is an American tabloid television news program covering events and celebrities. It debuted on September 13, 2004 as a spinoff of Entertainment Tonight and started as a popular segment that took viewers "behind closed doors" and gave them "inside" information...
included Pan Am in its list of "10 Best New Fall TV Shows".
Media coverage of the series has included observations on the absence of smoking by major characters, even though smoking was common on flights and in the terminal during the 1960s. ABC and its parent, Disney, banned tobacco use by the show's stars. Citing "an enormous impressionable element", Thomas Schlamme called the anachronism "the one revisionist cheat" and said he had encountered a similar restriction directing a previous show for ABC. Other characters will be seen holding cigarettes in the background.
In the UK, Melissa Whitworth of The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
said that Pan Am chose to "airbrush" the sixties because it depicts a "romanticised" view of the period. Colin Kennedy from the Metro said the series is "irritatingly in love with its own sense of style". Though he said the storylines made it a "soapy guilty pleasure" and included it in their "pick of the day" television feature. Euan Ferguson from The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
praised Ricci's casting as a positive indicator of the quality of acting, but criticized the overall casting, saying similar looks and identical uniforms make it difficult for viewers to familiarize themselves with the characters. Though, Emma Brockes from the publication said that Pan Am is "bubble gum bright" and praised the whole cast for putting in "strong performances". In Ireland, Pat Stacey of the Evening Herald
Evening Herald
The Evening Herald is a mid-market tabloid evening newspaper published in Dublin, Ireland by Independent News & Media. It is published Monday-Saturday, and has three editions — City Edition, City Final Edition and National Edition...
said the series portrays "silly storylines" and "cheesy dialogue". She added it is "most notable for its mile-high mediocrity".
Scott McCartney of The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
noted that the show highlights the "elegance and excitement" experienced in air travel during the early 1960s. He further noted that former employees of the airline perceived the series to be an accurate portrayal, aside from some "Hollywood glamorization".
The Association of Flight Attendants
Association of Flight Attendants
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA is a union representing Flight Attendants in the United States. In 2011, AFA represents nearly 60,000 Flight Attendants at 24 airlines, making it the world's largest Flight Attendant union. Focused 100% on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in...
-CWA, the world's largest flight attendant union, released a statement following the premiere of Pan Am. In the page-long statement, the union recognized that the show is a reminder of where flight attendants are today in comparison to where they once were in the framework of social injustice: