<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1836491/open_sms">Send us a text</a>In this episode, Host Tom Betti shares insights on his recent trip to Japan where he met Charlie, a purser with United Airlines, on his inbound flight to Tokyo and on his outbound flight from Osaka met United flight attendants Leslie and Lynn who both worked for Pan Am from 1977 to 1986 until the Pacific Division was sold to United.Tom also shares some personal travel stories and gives many updates about this program and the Pan Am Museum! The Pan Am Podcast was recently awarded the 2025 Platinum Muse Creative Award and the 2025 Platinum Vega Digital Award. To learn more, read Tom's interview with Muse staff about this incredible achievement: <a href='https://muse.international/thomas-betti-on-telling-the-untold-stories-of-pan-am/'>Tom Betti on Telling the Untold Stories of Pan Am</a>On April 24, 2025, the Pan Am Museum, in partnership with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum, hosted an event in Garden City, NY celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Operation Babylift, the frantic evacuation, ordered by President Ford, of Vietnamese war orphans in the final days of Saigon in 1975. In addition, on May 9, 2025 the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosted an event in Grand Rapids, MI to celebrate the anniversary. To mark the occasion, the three organizations produced a short documentary film by Dirk Braun that premiered at both events. You can view this film on our YouTube Channel: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9pNjUZwXb4'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9pNjUZwXb4</a>There’s also an officially branded Pan Am coffee available from Expedition Roasters Coffee Company that was recently released. There are two kinds available: Organic Guatemalan Single Origin which is more of a medium roast and Sumatra Single-Origin from Indonesia which is more of a dark roast. Here is the link to purchase Pan Am coffee: <a href='https://expeditionroasters.com/collections/pan-am'>https://expeditionroasters.com/collections/pan-am</a> <a rel="payment" href="https://givebutter.com/panampodcast">Support the show</a><ul> <li> <a href='http://www.thepanammuseum.org/'>Visit Us</a> for more Pan Am History! </li> <li> <a href='https://givebutter.com/panampodcast'>Support</a> the Podcast!</li> <li> <a href='https://www.thepanammuseum.org/support-us/donations/'>Donate</a> to the Museum!</li> <li>Visit <a href='https://shop.thepanammuseum.org/'>The Hangar</a> online store for Pan Am gear!</li> <li> <a href='https://www.thepanammuseum.org/support-us/membership/'>Become a Member</a>! </li> </ul> Follow us on <a href='https://www.facebook.com/PAAMUSEUM'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/pan.am.museum/'>Instagram</a>, and <a href='https://twitter.com/PanAmMuseum'>Twitter</a>! A very special thanks to Mr. Adam Aron, Chairman and CEO of <a href='https://www.amctheatres.com/'>AMC </a>and president of the <a href='https://www.panam.org/'>Pan Am Historical Foundation</a> and <a href='http://www.panambrands.com/'>Pan Am Brands</a> for their continued and unwavering support!

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