pan am airlines still in operation in the 21st century

Probably, though it would likely be set in the current era instead of the 1960's.

Considering that one of the subplots, in the current series, involves a Flight Attendant working for an intelligence agency, I suspect that would become the main plot for a more modern series.
 
For Pan Am to survive up until today it would probably (like the rest of the titans of or airlines around from the jet age) become merged downsized and/or re branded beyond recognition. The mere fact that Pan Am declared bankruptcy and liquidated when the company was still at its greatest extent asset wise (they owned skyscraper in the middle of Midtown Manhattan for crying out loud) is what made such a romantic connotation of that era as airlines today.:rolleyes:
 
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Probably no TV show. I would think Pan Am surviving would butterfly away Mad Men, which in turn would probably ensure that the series doesn't happen.
 
Simplest way is no Lockerbie bombing.

Before the bombing, they had their most profitable quarter ever. Because of the bombing, they had to pay a massive settlement, sell off their most profitable route (JFK Heathrow), and deal with much lower numbers of passengers, mainly scared off by the bombing. Without all that, it quite plausible Pan Am could have survived, possibly even buying out a few of the other majors (they nearly bought Northwest, but didn't have the cash after Lockerbie).
 

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It might be interesting to see what a 21st century Pan Am 747-400 would have looked like.
 
Somebody thought it would still be around in 2001.

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