Until
the 3rd March the TAM Museum in State of São
Paulo is staging a special exhibition about
the history of Panairdo
Brasil.
The
exhibition has been prepared to mark the 48th anniversary since the
airline ceased operations on 10 February 1965.
The
exhibition includes materials and uniforms used
by Panair’s pilots and flight attendants, as well as
a collection of
the airline’s objects. Panair had flights
to Africa, South America, Europe and the
Middle East.
Visitors
will also be able to see a Constellation, the model of airplane most
utilised by the company. The aircraft is four-engine piston built by
the North-American company Lockheed, in 1946. The model was brought
to the museum at the end of 2000 and after being fully refurbished
became part of the museum’s permanent collection on
exhibit of 79 aircraft.
The
initiative to exhibit objects from Panair was made possible with the
assistance of former employees of the airline
company,
which was founded in 1929 as Nyrba do Brasil. In 1930, the
company was merged into the extinct Pan American Airways (PanAm), and
its name was changed to Panair do Brasil. During its 35 years of
activities, it was one of the top companies in the Brazilian
commercial aviation sector, until its activities were ended, in the
60’s.
