Aviation Leadership: Juan Trippe

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provided a steady income to build his passengers business. Many other aviators had significant problems making a profit while in the start-up phase. He was also aggressive. Trippe bought up a number of small airlines the ran flights between popular destinations such as the Caribbean and Latin America. His aggressiveness allowed his company to soar to new heights be expanding to Europe and Asia while using "clippers" (flying boats).
In the early days of Pan Am he developed a reputation for safety. This level of self-confidence and resilience enabled him to confront many challenges.
Under Trippe's careful management, Pan Am developed a reputation for safety based on a strict training regimen for both its crewmembers and for its maintenance staff. In 1958, Trippe was the first airline executive to add jet airplanes to his fleet; the switch to larger, more efficient jets allowed Pan Am to reduce prices, making plane travel affordable to a much larger segment of the public. "This is ...

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