The Pan Am Podcast

Episode 9: JFK's WorldPort, Global Bargain Hunters, and a Jet-setting Mom

November 15, 2021 Pan Am Museum Foundation Season 1 Episode 9
The Pan Am Podcast
Episode 9: JFK's WorldPort, Global Bargain Hunters, and a Jet-setting Mom
Show Notes


In this episode, we will be exploring the history of the Pan Am WorldPort, and Unit Terminal Building (UTB), which was located at Terminal 3 within John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. 

Later we are joined by author Wendy Sue Knecht to discuss her book, Life, Love, and a Hijacking: My Pan Am Memoir. Wendy joined Pan Am in 1979, and was with the company until 1991, before joining Delta Air Lines.

To purchase this book and support the museum, click here.
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More about the WorldPort:

  • Check out this 1959 Pan Am film titled "Jet Terminal", promoting the completion of the Pan Am's UTB, which would be renamed the WorldPort in 1971.  Made with an avant garde fashion that combines black and white footage with color material, and with almost no spoken dialogue or sound effects, the movie shows how the airline's new high-tech terminal makes everything about air travel look easy -- and glamorous. 

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Pan Am was a pioneer in air travel, and still stands as one of the most iconic and innovative airlines in aviation history. That legacy lives on at the Pan Am Museum in Garden City, New York, where you can explore the rich history of the aircrafts and individuals at the heart of the company known as, The World’s Most Experienced Airline.

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           "educating, celebrating, and inspiring present, and future, generations by preserving historical and diverse personal stories of Pan American World Airways."

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A very special thanks to Pan Am Brands for their continued, and unwavering, support!

Thank you to Peter Tuccillo for interviewing Milton Heblad in 2013.
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