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Pan American World Airways, Inc.

Intent to resume certificated scheduled-service operations on or before February 9, 2003. In order to meet that schedule, Pan Am requests a waiver of the 45-day advance notice period applicable to this Notice, and requests issuance of verbal or written notice of authority to resume operations prior to January 31, 2003.

Pan Am decided to temporarily suspend its scheduled domestic and international operations between January 15, 2003 and February 12, 2003. Pan Am took this action in response to extremely light forecast passenger bookings during that traditionally slow travel period, and to provide an opportunity for Pan Am's sales and marketing staff to refine and implement schedule adjustments designed to improve Pan Am's future passenger load factors and operating efficiency. Pan Am's flexibility in this regard has enabled Pan Am, as a matter of prudent management, to limit what otherwise would have been a significantly larger operating loss during the period at issue.

The first resumed scheduled flight will be operated between Portsmouth, N.H. ((PSM) and Sanford, Florida (SFB) on February 9, 2003. Pan Am plans to operate its initial resumed service utilizing two B-727 aircraft, gradually expanding to six active B-727 aircraft in operation in November and December 2003. All of Pan Am's seven B-727 aircraft remain available for service, including ad hoc charter flights upon request. Pan Am will use the brief service hiatus to perform maintenance work ahead of schedule, and to complete certain interior refurbishments to its aircraft fleet. By December 2003, Pan Am plans to be operating resumed scheduled service in five interstate city-pair markets (PSM-BGR, PSM-SFB, BGR-SFB, SFB-SJU and SFB-BQN) and two foreign city-pair markets (SJU-SDQ and SJU-PUJ), serving a total of over 289,000 passengers.

Pan Am incurred a net loss of $17,686,000 during the year ending December 31, 2002.

Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, Nathaniel Breed, 202 298-8660

Pan American Airways Corp.

In connection with the referenced Notice of Intent to Resume Certificated Service, filed by Pan American Airways Corp. on January 22, 2003, enclosed herewith are copies of the biographical resumes of Messrs. Russell Q. Jester and John Driscoll, which were not available at the time that Pan Am's Notice was filed.

Counsel:  Zuckert Scoutt, Nathaniel Breed, 202-298-8660, npbreed@zsrlaw.com

Pan American Airways Corp.

On January 22, 2003, Pan Am requested a waiver from the 45-day notice provisions of section 204.7 and filed the information we required to redetermine its tness to recommence operations. In support of its request, Pan Am noted that it planned to resume scheduled passenger operations in early February (with its first schedule. flight to be operated on February 9 between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Sanford, Florida). Further, Pan Am noted that it would conduct these resumed operations initially using only two of its seven B727 aircraft and, throughout the remainder of 2003, it would gradually expand its scheduled operations to utilize six of its aircraft.

Pan Am indicated that all of its B727 aircraft would remain available for service, including ad hoc charter flights, during the year. By December 2003, Pan Am forecasts that it will be operating scheduled service in five domestic city-pair markets and two foreign city-pair markets.

By:  Randall Bennett

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