The first major airplane cooperation that was seen in 20th century was called Pan American World Airways or otherwise known as Pan Am. Pan Am first started in the late 20’s. It’s known as the company that shaped the international airline industry. It also shaped the jet aircraft, jumbo jet and much more. In the world of aircrafts the 1960’s were viewed as the jet era. One of Pan Am's major accomplishments during the jet era was the making of the 707. The goal of this airplane was to be able to seat six passengers across and they succeeded. After this airplane was perfected in the early 1960’s flying became much more common. This new plane could fit up to 111 passengers, the most yet. People liked the fact that more people could fit on a plane and flying became much more popular. Also because more people could fit on these airplanes that means the price for flying on the 707 when down. Because of the prices dropping not just the upper class could fly, the middle class could fly too. Later on that year Pan Am also launched the Boeing 747. This plane was perfected in 1969 and took off in 1970. This plane flew over 20 billion miles and was a huge success. With these new successes from Pan Am many people were newly excited about flying.
The airplane industry has changed forever because of the 1960's. Customer's had a variety of options, and the values of various companies became inflated or decreased based off of consumer desires. Baggage fee's were seen as a nuisance, and as they were wiped off of the slate, customers would join that airline. This trend continues into today, as many companies advertise their lack of nickel-dime fees that begrudge many possible customers. When customers couldn't go from place to place fast, it upset them and caused loss of business. This forced airlines to open new non-stop flights, a concept that is a popular practice today to satisfy the customers of different regions and travel needs. Bigger planes allow more money from more customers boarded, which leads to super planes today like the Boeing 767 being built to hold hundreds of people on multiple stories of the plane. The technological changes in aviation provided the springboard for the airlines of the future to grow and succeed for a long time.