At a holiday party, I was chitchatting with a former Pan Am flight attendant over an eggnog and a Christmas beer. She was pleasantly surprised I knew that United had picked up Pan Am�s pacific routes, while I was pleasantly surprised to hear that Pan Am didn�t fly domestically.

Moving along, my day took off with Secret History of the Credit Card this morning, a PBS video production from 2004. No mention of airline cards vs cashback cards or of the origin of credit cards. The focus is how little we know of something we use so much.

The 60 min DVD is not commonly found, but this URL lists some places.

Encore -- Secret history credit card

Which soon inspired me to dig into the origin of airline cards.

�In 1934, well before modern credit card companies were awarding Airline miles, American Airlines and the Air Travel Association instituted the Air Travel Card. The traveler could pay for his ticket in installments and receive a 15 percent discount from any of the member airlines. Texas International was first with the idea of offering actual miles to inspire loyalty among travelers in 1979.�

https://cashformymiles.com/history-o...-card-rewards/

So right back at your post with Texas International.

How about. Panagra?