Pan American World Airways, a travel icon that epitomized the glamour of the early days of jet travel, flies again in a new television series to air on ABC this fall. Playing on the retro appeal of another ’60s-based TV series, “Mad Men,” the show is set in the early ’60s when travel aboard Pan Am's Jet Clippers epitomized the Golden Age of Air Travel.

“Pan Am” follows the adventures of several stewardesses and pilots aboard the airline's new jet aircraft. The show is created and produced by Nancy Hult Ganis, a former Pan Am flight attendant and producer of such hit films as “Akeelah and the Bee.” Thomas Schlamme, formerly of “The West Wing,” is the director and Jack Orman, chief writer for “ER,” heads the writing team. Golden Globe-nominee Christina Ricci stars.

The show paints an alluring image of the early ’60s, a time when America's economy and influence were expanding globally. "Pan Am played a major role in making travel more accessible and in bringing American culture and politics to the world," said Stacy Beck, director of marketing and corporate development for Pan Am Brands, which owns the intellectual property rights to the original Pan American World Airways. For more information, visit www.panambrands.com.