{"id":5882630,"date":"2026-07-17T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/catalina-ii-flying-boat-pan-am-first-customer-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:23:04","slug":"catalina-ii-flugboot-pan-am-erstkunde-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/de\/catalina-ii-flying-boat-pan-am-first-customer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Das Flugboot Catalina erhebt sich wieder"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Vor achtzig Jahren rettete ein gedrungenes Flugboot namens PBY Catalina abgeschossene Piloten, versenkte U-Boote und \u00fcberquerte Ozeane auf Missionen, die einen ganzen Tag und eine ganze Nacht dauerten. Die Musterzulassung hat seitdem stillschweigend \u00fcberlebt. Nun will jemand brandneue Exemplare bauen \u2013 und sie als fliegende Yachten einsetzen.<\/p><p>Am 16. Juli gab der in Florida ans\u00e4ssige Catalina Aircraft Trust seinen ersten Kunden f\u00fcr die Catalina II bekannt, eine modernisierte Turboprop-Version der legend\u00e4ren Fluggesellschaft aus Kriegszeiten. Der K\u00e4ufer ist ein eher ungew\u00f6hnlicher: ein Hongkonger Start-up-Unternehmen namens Pan American Airways System, das die Lizenz f\u00fcr den traditionsreichen Namen Pan Am erworben und eine Absichtserkl\u00e4rung \u00fcber bis zu 46 Flugzeuge unterzeichnet hat.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.03em\">Kurzinfo<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Angek\u00fcndigt<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">16. Juli 2026 (erstmals gemeldet von FlightGlobal)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Flugzeug<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Catalina II \u2013 modernisiertes Turboprop-Flugboot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Hersteller<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Catalina Aircraft Trust, Florida<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Kunde<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Pan American Airways System (Hongkong), bis zu 46 Flugzeuge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Kabine<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Ultra-Luxus, 10 Sitzpl\u00e4tze, Lounge und Bordk\u00fcche \u2013 die Wiederbelebung des Namens \u201cClipper\u201d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Erste Routen<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Afrikanische Fernstra\u00dfen, z. B. von Alexandria nach Kapstadt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Erster Service<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Geplant f\u00fcr 2027 (Entwicklungsphase noch in einem fr\u00fchen Stadium)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Eine Legende mit einem g\u00fcltigen Typenzertifikat<\/h2><p>Der Catalina Aircraft Trust hat \u00fcber ein Jahrzehnt lang die Musterzulassung der urspr\u00fcnglichen PBY Catalina verwaltet und die wenigen noch flugf\u00e4higen Oldtimer unterst\u00fctzt. 2023 k\u00fcndigte er auf der Oshkosh Airshow etwas K\u00fchneres an: einen kompletten Neustart der Produktion, bei dem neue Flugzeugzellen direkt auf Basis des bew\u00e4hrten Designs aus den 1930er-Jahren gebaut werden.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cCatalina Aircraft k\u00fcndigt ein Produktionswiederaufnahmeprogramm an, mit dem eine legend\u00e4re und angesehene Maschine, die Catalina II, wiedergeboren wird \u2013 ein neues, modernisiertes Turboprop-Flugzeug mit zivilen und milit\u00e4rischen Varianten.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Catalina-Flugzeuge<\/strong> \u2014 Ank\u00fcndigung der Wiederaufnahme der Produktion, Oshkosh 2023<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Laut Firmengr\u00fcnder und Pr\u00e4sident Lawrence Reece liegt die Logik darin, dass die Modifizierung eines bereits zugelassenen Flugzeugtyps deutlich einfacher sein sollte als die Zulassung eines komplett neuen Flugzeugs. Die Catalina II w\u00fcrde, so argumentiert er, das einzige westlich zugelassene Flugboot der Transportkategorie werden \u2013 eine wahrlich ungew\u00f6hnliche Marktnische.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1762447427  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/4c\/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina_landing_at_Naval_Air_Station_Jacksonville%2C_Florida_%28USA%29%2C_circa_in_1943.jpg\" alt=\"Eine PBY Catalina landet 1943 auf dem Wasser.\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Die urspr\u00fcngliche Consolidated PBY Catalina landete um 1943 auf der NAS Jacksonville \u2013 das Kriegsmodell, das die Catalina II wiederbelebte. Foto: US Navy \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Fliegende Yachten \u00fcber Afrika<\/h2><p>Pan American Airways System \u2013 Lizenznehmer der Marke Pan Am von Pan American Global Holdings \u2013 plant den Einsatz der Catalina II als Ultra-Luxusflugzeuge: jeweils nur zehn Sitze, mit Lounge und Bordk\u00fcche, unter dem traditionsreichen Namen \u201cClipper\u201d, den einst die gro\u00dfen transozeanischen Flugboote von Pan Am trugen. Die ersten Strecken sollen afrikanische Hauptverbindungen sein, beispielsweise von Alexandria nach Kapstadt, mit Zwischenstopps zwischen Luxusresorts und Natursch\u00f6nheiten, bevor das Streckennetz auf die Karibik, S\u00fcdamerika und dar\u00fcber hinaus ausgeweitet wird.<\/p><p>Es ist eine romantische Vision. Und vorerst ist es auch nur das. Die Entwicklung der Catalina II ist noch lange nicht abgeschlossen: Triebwerke, Avionik und Flugsysteme werden noch evaluiert, und der Betreiber setzt derzeit kein anderes Flugzeugmodell ein. Der Erstflug ist f\u00fcr 2027 geplant \u2013 ein Datum, das selbst wohlwollende Beobachter mit Skepsis betrachten.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cIch bleibe sehr skeptisch, aber\u2026 wenn ich drei oder mehr auf ihrer Rampe sehe, ziehe ich meinen Hut.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>aniemyer<\/strong> \u2014 Luftfahrtkommentator, zu X (14. Juli 2026)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Warum fliegende Boote pl\u00f6tzlich wieder interessant sind<\/h2><p>Der Zeitpunkt ist nicht rein nostalgisch. Angesichts der zunehmenden Bedeutung des Pazifikraums f\u00fcr milit\u00e4rische Eins\u00e4tze erleben die alten Vorz\u00fcge von Amphibienflugzeugen \u2013 lange Flugdauer, Einsatzf\u00e4higkeit ohne Start- und Landebahnen, hohe Nutzlastkapazit\u00e4t \u2013 eine Renaissance. Der Trust bewirbt die Catalina II f\u00fcr Such- und Rettungsmissionen, Seeaufkl\u00e4rung, Brandbek\u00e4mpfung und Spezialeins\u00e4tze mit einer angegebenen Flugdauer von bis zu 19 Stunden und einer Nutzlastkapazit\u00e4t von 30 Soldaten oder 7.257 kg.<\/p><p>Es ist nicht der einzige Versuch einer Wiederbelebung: Ein anderes Unternehmen aus Florida, die Catalina Aircraft Company aus Vero Beach, verfolgt mit der SPAR einen ambitionierteren, von Grund auf neu entwickelten Entwurf. Ob eines der beiden Flugzeuge jemals in Serie geht, ist ungewiss. Doch zum ersten Mal seit Langem sorgt das Flugboot \u2013 diese elegante, unwahrscheinliche Maschine \u2013 wieder f\u00fcr Gespr\u00e4chsstoff.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-zJLa0E65Vc\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-8px\">Die PBY Catalina aus Kriegszeiten \u2013 das Flugzeug, das die Catalina II modernisieren soll.<\/p><p style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#555\">Quellen: FlightGlobal; The Aviationist; Catalina Aircraft Trust; AvBrief.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/henri-fabre-hydravion-le-canard-first-seaplane-1910\/\">Die Ente, die das Wasserflugzeug erfunden hat<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/saunders-roe-princess-flying-boat-too-late\/\">Gro\u00dfbritanniens riesiges Flugboot, zu sp\u00e4t geboren<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighty years ago, a fat-bellied flying boat called the PBY Catalina rescued downed airmen, sank submarines and crossed oceans on missions that lasted a full day and night. 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