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Trans World Airlines

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Fleet size not recorded
Founded
16 July 1930, (as Transcontinental & Western Air)
Callsign
TWA
Headquarters
New York City (1930–1931; 1964–1987), Kansas City, Missouri (1931–1964), Mount Kisco, New York (1987–1992), St. Louis, Missouri (1992–Apr 2001), Fort Worth, Texas (Apr 2001–Dec 2001)
Hubs and bases
Kansas City–Downtown, Kansas City–International, St. Louis
Ceased operations
1 December 2001, (merged with American Airlines)

What they fly

  • McDonnell Douglas MD-83 64
  • Airbus A318-100 50
  • McDonnell Douglas MD-82 39
  • Boeing 717-200 29
  • Boeing 757-200 27
  • Airbus A330-300 20
  • Boeing 767-300ER 9

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About the airline

Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a trunk carrier, a scheduled airline in the United States that operated from 1930 until it was acquired by American Airlines in 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with Ford Trimotors. With American, United, and Eastern, it was one of the "Big Four" domestic airlines in the United States formed by the Spoils Conference of 1930. Howard Hughes began to acquire TWA stock in 1939 and held a controlling interest by 1944. After World War II, Hughes led the expansion of the airline to serve Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, making TWA a second unofficial flag carrier of the United States after Pan Am. Hughes gave up control in the 1960s, and the new management of TWA acquired Hilton International and Century 21 in an attempt to diversify the company's business. As the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 led to a wave of airline failures, start-ups, and takeovers in the United States, TWA was spun off from its holding company in 1984.…

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