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Trans World Airlines was a major sponsor for the 1996 celebration of the Smithsonian's 150th Anniversary, and the TWA Museum's collection traveled to twelve cities over a period of two years as part of "America's Smithsonian" Exhibit. Over the years, with the closing of TWA's Kansas City Administration Center, the St. Louis Training.
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But it is all that remains of Trans World Airlines' Flight 800, the Paris-bound jetliner that crashed shortly after takeoff from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport 25 years ago.
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TWA, short for Trans World Airlines, was one of the most recognizable and storied names in aviation throughout its 71-year history. From its humble beginnings as a mail carrier, the airline.
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Trans World Airlines, also known as TWA, was a major American airline for most of the twentieth century. While TWA eventually declared bankruptcy and was purchased by United Airlines in 2001, the TWA brand continued operating until 2003. Today, TWA is remembered for being an early pioneer of air travel in the United States.
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Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) was a former American airline that maintained extensive routes in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. It operated from 1930 until 2001 when it was absorbed by American Airlines. TWA, 1930. TWA was established on July 16, 1930, as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from.
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This Constellation of Trans World Airlines (TWA) was built in September 1947 and is pictured at the Science Museum's Wroughton airfield in Wiltshire. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images) It's been nearly two decades since American carrier Trans World Airlines flew its final official flight in December of 2001.
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Trans World Airlines' history dates back to 1925, when the predecessor carrier Western Air Express was organized. WAE started operations in 1926 between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. Standard Air Lines and Maddux Air Lines, formed in Los Angeles at about the same time, also figured in the establishment of TWA.
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Trans World Airlines was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1930 until 2001 when it was acquired by American Airlines. 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.
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Culture & History From Lindbergh to Icahn: Tracking the takeoff and landing of Trans World Airlines St. Louis Public Radio | By Wayne Pratt Published November 7, 2023 at 5:00 AM CST Listen • 4:22 Courtesy / Daniel Rust and Alan Hoffman Howard Hughes flew an early Constellation to Washington, D.C., in 1944 and took senators on local flights.
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Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), former American airline that maintained extensive routes in the United States and to Europe, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. TWA was absorbed by American Airlines in 2001.
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Company History: In the 1990s, Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) ranked as the seventh largest U.S. airline company. The firm's history has been influenced by such well-known personalities as Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Jack Frye, and Howard Hughes. However, under the late 1980s and early 1990s stewardship of corporate raider Carl Icahn.
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Twenty-five years ago, a Boeing 747 flying from New York City to Paris exploded in midair and broke apart just off the coast of Long Island. All 230 people on board the plane, Trans World Airlines.
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2/22/2021. WASHINGTON (Feb. 22, 2021) — The National Transportation Safety Board announced Monday its decision to decommission the TWA Flight 800 reconstruction as the agency prepares for the expiration of the lease for its Ashburn, Virginia, Training Center. The reconstruction, housed in the 30,000 square foot hangar along with other.
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A section of the fuselage of the Boeing 747 that carried TWA Flight 800 can be seen July 6, 2021 in a large lab at a George Washington University campus in Ashburn, Virginia. The crash off eastern.
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Trans World Airlines ( TWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1930 until 2001 when it was acquired by American Airlines. 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.