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Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major 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 .
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April 2, 1986 A bomb on board Flight 840, a Boeing 727-231, detonated over Argos, Greece, blowing a hole in the right side of the fuselage.Although four passengers were sucked out of the aircraft and killed, the aircraft landed safely at Athens with no other casualties.
William John "Jack" Frye (March 18, 1904 – February 3, 1959) was an American aviation pioneer in the airline industry. He founded Standard Air Lines which eventually took him into a merger with Trans World Airlines (TWA). He is credited for turning TWA into a world-class airline during his tenure as president from 1934 to 1947.
This operation was later sold by Trans World Corporation while under the leadership of Charles C. Tillinghast Jr. the CEO of TWA and the first known to receive a golden parachute employment contract. In 1983, Trans World Corporation, under Chief Executive Officer L. Edwin Smart, spun off Trans World Airlines [2] [3] to Carl C. Icahn, [citation ...
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Charles C. Tillinghast Jr. was born in Saxtons River, Vermont on January 30, 1911. He was the son of Charles Carpenter Tillinghast, Sr. (1884-1961). He attended Horace Mann School and Brown University, where he played football, graduating in 1932.
Trans World Airlines (TWA) Trans World Connection, a affiliated brand name of the airline; Trans World Corporation, a holding company for the airline; Trans World Express, a regional carrier for the airline; Transworld Associates, a fiber optic undersea cable in Pakistan; Trans World Communications, a defunct UK radio broadcasting company