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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.
In 1926, the Los Angeles City Council and the Chamber of Commerce recognized the need for the city to have its own airport to tap into the fledgling, but quickly growing aviation industry. Several locations were considered, but the final choice was a 640-acre (1.00 sq mi; 260 ha) field in the southern part of Westchester.
Jet America MD-82 at Long Beach Airport. The founding group was headed by executives largely from Air California.The Civil Aeronautics Board issued a final order finding Jet America "fit, willing and able" on June 18, 1981 [4] and the airline began operating on November 16, 1981, with a flight from its home base at Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). [5]
The jets were ordered during a prosperous time for the airline, but net income for Pacific dropped from $700,337 in 1965 to $150,716, [33] chiefly because the 727 was uneconomical on Pacific's routes. Two were leased to National Airlines. [34]
Texas International Airlines Inc. was a United States local service carrier, known from 1940 until 1947 as Aviation Enterprises, [1] until 1969 as Trans-Texas Airways (TTA), and as Texas International Airlines until 1982, when it merged with Continental Airlines. It was headquartered near William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas. [2]
The jets made their first flights on January 27, 1959 and January 24, 1961 respectively. 65 and 37 examples of the Convair 880 and Convair 990 were produced respectively. In 1994, most of the company's divisions were sold by General Dynamics to McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed , with the remaining components deactivated in 1996.
Founded in 1967 as a Texas intrastate airline, Southwest Airlines started operating from Dallas Love Field which remains the company's corporate headquarters and major operating base. The company is a major airline in the United States, it operates on a low-cost carrier model and exclusively uses Boeing 737 jets.
The Convair 580s lasted until May 31, 1982, when they were parked and eventually sold. [3] Alvin Feldman became president in March 1971 and converted the jet fleet to Boeing 737-200s, eliminating the 727s. The 737-200 was Frontier's only jet type until McDonnell Douglas MD-80s were added beginning May 20, 1982. [3]