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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 .
During takeoff, the number four engine indicated zero thrust and the thrust reverser deployment light for the number two engine came on. The crew aborted the takeoff below V1 speed some 800-900 m down the runway, but the aircraft did not slow as quickly as the crew expected and veered to the right, after which the number four engine hit a ...
First deliveries in 1951 were made to Eastern Air Lines (EAL), which had ordered 60, and Trans World Airlines (TWA), which had ordered 40. The only other new aircraft from the production line were delivered to the United States Coast Guard which had ordered two as executive transports with the designation RM-1G later changed to RM-1 and then in ...
Martin 4-0-4. There were only 103 Martin 4-0-4s built. TWA operated 40 in their fleet along the U. S. east coast, while strong competitor Eastern Airlines operated the largest 4-0-4 fleet, flying 60 aircraft along that airline's eastern seaboard route, including in and around Florida.
TWA Flight 513; TWA Flight 514; TWA Flight 529; TWA Flight 541; TWA Flight 553; TWA Flight 742; TWA Flight 800 (1964) TWA Flight 840; TWA Flight 840 bombing; TWA Flight 840 hijacking; TWA Flight 841 (1974) TWA Flight 841 (1979) TWA Flight 843; TWA Flight 847; TWA Flight 891; TWA Flight 903; 1931 Transcontinental & Western Air Fokker F-10 crash ...
This is a list of destinations served by Trans World Airlines (TWA) at the time of its closure. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was taken over by American Airlines in 2001. Destinations served by Trans World Express and Trans World Connection (as American Eagle ) do not appear here.
TWA Flight 427 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from St. Louis International Airport to Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado. [1]: 1 On the date of the accident, Flight 427 was operated using a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registration number N954U). [1]: 1 There were 132 passengers and 8 crew on board.
Trans World Airlines Worldwide [ edit ] As a result of both Trans World Airlines and Trans World Corporation being publicly traded prior to the spinoff, public records permitted analysis which indicates that "wealth transfer" of a sale of TWA was as much a reason for the sale of TWA as was a desirability to "restructure union contracts". [ 4 ]