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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 .
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.
Disneyland's TWA Moonliner was a promotional concept of what a TWA atomic-powered spaceliner would look like in the faraway year of 1986. [23] When Hughes and Disney ended their business partnership in 1962 after Hughes sold TWA, the airline's new management removed the Moonliner II reproduction from its roof and sold it to a local travel ...
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Gerald L. "Gerry" Gitner [1] is an American former aviation executive who occupied high-level positions at Trans World Airlines (TWA), Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), People Express Airlines, [2] and other major airlines. [3] [4] He has also served as chairman and director for several aviation-related and non-aviation-related companies. [5 ...
The first new addition to the Air West fleet was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30, which had been ordered by Bonanza Air Lines. Hungry for another adventure in the airline industry, TWA 's former owner Howard Hughes sought the airline in 1968, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] and the US$90 million deal was finalized in April 1970.
When a report card says "participates often in group discussion," the teacher means "your kid talks way too much." When the report says "satisfactory work," the teacher means "work harder or get a ...
The Transcontinental and Western Air flight was a Fokker F.10 Trimotor en route from Kansas City to Los Angeles on March 31, 1931. [2] On the first leg of the flight to Wichita, the airplane crashed into an open field [note 2] a few miles southwest of Bazaar; all eight on board died, including famed football coach Knute Rockne, of the University of Notre Dame.