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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 .
August 24, 1970 Flight 134, a Boeing 727 was hijacked by a man who demanded to be taken to Cuba; all 86 on board survived. [64] September 6, 1970 Flight 741, a Boeing 707-331B, was flying over Brussels when it was hijacked to Jordan by members of the PFLP. Hostages were released a week later and the aircraft was blown up. September 15, 1970
The aircraft involved, manufactured in July 1971, was a Boeing 747-131 registered as N93119. The aircraft was purchased new by Trans World Airlines in 1971. It had completed 16,869 flights in 93,303 hours of operation and was powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7AH turbofan engines.
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.
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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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