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TWA's corporate history dates from July 16, 1930, and the forced merger of Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT), Western Air Express (WAE), Maddux Air Lines, Standard, and Pittsburgh Aviation Industries Corporation (PAIC) to form Transcontinental & Western Air (T&WA) on 1 Oct. 1930.
After changing its name to Trans World Airlines in 1950, the carrier introduced the Lockheed L.1049 Super Constellation in September 1952 and subsequently became the first airline to inaugurate regularly scheduled, nonstop transcontinental service between Los Angeles and New York on October 19, 1953.
TWA’s history, in fact, started back in the 1920s, and flew high for decades — right through the end of the century. Here’s a look at the story — the ups, the downs, and the in-betweens — of one of America’s great former airlines, and see how exciting flying used to be.
Once one of the leading airlines in the world, Trans World Airlines (TWA) was in business from 1930 to 2001. The company was one of Missouri's premiere corporate citizens, and contributed a disproportionately high level of non-payroll spending for goods and services within the State of Missouri because of its hub residence in St. Louis and its ...
Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), former American airline that maintained extensive routes in the United States and to Europe, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. TWA was absorbed by American Airlines in 2001.
In September 1952, TWA introduced the Lockheed L.1049 Super Constellation. Subsequently, on October 19, 1953, it became the first airline to inaugurate regularly scheduled, nonstop transcontinental service between Los Angeles and New York.
TWA lasted 71 years after starting life in the 1920s as the Lindbergh Line. Charles Lindbergh mapped Transcontinental Air Transports' cross-country routes before it was later merged with Western Air Express to form Transcontinental & Western Air (T&WA) in 1930.