Timeline

July 13, 1925

Western Air Express (WAE) is incorporated. WAE would merge with Transcontinental Air Transport to form “TW&A”

September, 1950’s

T&WA’s corporate name is officially changed to Trans World Airlines, TWA.

December, 1933

The first and only Douglas DC-1 ever built, the first of the legendary line of Douglas Aircraft planes is delivered to T&WA.

October 1, 1930

The “TWA” brand is born when TAT and WAE merge to form Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. which was known as T&WA October 25, 1930

T&WA inaugurates coast-to-coast all-air service. The cross-country journey takes 36 hours, including an overnight stop in Kansas City.

October 19, 1953

TWA begins the first non-stop eastbound scheduled transcontinental service with Super Constellations. The flight from Los Angeles to New York took 8 hours.

April 6, 1967

The last TWA Constellations is retired from passenger service. TWA becomes the first U.S. airline to go all-jet.

September 24, 2022

Rebraning of TWA

February, 1998

TWA introduces TWQ, its new high- frequency business market service.

June 30, 1961

TWA files $115 million damage suit against Howard Hughes and the Hughes Tool Company, alleging violations of the Sherman Act and Clayton anti-monopoly acts.

January 10, 2001

TWA files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a third time and agrees to sell most of its assets to American Airlines. The sale, which is subject to approval by the bankruptcy court, brings an end to the financially troubled TWA, whose roots can be traced back 75 years.