Trans World Airlines

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Trans World Airlines was a major American international airline that operated from 1930 to 2001, known for its extensive global route network and iconic presence in U.S. commercial aviation.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Trans World Airlines canonical 11
TWA 6
Trans World Express 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airline
defunct airline
abbreviation TWA
acquiredBy American Airlines
acquisitionYear 2001
allianceStatus independent (not a founding member of major alliances)
callsign TWA
ceasedOperations 2001
country United States
fleetType Boeing 707
Boeing 727
Boeing 747
Convair 880
Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-4
Douglas DC-9-15
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
McDonnell Douglas DC-9
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
formerName Transcontinental & Western Air
founded 1930
headquartersLocation Kansas City International Airport
Missouri
New York City
St. Louis
IATAcode TW
ICAOcode TWA
industry aviation
keyPerson Carl Icahn
Howard Hughes
legalForm corporation
mergedInto American Airlines
notableFor extensive global route network
iconic presence in U.S. commercial aviation
notableRoute New York–London
New York–Paris
New York–Rome
operatedAs legacy carrier
major U.S. international carrier
operatedEra 20th century
operatedService domestic flights in the United States
intercontinental flights
transatlantic flights
primaryHub John F. Kennedy International Airport
Kansas City International Airport
St. Louis Lambert International Airport
servedRegion Asia
Caribbean
Europe
Middle East
North America

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boeing 747SP primaryUser Trans World Airlines
Idlewild Airport hasHubAirline Trans World Airlines
Carl Icahn knownForInvestmentIn TWA
linked to: Trans World Airlines
TWA Flight Center client Trans World Airlines
TWA Flight Center airlineServed Trans World Airlines
Boeing 707 notableOperator Trans World Airlines
Trans States Airlines operatedAsBrand Trans World Express
linked to: Trans World Airlines
Trans States Airlines operatedForAirline Trans World Airlines
Chautauqua Airlines operatedAs Trans World Express
linked to: Trans World Airlines
Chautauqua Airlines operatedAsFeederFor Trans World Airlines
Howard Hughes owned Trans World Airlines
Fred Trump Jr. employer Trans World Airlines
Trans World Airlines ICAOcode TWA
linked to: Trans World Airlines
Trans World Airlines callsign TWA
linked to: Trans World Airlines
Trans World Airlines abbreviation TWA
linked to: Trans World Airlines
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar majorOperator TWA
linked to: Trans World Airlines
McDonnell Douglas DC-9 primaryUser TWA
linked to: Trans World Airlines
Convair 880 primaryUser Trans World Airlines
Sleeping Beauty (Cheech & Chong album) hasPart “T.W.A. (Trans World Airlines)”
linked to: Trans World Airlines
Sleeping Beauty (Cheech & Chong album) sideBContains “T.W.A. (Trans World Airlines)”
linked to: Trans World Airlines
Trans World Dome sponsoredBy Trans World Airlines