Trans World Airlines (TWA)

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:airline
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Trans_World_Connection
gptkb:Trans_World_Express
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:TWA
gptkbp:ceased_operations 2001
gptkbp:fleetSize 190 (at peak)
gptkbp:founded 1930
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Howard_Hughes
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trans World Airlines (TWA)
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:TWA
TW
gptkbp:mainHub gptkb:John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport
gptkb:Kansas_City_International_Airport
gptkb:St._Louis_Lambert_International_Airport
gptkbp:majorCity over 80 (at peak)
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:American_Airlines
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Boeing_767
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_MD-80
gptkb:Lockheed_Constellation
gptkb:Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:TWA_Flight_Center_at_JFK_Airport
gptkbp:notableCompetitor gptkb:American_Airlines
gptkb:Delta_Air_Lines
gptkb:United_Airlines
gptkb:Pan_American_World_Airways
gptkb:Eastern_Air_Lines
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh
gptkb:Jack_Frye
gptkb:Ralph_Damon
gptkb:Howard_Hughes
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:TWA_Flight_800_crash_(1996)
gptkb:TWA_Flight_847_hijacking_(1985)
gptkb:TWA_Flight_2-United_Flight_718_collision_(1956)
gptkb:TWA_Flight_841_incident_(1979)
gptkbp:notableFor First transcontinental flights in the US
Luxury international service
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:American_Airlines
gptkbp:slogan Up, up and away with TWA!
The Most Comfortable Way to Fly
gptkbp:successor gptkb:American_Airlines
gptkbp:TWA_Flight_Center_architect gptkb:Eero_Saarinen
gptkbp:TWA_Hotel_location gptkb:JFK_Airport,_New_York
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lockheed_Constellation
gptkb:TWA_Hotel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6