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Airline of the United States (1930–2001)
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a trunk carrier, a scheduled airline in the United States that operated from 1930 until it was acquired by American Airlines
Trans_World_Airlines
Group of Central African peoples
The Twa, often referred to as Batwa or Mutwa (singular), Barhwa or Murhwa (singular), are indigenous hunter-gatherer peoples of the Great Lakes Region
Twa
1996 aviation accident in the Atlantic Ocean
TWA Flight 800 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to
TWA_Flight_800
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Appendix:Variations of "twa" in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. TWA was Trans World Airlines, an American airline (1930–2001) which was acquired
TWA_(disambiguation)
Terminal at JFK Airport in Queens, New York
The TWA Flight Center (also known as the Trans World Flight Center or TWA Terminal) is a building at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Queens
TWA_Flight_Center
African Great Lakes region ethnic group
The Great Lakes Twa, also known as Batwa (singular Mutwa), Abatwa or Ge-Sera, are a Bantu speaking group native to the African Great Lakes region on the
Great_Lakes_Twa
Hotel in Queens, New York
TWA Hotel is a hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City. It uses the head house of the TWA Flight Center, designed by the
TWA_Hotel
1985 aircraft hijacking
TWA Flight 847 was a regularly scheduled Trans World Airlines flight from Cairo to San Diego with en route stops in Athens, Rome, Boston, and Los Angeles
TWA_Flight_847
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Ethnic groups
The Twa of the Kafue Flats wetlands of Zambia are one of several fishing and hunter-gatherer castes living in a patron-client relationship with farming
Kafwe_Twa
1942 DC-3 crash in SW Nevada
TWA Flight 3 was a twin-engine Douglas DC-3 propliner, registration NC1946, operated by Transcontinental and Western Air (TWA) as a scheduled domestic
TWA_Flight_3
The Twa of the Lukanga Swamp of Zambia are one of several fishing and hunter-gatherer castes living in a patron–client relationship with farming Bantu
Lukanga_Twa
1955 aviation accident
TWA Flight 260 was a scheduled passenger flight by Trans World Airlines (TWA) from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the United States
TWA_Flight_260
Discredited set of theories about TWA Flight 800
TWA Flight 800 conspiracy theories are alternative explanations of the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) in 1996. The NTSB found that
TWA Flight 800 conspiracy theories
TWA_Flight_800_conspiracy_theories
1979 aviation accident over Michigan
TWA Flight 841 was a scheduled passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, en route to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International
TWA_Flight_841_(1979)
1970 Palestinian militant plane hijackings
were hijacked and taken to Munich, West Germany, in 1950. On 6 September, TWA Flight 741 from Frankfurt (a Boeing 707) and Swissair Flight 100 from Zürich
Dawson's_Field_hijackings
1956 mid-air collision over Arizona
On June 30, 1956, a Lockheed L-1049A Super Constellation operating as TWA Flight 2, was struck by a Douglas DC-7 Mainliner operating as United Air Lines
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
1956_Grand_Canyon_mid-air_collision
1974 aviation accident in Virginia
the subject of the 1977 book Sound of Impact: The Legacy of TWA Flight 514 by Adam Shaw. TWA Flight 514 is also mentioned in the closing of the second chapter
TWA_Flight_514
US-built pressurized airliner with four piston engines, 1938
American Airlines, Eastern Air Lines, and Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) had each signed a contract with Douglas to develop the forty-passenger DC-4
Boeing_307_Stratoliner
Bangweulu Twa, or the BaTwa of the Bangweulu swamps, are one of several groups of Twa living in Zambia. Others are Kafwe Twa and Lukanga Twa. They are
Bangweulu_Batwa
1967 aviation accident
TWA Flight 128 was a regularly scheduled Trans World Airlines passenger flight from Los Angeles to Boston, with intermediate stops in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh
TWA_Flight_128
Former part of exhibit at Disneyland
From 1955 through 1962, the TWA Moonliner was part of the first futuristic exhibit located in Disneyland's Tomorrowland. It was also an early example
TWA_Moonliner
United States historic place
The TWA Corporate Headquarters Building, located at 1735 Baltimore Avenue in the Crossroads neighborhood of downtown Kansas City, was Trans World Airlines
TWA Corporate Headquarters Building
TWA_Corporate_Headquarters_Building
1959 aviation accident
TWA Flight 891 was a Lockheed L-1649A Starliner that crashed not long after taking off from Milan Malpensa Airport on 26 June 1959. All 68 passengers
TWA_Flight_891
Topics referred to by the same term
TWA Flight 841 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight operated by Trans World Airlines. It may refer to: TWA Flight 841 (1974), a flight originating
TWA_Flight_841
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up 'twas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas is an alternative title of the 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas by
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (disambiguation)
'Twas_the_Night_Before_Christmas_(disambiguation)
1936 aircraft crash in Pennsylvania, US
Transcontinental and Western Airways Flight 1 (TWA 1), a Douglas DC-2, crashed into Chestnut Ridge, near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, approximately 10:20 a
TWA_Flight_1
International airport serving New York City
the TWA Flight Center, which is now connected to the new structure and is considered part of Terminal 5. The TWA Flight Center reopened as the TWA Hotel
John F. Kennedy International Airport
John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport
American designer and film director
Streisand. Johnson's career was cut short when he was killed in the explosion of TWA Flight 800 in 1996. Leaving behind a lasting impact on contemporary interior
Jed Johnson (interior designer)
Jed_Johnson_(interior_designer)
American aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate (1905–1976)
Airlines, the predecessor of Trans World Airlines (TWA), Hughes began to quietly purchase a majority share of TWA stock (78% of stock, to be exact); he took a
Howard_Hughes
1992 aviation accident in New York
TWA Flight 843 was a scheduled Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1011 TriStar passenger flight that crashed after an aborted takeoff from John F. Kennedy
TWA_Flight_843
German American flight attendant (1944–2005)
protect 152 passengers and crew members during the June 14, 1985, hijacking of TWA Flight 847 by militants linked with Hezbollah. Uli Derickson was born as
Uli_Derickson
This is a list of destinations served by Trans World Airlines (TWA) at the time of its closure. It was taken over by American Airlines in 2001. Destinations
List_of_TWA_destinations
Paul Sein Twa (born 1972 or 1973 (age 52–53)) is a Karen environmentalist and indigenous activist from Myanmar who works to preserve the culture and environment
Paul_Sein_Twa
Ugandan politician
Jeremiah Mutwalante Twa-Twa (born 29 January 1951) is a Ugandan physician, public health specialist, and politician. His last name is sometimes spelled
Jeremiah_Twa-Twa
Family of US airliners with 4 piston engines, 1943
pressurized airliner, since 1937. In 1939, Transcontinental and Western Airlines (TWA), at the instigation of major stockholder Howard Hughes, requested a 40-passenger
Lockheed_Constellation
American architect (1910–1961)
Motors Technical Center, the Dulles International Airport Main Terminal, the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Vivian Beaumont
Eero_Saarinen
Ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region
to the subordinate Twa pygmies. René Bourgeois reported that among the Mongo people of the DRC, Bantu people who ruled the local Twa were called "Bahoto"
Hutu
Submarine communications cable system
system. "FAQs - Transworld". Transworld Associates. Retrieved 2024-09-11. "TWA Contracts Huawei Marine for 100G Upgrade on TW1-huawei press center". huawei
TWA-1
1961 aviation accident in Willowbrook, Illinois
TWA Flight 529 was a Lockheed Constellation L-049 propliner, registration N86511, operating as a scheduled passenger service from Boston, Massachusetts
TWA_Flight_529
English folk ballad
used the words of "Twa Corbies" in their song "Twa" from their compilation album A lustrum in 2018. Both "The Three Ravens" and "Twa Corbies" have been
The_Three_Ravens
Main airport serving St. Louis, Missouri, United States
traffic control (ATC), its status as the primary hub of Trans World Airlines (TWA), and its iconic terminal. St. Louis Lambert International Airport is connected
St. Louis Lambert International Airport
St._Louis_Lambert_International_Airport
Ethnic supremacist ideology in Rwanda and Burundi
superiority of Hutu, often in the context of being superior to Tutsi and Twa, and the supposed right of Hutu to dominate and kill these two groups and
Hutu_Power
American aviator (1918–2021)
was flying (American Airlines Flight 182) from colliding with another one (TWA Flight 37) on November 26, 1975, following a mistake from an air traffic
Guy_Eby
1938 aviation accident
53″W / 37.5963167°N 119.4934806°W / 37.5963167; -119.4934806 The crash of TWA Flight 8 involved a Transcontinental & Western Air Douglas DC-2. On March
TWA_Flight_8
passengers were allowed to return to the United States unharmed. August 29, 1969: TWA Flight 840 was a Trans World Airlines flight from Leonardo da Vinci International
List_of_aircraft_hijackings
Fatal aircraft accident
TWA Flight 595 was a cargo flight operated from Chicago-Midway Airport in Illinois to Los Angeles International Airport in California. On 24 November
TWA_Flight_595
Young star in the constellation Antlia
TWA 7) is a young low-mass star in the constellation of Antlia. It is surrounded by a debris disk and has one directly imaged planet candidate. TWA 7
CE_Antliae
2013 documentary television film
TWA Flight 800 is a 2013 documentary television film about the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 and related conspiracy theories. The film explores conspiracy
TWA_Flight_800_(film)
Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
2001. During this time, the stadium was known as the Trans World Dome. When TWA declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the spring of 2001 and was later acquired
The_Dome_at_America's_Center
1994 runway collision in Missouri
On November 22, 1994, TWA Flight 427, operated using a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, struck a Cessna 441 Conquest II during its take-off roll, killing both
TWA_Flight_427
1986 film by Menahem Golan
Force 3: The Killing Game. The Delta Force was inspired by the hijacking of TWA Flight 847. In 1980, Operation Eagle Claw is aborted after a fatal helicopter
The_Delta_Force
Traditional song
Wikisource has original text related to this article: Child's Ballads/49 "The Twa Brothers" is a traditional ballad (Roud 38, Child 49) existing in many variants
The_Twa_Brothers
US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1956
Airlines (TWA) on 30 September 1954 the L-1449 would use the same fuselage as the 1049 series; Hughes Tool Company ordered 25 in December, though TWA estimated
Lockheed_L-1649_Starliner
Plane hijacking
TWA Flight 840 was a Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 operating a flight from Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome, Italy, to Ben Gurion International
TWA_Flight_840_(1969)
United States historic place
TWA Administrative Offices Building is a historic office building located at Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri. It was designed by the architectural
TWA Administrative Offices Building
TWA_Administrative_Offices_Building
1967 aviation accident
Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 159 was a regularly scheduled American passenger flight from New York City to Los Angeles, California, with a stopover
TWA_Flight_159
1946 aviation accident
TWA Flight 513, registration NC86513, Star of Lisbon, was a Lockheed L-049 Constellation operated by Transcontinental and Western Air on a training flight
TWA_Flight_513
American hotel owner-operator
room count, with 25,000 rooms and hotels that include The High Line and TWA hotels. Outside of hotels, MCR Hotels owns hotel management software Stayntouch
MCR_Hotels
Topics referred to by the same term
hijacked to Algeria on 31 July 1972 TWA Flight 841 (1974), Terrorist suicide bomb in flight on September 8, 1974 TWA Flight 841 (1979), loss of control
Flight_841
Airport serving Kansas City, Missouri, United States
San José del Cabo. MCI is also a former hub for Braniff, Eastern, Midwest, TWA, and Vanguard. Kansas City Industrial Airport was built after the Great Flood
Kansas City International Airport
Kansas_City_International_Airport
Country in East Africa
However, within this group there are three subgroups: the Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa. The Twa are forest-dwelling Central African foragers and are often considered
Rwanda
languages. Population: 14,000 The Kasai Twa or Kuba Twa (Cwa) of Kasai (central D.R. Congo) speak Bushong. The Mbote Twa (Bambote) northwest of Lake Tanganyika
Classification of Pygmy languages
Classification_of_Pygmy_languages
The 14,000 Twa (locally Cwa, approximately /ˈtʃwɑː/) of the swamp forest north and west of Lake Tumba and between Tumba and Lake Mai-Ndombe in the west
Mongo_Twa
1937 aviation accident
TWA Flight 15A (TWA 15A), a Douglas DC-2 operated by Transcontinental and Western Air, crashed into a gully in Clifton, Pennsylvania, now Upper Saint
TWA_Flight_15A
Group of ethnicities native to Central Africa
(male average above 155 cm). Subgroups include the Echuya Twa, Mongo Twa, Lukanga Twa and Kafwe Twa. African Pygmies are often assumed to be the direct descendants
African_Pygmies
1971 aircraft hijacking
Trans World Airlines Flight 358 (TWA Flight 358) was a domestic flight traveling from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to New York City's John F
TWA_Flight_358
Regional airline of the United States (1993–1995)
certified regional carrier for Trans World Airlines (TWA) and an airline trademark name for TWA's corporation. Trans World Express - The formerly independent
Trans_World_Express
1978 US aircraft hijacking incident
TWA Flight 541 was a domestic passenger flight hijacked in the United States by Robin Oswald in an attempt to free Garrett Brock Trapnell, who was a prisoner
TWA_Flight_541
1965 aviation accident in the United States
Airport to Newark International Airport, New Jersey, over Carmel, New York. TWA Flight 42 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport
1965_Carmel_mid-air_collision
American taxi drivers union
The Taxi Workers Alliance (TWA) is a United States labor union that was founded in February 1998 by organizers in New York City, as the New York Taxi
Taxi_Workers_Alliance
2017 action comedy film by Doug Liman
Jones and Jesse Plemons. It is inspired by the life of Barry Seal, a former TWA pilot who became a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel in the 1980s and
American_Made_(film)
Mongo ethnic group
The Bolia, or Bulia, also called Lia Twa or Lia, are a subgroup of the Mongo Twa living on the north side of Lake Mai-Ndombe. They coinhabit the land
Bolia_people
Aviation disaster in New York City
Kennedy International Airport) in New York City collided in midair with a TWA Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation descending toward LaGuardia Airport.
1960 New York mid-air collision
1960_New_York_mid-air_collision
US Navy sailor and Hezbollah murder victim (1961–1985)
Hezbollah members during the hijacking of the commercial airliner he was aboard, TWA Flight 847. At the time of his death, his Navy rating was Steelworker Second
Robert_Stethem
Mass murder campaign in Rwanda
days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were systematically killed by Hutu militias. While the Rwandan Constitution
Rwandan_genocide
Scots poem by William Dunbar
"The Twa Cummeris", also rendered as "The Twa Cumeris", is a short humorous poem in Middle Scots written at an unknown date by William Dunbar (born 1459
The_Twa_Cummeris
Senator of Burundi
Twa from Kirundo Province, Burundi, who has served as a Senator, and has been involved in various international forums as a representative of the Twa
Charles_Masabo
Flight attendant school
attended there by TWA employees as well as external managers and prospective managers. It was named for TWA executive Ernest R. Breech. TWA opened the academy
Breech_Academy
2004 film by Martin Scorsese
subsequently purchases majority interest in Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA). Juan Trippe, company rival and chairman of Pan Am, asks his crony, Senator
The_Aviator_(2004_film)
1973 aviation accident over the Pacific Ocean
TWA Flight 742 was a multi-leg Trans World Airlines flight from Bangkok to San Francisco. On August 28, 1973, near the end of its penultimate leg from
TWA_Flight_742
The Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) is a women's association based in McLeodGanj, Dharamshala, India. The group was officially formed on 10 September
Tibetan_Women's_Association
Topics referred to by the same term
TWA Flight 800 crashed over New York on 17 July 1996 due to a fuel tank explosion. TWA Flight 800 may also refer to: TWA Flight 800 (1964), which crashed
TWA Flight 800 (disambiguation)
TWA_Flight_800_(disambiguation)
1946 aviation accident
TWA Flight 6963, a scheduled Transcontinental & Western Air flight from Paris Orly Airport to New York City with scheduled stops at Shannon Airport and
TWA_Flight_6963
1974 airliner bombing
On September 8, 1974, a Boeing 707 (registered N8734) operating as TWA Flight 841 from Tel Aviv to New York City via Athens and Rome crashed into the
TWA_Flight_841_(1974)
Topics referred to by the same term
TWA Flight 840 was a regularly scheduled Trans World Airlines flight. The flight was twice attacked by Palestinian terrorists: TWA Flight 840 (1969), a
TWA_Flight_840
The Twa Knights is a traditional Scottish ballad. It was collected by Francis James Child as Child ballad number 268. It is highly possible that the ballad
The_Twa_Knights
US airline (1938–1940) that merged into TWA
Detroit from 1938 to 1940 before merging into Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA). Marquette was founded in 1938 by Winston Weidner "Wink" Kratz, a 33-year-old
Marquette_Airlines
Black Panther Party member
William Lee "Bill" Brent (1931 – November 4, 2006) was an American member of the Black Panther Party and defector, best known for hijacking a passenger
William_Lee_Brent
American illustrator
iconic travel images he created for Howard Hughes and Trans World Airlines (TWA) during the 1950s and 1960s. Klein was born in El Paso, Texas in 1918, but
David_Klein_(American_artist)
Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, Rockefeller Center Rink Level Concourse, and the TWA Hotel. The name INC is an acronym, using Latin terms to represent three aspects
INC_Architecture_and_Design
Fatal plane crash over northern Kentucky
clearance. None of the occupants of either plane survived the collision. The TWA plane, flown by Captain J. W. Quinn and co-pilot Robert K. Childress, with
1955 Cincinnati mid-air collision
1955_Cincinnati_mid-air_collision
African ethnic group
southwestern Central African Republic. They are sometimes called a subgroup of the Twa, but the two peoples are not closely related. Likewise, the name "Baka" is
Baka people (Cameroon and Gabon)
Baka_people_(Cameroon_and_Gabon)
US Supreme Court case on religious liberty and equality in employment
Worldwide Church of God and refused to work on Saturdays which was his sabbath. TWA transferred him from the night shift to the daytime on Saturdays. However
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison
Trans_World_Airlines,_Inc._v._Hardison
into the war in December 1941, major carriers such as Trans World Airlines (TWA), United, Eastern, and American Airlines transferred aircraft and crews to
1940s_in_air_cargo
Merit-based science academy
Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) is a merit-based science academy established for developing countries, uniting
The_World_Academy_of_Sciences
1823 Christmas poem
Visit from St. Nicholas" (often called "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", from its first line) is a poem, first published
A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas
Workplace environmental standard
given as a time-weighted average (TWA), although some are short-term exposure limits (STEL) or ceiling limits. A TWA is the average exposure over a specified
Permissible_exposure_limit
Chemical element with atomic number 33 (As)
has set the permissible exposure limit (PEL) to a time-weighted average (TWA) of 0.01 mg/m3 (0.01 ppb), and the National Institute for Occupational Safety
Arsenic
American former aviation executive
aviation executive who occupied high-level positions at Trans World Airlines (TWA), Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), People Express Airlines, and other
Gerald_Gitner
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