Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1930 until it was acquired by American Airlines in 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with Ford Trimotors. With American, United, and Eastern, it was one of the "Big Four" domestic airlines in the United States formed by the Spoils Conference of 1930.
Lindbergh Line DC-2
A Lockheed 12A, used by TWA as an experimental/test aircraft
A TWA Douglas DC-3 is prepared for takeoff from Columbus, Ohio, in 1940.
TWA Air Mail & Express service. March, 1943.
American Airlines is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the largest airline in the world when measured by scheduled passengers carried, revenue passenger mile. American, together with its regional partners and affiliates, operates an extensive international and domestic network with almost 6,800 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in 48 countries. American Airlines is a founding member of the Oneworld alliance. Regional service is operated by independent and subsidiary carriers under the brand name American Eagle.
DC-3 "Flagship", American's chief aircraft type during the World War II period
"Think of her as your mother", an American Airlines advertisement of flight attendants from 1968.
Passengers exiting plane at the El Paso Airport in 1957
American operates its largest hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.