Only one prototype was produced and served Transcontinental & Western Air (later Trans World Airlines or TWA) and two Spanish airlines (including Iberia). The DC-1 was the first model of the ...

a hub for the now defunct Trans World Airlines. In TWA's heyday, airlines competed on experience, luring elite passengers with lavish meals and comfortable seats. Some of those golden-age ...

American is relatively healthy compared to those failed brands, but the airline appears more vulnerable than its peers should ...

Delta Air Lines operated its final flight with the Lockheed TriStar L-1011 on July 31st, 2001. The carrier deployed its final ...

Companies like Trans World Airlines (TWA), Braniff International and Eastern Air Lines vanished during this era and investors took billions in losses. The early 2000s was a period of consolidation ...

TWA 800 had a 3-4-3 economy config ... After consulting with airline mechanics, she tells PEOPLE that the presence of metal springs all but rules out the seats being from a commercial jetliner ...