The mid-late 20th century sought out many new possibilities for the aviation industry and was the big break for many famous defunct legacy carriers, such as Pan Am or Eastern. One of the most famous carriers at this time was Trans World Airlines, or TWA as it was better known. TWA was one of the most iconic former legacy carrier airlines that struck their fame in the 1960s through the 1970s. Unfortunately, the airline faced its shocking downfall in the 80s and 90s and the drastic events of 9/11 caused the straw to break the camel’s back, ultimately resulting in TWA merging with American Airlines on December 1, 2001, but people at that point were not surprised. So how did an airline so successful, have such a terrible demise? Let’s Go through the history of TWA and why they sank so low.
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