Trans World Airlines
us trunk, major size, US.
- Ownership
- private
- Starting fleet
- 16 x Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation, 6 x Douglas DC-6B
- Bases
- IDL, MDW
- Starting routes
- IDL-LHR, IDL-ORY, IDL-FRA, IDL-CIA, IDL-MAD, IDL-LIS, BOS-IDL, IDL-MDW
- Confidence
- estimated (to be verified)
Fleets and networks are approximations for the prototype and are scaled to the model. Source: General knowledge, approximate. Needs a primary source before release.
Evidence
Facts about this airline that were checked against published sources. Fleet counts for 1958 could not be sourced for any airline, so the starting fleets above remain estimates.
| Field | Year | Checked value | Agreement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| founding / ownership | 1958 | Corporate history dates from 16 July 1930; privately owned, controlled by Howard Hughes through his stock holdings until he relinquished control in 1960 under the jet financing terms; Charles Tillinghast president from 1961. | new | en.wikipedia.org |
| orders: Boeing 707 (count and dates) | 1956 | Hughes Tool Co ordered 8 domestic 707s on 2 March 1956 (raised to 15 on 10 January 1957) and 18 international 707s on 19 March 1956: 33 Boeing jets in total. First 707 inaugural flight 20 March 1959 (New York to San Francisco). | differs | en.wikipedia.org, americanbusinesshistory.org |
| orders: Convair 880 | 1961 | Convair 880 operations began 12 January 1961 (type added from 1960). | new | en.wikipedia.org |
| fleet: Constellation | 1957 | First L-1649A Starliner delivered 4 May 1957 (transferred from Hughes in 1956). No fleet count by type found. | new | en.wikipedia.org |
| bases | 1958 | Headquarters Kansas City, Missouri 1931 to 1964; Kansas City Downtown listed as a hub 1951 to 1972; flight operations based at Kansas City Municipal Airport. | differs | en.wikipedia.org |
| traffic: revenue passenger miles | 1960 | 5,490 million revenue passenger miles in 1960 (3,477 million in 1955). | new | en.wikipedia.org |