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TWA

COMPANY

Founded 1925 as Western Air Express. Merged with Transcontinental Air Transport in 1930, becoming Transcontinental and Western Air, and nicknamed TWA. Owned for decades by reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, who changed the company's name to Trans-World Airways. Came to near-iconic status as one of the world's premier luxury airliners in the 1960s and '70s. Ceased to exist after 2001 merger with American Airlines.

Official Website:
http://www.twa.com/

Industry:
Airline

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Robert L. Crandall
Business
1935   CEO of American Airlines, 1985-98
Julius C. Holmes
Diplomat
24-Apr-1899 15-Jul-1968 US Ambassador to Iran, 1961-65
Howard Hughes
Business
24-Sep-1905 5-Apr-1976 Insane billionaire
Carl Icahn
Business
16-Feb-1936   Billionaire, took over TWA

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John W. Bachmann
Business
16-Nov-1938   Partner, Edward Jones
Lester Crown
Business
7-Jun-1925   CEO of Henry Crown & Co.
John McCone
Government
4-Jan-1902 14-Feb-1991 CIA Director, 1961-65
George C. McGhee
Diplomat
1912 4-Jul-2005 US Ambassador to Germany, 1963-68
Merrill A. McPeak
Military
9-Jan-1936   USAF Chief of Staff, 1990-94
Blanche M. Touhill
Educator
c. 1931   Chancellor of UMSL, 1991-2002

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Charles Lindbergh
Aviator
4-Feb-1902 26-Aug-1974 Transatlantic soloist

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ralph M. Bahna
Business
23-Aug-1942 24-Feb-2014 CEO of Cunard Line, 1980-89
Conrad Burns
Politician
25-Jan-1935   US Senator from Montana, 1989-2007
Robert L. Fornaro
Business
c. 1952   CEO of AirTran Holdings
Frank Lorenzo
Business
19-May-1940   Former CEO, Eastern Airlines
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Politician
5-Mar-1928 2-Nov-1997 Congresswoman from New Jersey, 1975-78
Thurl Ravenscroft
Actor
6-Feb-1914 22-May-2005 Voice of Tony The Tiger
Barry Seal
Criminal
19-Jul-1939 19-Feb-1986 DEA informant, CIA contract pilot


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