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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
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Robert L. Crandall |
Business |
1935 |
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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 |
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Billionaire, took over TWA |
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
NOTABLE EMPLOYEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Charles Lindbergh |
Aviator |
4-Feb-1902 |
26-Aug-1974 |
Transatlantic soloist |
EMPLOYMENT
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Ralph M. Bahna |
Business |
23-Aug-1942 |
24-Feb-2014 |
CEO of Cunard Line, 1980-89 |
| Conrad Burns |
Politician |
25-Jan-1935 |
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US Senator from Montana, 1989-2007 |
| Robert L. Fornaro |
Business |
c. 1952 |
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CEO of AirTran Holdings |
| Frank Lorenzo |
Business |
19-May-1940 |
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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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