TWA

Trans World Airlines, a major passenger-airline company. —Welcome to the SO Glossary Final approval 2-Mar-90

the abbreviation for Trans World Airlines, Inc., a major American passengerairline company. Founded in 1930, TWA was the first airline to offer scheduled flights from coast to coast in the USA. In 1945 it initiated its first overseas flights, taking passengers from Washington, DC, to Paris, France. Over the next several years TWA broadened its overseas routes and grew to be one of the ten largest air carriers in the world.Trans World Airlines, a major passenger-airline company.