TWA is one of the most historic US carriers. Getty Images. At its founding in July 1930, TWA was not an acronym for Trans World Airlines. Instead, it stood for Transcontinental and Western Air and was the result of a merger between Western Air Express and Transcontinental Air Transport. More @Wikipedia
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