Trans World Express

Trans World Express (TWE) was the fully owned and certificated, regional carrier for Trans World Airlines and an airline trademark name for TWA's corporation.

When American Airlines bought TWA, the Trans World Express "banner carriers" became affiliated with American Airlines under the name AmericanConnection. Trans World Express service was provided by Trans States Airlines, Chautauqua Airlines, and Corporate Airlines (later RegionsAir).

History

Until November 6, 1995, TWE, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of TWA, operated flights under the Trans World Express banner. This fully certificated airline, previously named and certificated as Ransome Airlines - Pan Am Express, was headquartered at Philadelphia Northeast Airport far from TWA's (John F. Kennedy International Airport and (STL) St Louis hubs.

After that date, November 6, 1995, TWA outsourced all TWE operations to third-party "banner" airlines. Other airlines previously operating under the name and TWE "banner" included Resort Air and Metro Air Northeast.

Most flights were from the Eastern Seaboard to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport or from the South and Midwest to Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport.

Other defunct regional airline brands similar to Trans World Express

*Eastern Metro Express [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?countrysearch=USA%20-%20Georgia&airlinesearch=Eastern+Metro+Express&distinct_entry=true] operated by Metro Airlines in association with Eastern Air Lines
*ATA Connection operated by Chicago Express Airlines
*TWA Connection operated by TWA and AMR Corporation's American Eagle brand via a codeshare arrangement that continues on with American Eagle Airlines, Inc.
*Midway Connection [http://www.zap16.com/images/D-CAFE.jpg] operated by Great Lakes Airlines for Midway Airlines (1976-1991)

Fleet

The following aircraft were contracted and operating in the TWExpress system at the time of TWA's merger with American Airlines and the TWExpress brand ended.
*Embraer ERJ-145
*ATR-72
*ATR-42
*Jetstream 41
*Jetstream 31/32 Other aircraft that appeared in TWE colors included the
*Beechcraft 1900
*Saab 340
*deHavilland Dash 7
*DHC-6 Twin Otter
*Fairchild Metro II/III
*CASA 212

Destinations at closure

The airline, using Trans States Airlines, Corporate Airlines and Chautauqua Airlines, served the following destinations as the airline was dissolved: [" [http://web.archive.org/web/20011125013443/www.twa.com/travel/route_maps/north_america.pdf TWA North America Destinations] ] [" [http://web.archive.org/web/20011107145043/http://www.twa.com/travel/route_maps/twe.pdf TWExpress] ," "Trans World Airlines" ]

CAN at closure

* Ontario
** Toronto (Lester B. Pearson International Airport)

USA at closure

* Arkansas
** Bentonville/Fayetteville (Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport)
* Illinois
** Bloomington/Normal (Central Illinois Regional Airport)
** Champaign/Urbana (University of Illinois Willard Airport)
** Decatur (Decatur Airport)
** Marion (Williamson County Regional Airport)
** Moline (Quad City International Airport)
** Peoria (Greater Peoria Regional Airport)
** Quincy (Quincy Regional Airport)
** Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport)
* Indiana
** Evansville (Evansville Regional Airport)
** Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport)
** Indianapolis (Indianapolis International Airport)
** South Bend (South Bend Regional Airport)
* Iowa
** Burlington (Southeast Iowa Regional Airport)
** Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
** Sioux City (Sioux Gateway Airport)
** Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport)
* Kentucky
** Cincinnati, Ohio area (Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport)
** Lexington (Blue Grass Regional Airport)
** Owensboro (Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport)
** Paducah (Barkley Regional Airport)
* Louisiana
** Shreveport (Shreveport Regional Airport)
* Michigan
** Grand Rapids (Gerald R. Ford International Airport)
* Minnesota
** Rochester (Rochester International Airport)
* Mississippi
** Jackson (Jackson-Evers International Airport)
* Missouri
** Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport)
** Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
** Fort Leonard Wood (Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field)
** Joplin (Joplin Regional Airport)
** Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Airport)
** Springfield/Branson (Springfield-Branson National Airport)
** St. Louis (Lambert-St. Louis International Airport) Hub
* Nebraska
** Lincoln (Lincoln Airport)
* Ohio (for Cincinnati, see Kentucky)
** Dayton (Dayton International Airport)
* South Carolina
** Charleston (Charleston International Airport)
** Greenville-Spartanburg (Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport)
* Tennessee
** Jackson (McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport)
** Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
** Memphis (Memphis International Airport)
** Nashville (Nashville International Airport)
* Wisconsin
** Madison (Dane County Regional Airport)

Destinations before closure

[ [http://www.earthian.info/earthian/aviation/RouteMaps/images/maps/NorthAmerica/TWA.1998.Midwest.gifMidwest in 1998] , "Trans World Airlines"] [" [http://www.airchive.com/Timetables%20and%20Maps/TWA%20Compressed/TWmap9308.jpgTimetable] " of August 1, 1993] [" [http://www.airchive.com/Timetables%20and%20Maps/TWA%20Compressed/TWmap8701.jpgTimetable] " of 1987, "Trans World Airlines"]
*
** Alabama
*** Birmingham (Birmingham International Airport)
** Arkansas
*** Fort Smith (Fort Smith Regional Airport)
*** Harrison (Boone County Regional Airport)
** California
*** Inyokern (Inyokern Airport)
*** Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) Hub (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the main airline and Trans World Connection served Los Angeles " [http://web.archive.org/web/20011125013443/www.twa.com/travel/route_maps/north_america.pdf TWA North America Destinations] ," "Trans World Airlines"] " [http://web.archive.org/web/20011107043247/http://www.twa.com/travel/route_maps/twc_lax.pdf TWConnection West Coast Routes] ," "Trans World Airlines"] )
*** Oxnard (Oxnard Airport)
*** Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 Trans World Connection served Palm Springs )
*** Palmdale (LA/Palmdale Regional Airport)
*** Santa Ana, Orange County (John Wayne Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the main airline served Orange County )
** Connecticut
*** Hartford (Bradley International Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the main airline and Trans World Connection served Hartford " [http://www.earthian.info/earthian/aviation/RouteMaps/images/maps/NorthAmerica/TWC.2001.NewYork.gifTWConnection East Coast Routes] ," "Trans World Airlines"] )
** Illinois
*** Chicago (Midway Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the airline served nearby O'Hare International Airport in Chicago [" [http://web.archive.org/web/20010302145731/www.ohare.com/ohare/airlines/airlines_term2.shtm Terminal 2 Airlines] " in 2001, "O'Hare International Airport"] )
** Kentucky
*** Louisville (Standiford Field) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the main airline served Louisville )
** Maine
*** Portland (Portland International Jetport)
** Maryland
*** Baltimore (Baltimore-Washington International Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the main airline and Trans World Connection served Baltimore )
** Massachusetts
*** Boston (Logan International Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the main airline and Trans World Connection served Boston )
** Missouri
*** Lake of the Ozarks
** New Hampshire
*** Manchester (Manchester-Boston Regional Airport)
** New York
*** Albany (Albany International Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 Trans World Connection served Albany )
*** Binghamton (Greater Binghamton Airport)
*** Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 Trans World Connection served Buffalo )
*** Ithaca (Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport)
*** New York City (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the main airline and Trans World Connection served New York City )
**** John F. Kennedy International Airport Hub
**** LaGuardia Airport Hub
*** Newburgh (Stewart International Airport)
*** Rochester (Greater Rochester International Airport) [" [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200101/ai_n20495133 Trans World Express service begins in Rochester; Ribbon cutting ceremony will commemorate launch of new service.] ," "M2 Presswire" (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 Trans World Connection served Rochester )
*** Syracuse (Syracuse Hancock International Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 Trans World Connection served Syracuse )
** Pennsylvania
*** Harrisburg (Harrisburg International Airport)
*** Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the main airline and Trans World Connection served Pittsburgh )
*** Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport)
** Rhode Island
*** Providence (T.F. Green Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 Trans World Connection served Providence )
** Virginia
*** Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Williamsburg (Norfolk International Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the main airline served Norfolk )
*** Richmond (Richmond International Airport) (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the main airline served Richmond )
*** Washington, DC area (At the time of TWA's end in 2001 the main airline and Trans World Connection served Washington, DC )

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