TWA
/ˌtiː ˌdʌbljuː ˈeɪ/
/ˌtiː ˌdʌbljuː ˈeɪ/
Trans World Airlines
- a former US airline. It was established in 1930, and made its first international flight (to Paris) in 1946. In 1961 it was the first airline to show films on its planes. In 2001 the company was bought by American Airlines and the last flight under the TWA name was on December 1, 2001. In 1996 a TWA flight exploded over Long Island and all 230 people on board were killed. The cause has never been found.
前美国航空公司。它成立于1930年，并于1946年进行了第一次国际航班（飞往巴黎）。1961年，它是第一家在飞机上放映电影的航空公司。2001年，该公司被美国航空公司收购，以TWA名称命名的最后一次飞行是在2001年12月1日。1996年，一次TWA航班在长岛上爆炸，机上所有230人丧生。原因尚未发现。