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The coach section of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar featured a full-service bar surrounded by small alcoves for socializing and was equipped with twin passenger seats that TWA claimed were the “finest coach seats in the world.” #wingwednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 25, 2021.

The cover for Frank Sinatra’s Come Fly With Me (1958) featured a sleek TWA Lockheed 1649 Starliner. #TWASkyliner This tweet was posted on May 05, 2016.

The first Western Air Express flight departed #onthisday in 1926 with an airmail flight from LA to SLC in a Douglas M-2 mailplane. A merger in 1930 between TAT (Transcontinental Air Transport) and Western Air Express formed TWA, Transcontinental & Western Air. #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 17, 2019.

The first class of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) Air Hostesses graduated in December 1935. #WomenInAviation This tweet was posted on January 27, 2016.

The jacket flap could be unbuttoned to cover the TWA logo, allowing hostess to smoke while off duty #FashionInFlight This tweet was posted on July 15, 2016.

The mystery of "Vacant Seats on a 'Sold Out' Plane?" was explained to TWA passengers in this 1943 inflight brochure. This tweet was posted on November 10, 2016.

The triangular jacket flap for the 1944 TWA uniform could be unbuttoned to cover the TWA lettering, allowing the hostess to smoke or have a cocktail while off duty. This style of uniform was worn until 1955. #avgeek #uniform #1940s #flightattendant This tweet was posted on November 08, 2018.

These TWA (Trans World Airlines) air hostesses were in the graduating class of the summer of 1960. #WomeninAviation This tweet was posted on March 23, 2016.

This 1945 TWA uniform was known as the “cutout” for the openwork TWA lettering on the shoulder. The triangular jacket flap could be unbuttoned to cover the TWA lettering, allowing the hostess to smoke or have a cocktail while off duty. #WomenInAviation #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 01, 2020.

This 1950s TWA graduation picture features the Oleg Cassini-designed flight attendant uniform. #FashionInFlight This tweet was posted on June 01, 2016.

This 1952 #TWA (Trans World Airlines) advertisement asks: "Where on earth could you find such service?" #aviationhistory #avgeek #paxex This tweet was posted on February 22, 2017.

This 1974 TWA uniform by #StanHerman in lightweight wool was part of a popular set worn until 1977. https://t.co/UbL4YNFAUD #FashionInFlight This tweet was posted on September 30, 2016.

This 1978 TWA (Trans World Airlines) uniform by American fashion icon Ralph Lauren, signaled a turn toward nostalgic romanticism in airline uniform design. #RalphLauren This tweet was posted on October 14, 2021.

This TWA (Trans World Airlines) postcard circa 1965 depicts a Lockheed Model L-049 in front of SFO. https://t.co/ofrhXRBCzq #TBT This tweet was posted on November 19, 2015.

This menu translator produced by #TWA helped passengers translate food items to English from French, German, Italian, and Spanish. #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 16, 2017.

This postcard from c. 1946 features SFO at night with a TWA Douglas DC-2 parked next to the terminal. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on December 15, 2016.

This set included embossed entree, bread, and side plates, along with a bowl and a demitasse cup with saucer. TWA also included Swedish glassware with the Royal Ambassador medallion and salt and pepper shakers. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.

To entice passengers to fly the route, #TWA produced this brochure of a day in #Rome by following two employees as they explored the city. This tweet was posted on August 08, 2017.

Towering over Union Square in 1965 were some pretty fantastic airline signs: http://t.co/5cdapmn6TG (via @TelstarLogistic) #PanAm #TWA This tweet was posted on November 21, 2014.

Trans World Airlines (TWA) took a subtle approach to their 1968 summer uniform. Designed by Dalton Apparel, it featured a short-sleeve, ivory dress with a lime green, brown, and navy, plaid-patterned skirt and necktie, along with a matching vinyl belt. #FlightPatterns This tweet was posted on June 29, 2021.

Transcontinental and Western Air Inc (TWA) was founded in July 1930 through a merger of several airlines and was one of the first airlines to offer transcontinental service. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.

Two things we love: commercial aviation and hearing from YOU! What’s your first memory of flying? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA), air hostess with mother and baby in sleeping berth, c. 1936. Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International. 2002.113.331 This tweet was posted on April 24, 2020.

United and TWA were among the airlines that used DC-3s at San Francisco Airport in the 1930s. #FlashbackFriday This tweet was posted on October 23, 2015.

Until WWII, Transcontinental and Western Air Inc (TWA) primarily operated domestic passenger and mail services in the U.S. In early 1946, TWA inaugurated transatlantic services from NY to Paris and Frankfurt with Lockheed 049 Constellations. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 08, 2022.

We may be a bit biased but we agree with this c. 1950 #TWA brochure. California is "Good All Year!" Have you ever vacationed in #California? This tweet was posted on July 21, 2017.

Well, aren't you fancy! Promo pic of 1930s #TWA air hostess displaying 1st class coffee & tea service: http://t.co/U6cyeZgF #AvGeeks This tweet was posted on January 30, 2012.

What was it like flying to #Paris on #TWA in the mid-50s? Well, passengers would have ordered their food & drinks from a menu like this one. This tweet was posted on May 23, 2017.

Where in Europe would you want to go? In 1950, TWA (Trans World Airlines) offered payment plan bargain fares to four cities in Europe and advertised their transcontinental Sky Tourist fares as costing no more than train or bus but much faster and more convenient. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on April 02, 2019.

Would you like to fly out west to your horse? In c. 1939, you could fly TWA to the "Very Heart Of The Dude Ranch Country". This tweet was posted on April 03, 2017.

📸 1/2: All: Lockheed L-1649 Starliner photo: TWA; c. 1957 Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International 2002.113.347 ad: Air France; 1958 Gift of Robert Behr 2011.001.046.021 ad: TWA; 1957 Gift of the Paul H. Kowalewski Collection 2011.126.355 This tweet was posted on June 09, 2021.

📸 1/2: All: Martin 4-0-4 TWA at SFO; 1954 Gift of William T. Larkins 2004.051.021 Eastern Air Lines, Silver Falcon; c. 1951 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2011.210.025 Charlotte Municipal Airport, Eastern Air Lines; 1950s Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds 2015.057.489 This tweet was posted on May 19, 2021.

📸 1/2: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Lockheed L-049; c. 1950 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2014.095.142 Pan American World Airways, Lockheed L-049; late 1940s Gift of John J. Dunne 2002.108.050 Pan American World Airways, Lockheed L-049, @flysfo; late 1940s Transfer 1993.03.02 This tweet was posted on April 14, 2021.

📸 1/2: TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) Stratoliners at San Francisco Airport; early 1940s and 1946 Gifts of and photos by Charles Loomis 2005.062.008 a, 2005.062.011 a Pan Am Stratoliner over Mt. Rainier; early 1940s Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0658 a b This tweet was posted on March 31, 2021.

📸 1/2: Trans World Airlines hostess uniform 1955 Oleg Cassini Briny Marlin Coat & Suit Company Hat by Mae Hanauer Blouse-slip by Wearpruf by Blou-Slip Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International, Inc. 2002.113.036-.041, 2016.065.001 This tweet was posted on April 11, 2022.

📸 1/2: postcard: Pan American Airways, Boeing 307 Stratoliner; 1942 Gift of the Pan Am Association 2000.058.1333 postcard: Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA), Boeing 307 Stratoliner; early 1940s Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International 2002.113.470 This tweet was posted on July 08, 2022.

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