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What we compareAir MidwestTrans World Airlines
Country in archiveUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19651930
Founder—Transcontinental & Western Air merger
HeadquartersWichita, United States, United StatesKansas City, Missouri, United States
Name originThe sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Air Midwest name.TWA began as Transcontinental & Western Air, formed in 1930 from a merger of several airlines. The abbreviation TWA stayed in use as the airline grew international routes and became Trans World Airlines.
HighlightsKansas City International AirportLockheed Constellation, Boeing 707, McDonnell Douglas DC-9, St. Louis hub
Earliest archived brand logo19671930
Latest archived logo19852001
Archived logo assets39

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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