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What we compareTrans World AirlinesAir Midwest
Country in archiveUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19301965
FounderTranscontinental & Western Air merger—
HeadquartersKansas City, Missouri, United StatesWichita, United States, United States
Name originTWA 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.The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Air Midwest name.
HighlightsLockheed Constellation, Boeing 707, McDonnell Douglas DC-9, St. Louis hubKansas City International Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19301967
Latest archived logo20011985
Archived logo assets93

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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