Latest archived mark · 1973
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Latest archived mark · 2001
Trans World Airlines
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | Pan American World Airways | Trans World Airlines |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | United States | United States |
| Founded | March 14, 1927 | 1930 |
| Founder | Henry "Hap" Arnold, Carl Spaatz and John Jouett | Transcontinental & Western Air merger |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, United States | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Name origin | The sources used here do not explain why the founders chose the name Pan American Airways. The airline began as a Key West to Havana mail service, and in 1944 it expanded the name to Pan American World Airways to emphasize its worldwide destinations. It was shortened to Pan Am in a 1969 identity program. | 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. |
| Highlights | Boeing 314 flying boat, Boeing 707, Boeing 747, Worldport at JFK | Lockheed Constellation, Boeing 707, McDonnell Douglas DC-9, St. Louis hub |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1927 | 1930 |
| Latest archived logo | 1973 | 2001 |
| Archived logo assets | 8 | 9 |
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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Pan American World Airways
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Trans World Airlines
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