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The last day of TWA. April 10, 2001 American Airlines bought TWA. With a vengance they set out to destroy one of the grandest airlines in aviation history. July 1, 2003 all TWA flight attendants were furloughed. To date not one TWA Flight Attendant works for American Airlines.

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AA used to be great ... ( 5 months ago by OMGLysses)

AA used to be great back in the day. Why do they seem to be getting... lazy?

I dont get how an ... ( 4 months ago by pilot7773)

I dont get how an airline thats ben around for so long leave the skies.

Corruption from ... ( 4 months ago by twaladybug)

Corruption from within. The last CEO of TWA can take credit for destroying his own airline. TWA was making money, crawling back and he set up TWA and sold out for pennies. There is so much to the history of TWA - maybe someday I can share it with everyone.

And for those who ... ( 4 months ago by twaladybug)

And for those who don't know the last CEO of TWA was a former pilot: Bill Compton.

I wish TWA had gone ... ( 4 months ago by Punkiedunk)

I wish TWA had gone it alone, AA management should never have been allowed to buy another carrier with hubs so close to one another and airplanes that didn't fit with AA's. I am sorry the TWA folks got shafted, but in the end, only the front line empployee's get dumped on, management walks away with pockets full of money, leaving those behind to pickup the pieces. I am sure TWA would have thrived on it's own. Don and Carl should be sharing a prison cell together.

Thanks - of course ... ( 4 months ago by twaladybug)

Thanks - of course I agree. I would like to toss the flight attendants union APFA into the septic tank along with the IAM and Sherry Cooper. If there is a furlough at AA - first to go will be the recently recalled TWA flight attendants. So sad.

Of course hindsight ... ( 4 months ago by JHinMiami)

Of course hindsight is 20/20. I think the majority of employees on both sides of the argument wish that the AA aquisition of TWA had never happened. There's no way anyone could know if TWA would have survived on their own after the 9/11 events and the subsequent downturn our economy has experienced coupled with the massive increase in fuel prices. Don Carty made a dumb move by buying TWA. It just would have been a much better outcome if all flight attendants could have remained employed.

For years TWA was ... ( 4 months ago by twaladybug)

For years TWA was predicted to go out of business, yet TWA continued to survive. AA finally decided to wipe out TWA, it was easier. TWA was making a comeback - lean and mean. Boeing was interested in financially supporting TWA. The Icahn tickets had a about a 1 year left and TWA would have been free. TWA would have survived after 9/11.

I hear you Kay. I ... ( 4 months ago by JHinMiami)

I hear you Kay. I just wish it had. A friend of mine is now number 2 on the recall list and with this new round of bad news who knows if he'll ever get back. I recently received word that AA was willing to indefinitely extend recall rights if APFA would give up all of their duty rigs in exchange. They won't do anything out of the goodness of their hearts. I guess that's because they don't even have a heart. It is so sad, or should we say sAAd.

American Airlines ... ( 4 months ago by PianoDood567)

American Airlines are bullys they try to run other airlines out of buisness. TWA rocks

I hate AA, I ... ( 3 months ago by WindowsPictures)

I hate AA, I remember that TWA had $79 each way from San Juan - Miami. When American bought TWA, the SJU-MIA route became 4 times
more expensive becuase no other airline than American flew to MIA directly from SJU.

I hate aa just as ... ( 3 months ago by twawasthebest)

I hate aa just as much as you do!
They therw our hub out because it was TWA'S world hearquaters when aa bought them out.
Lambert INTL airport isn't really international anymore because TWA was really the only intl airline to fly into us.
AA doesnt fly and intl routes out of here.
Lmabert has never been so cold since TWA left.
I will never fly AA!
I hate them with a passion.
I cant wait till they go bankrupt.
Plus who charges to take a bag with you on your vacation?
Only AA! $15 1 way

I just noticed that ... ( 3 months ago by mrivera1)

I just noticed that the phone book that arrived at my door the other day still has TWA's phone number in it...almost 7 years after the fact...I wonder why.

Somebody is not ... ( 3 months ago by twaladybug)

Somebody is not doing their proofing! Nice to see TWA in print still!

do u wanna know ... ( 3 months ago by AmericanImmaturity)

do u wanna know what i saw yesterday? i saw a TWA Boeing 767 aircraft! i was amazed to see that, and let me say, it looked a lot better up close like that than in the pictures

i'm just sad that i ... ( 3 months ago by bradaussie93)

i'm just sad that i was to young and missed out on such a great airline. american could never match the class of twa.

I Worked for AA and ... ( 2 months ago by jannis747)

I Worked for AA and believe me they are only there because of the money, not to please passengers.I felt so a shame to give my passengers a bag of chips and half a soda.

on a flight to o ... ( 2 months ago by iloveunitedairliness)

on a flight to o hare from ABQ i was sitting next to the jump set/gally and you know what there was a old TWA bevrige cart

Yes, TWA was a ... ( 2 months ago by PlainplaneProduction)

Yes, TWA was a magnificent carrier. I had a friend whose father works for American Airlines. That family seemed friendly, just like the original merger plans. Now they are trying to ruin my life, just like they ruined TWA's. The other day, I found my deceased grandmother's old TWA Frequent Flight Bonus program card. It is a very well done, well thought out tribute video. It is hard to believe that my favorite carrier, JetBlue, is now getting TWA's old terminal at JFK.

Thank you for the ... ( 2 months ago by mizzouluvr)

Thank you for the great chance, to see
" That Wonderful Airline " on it's last
day. I won't say how I feel about AA mgmt,
because I don't want my kids to know that
I cursed over the internet.

Im not going to say ... ( 1 month ago by maxboytn)

Im not going to say anything bad really because I have several friends that are former TWA, but this is how I see it. If former TWA employees are going to be bitter, they didn't have to accept the job that AA gave them. They could have been put out on the street. Just think of all the original AA Crews that the TWA crews bumped, they still are not flying because of all the ones that came over, and the original AA should have been the last to go. Loose the attitude, you still have a job!

I lost my career ... ( 1 month ago by twaladybug)

I lost my career because of the flight attendant union along with the blessings of AA. I had 35 years of experience. I have never heard any of the AA employees complain about flying to former TWA routes. we never came to the table empty handed.

Great video, brings ... ( 1 month ago by travellady48)

Great video, brings bad so many happy memories of 23 years with a wonderful airline.

over and over ... ( 2 weeks ago by MD11pushback)

over and over watching this video, great stuff, keep our Trans World in mind! cheers!

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