Word: twa
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...intermediate-range plane carrying 180 to 200 people. Many aerospace manufacturers have been reluctant to build new planes until they learn what Boeing, the industry leader, is going to do. Now Boeing seems to have settled on a basic design for a "high technology" jet. Says Jerry Cosley, TWA's director of technical information: "It could set standards for the design and purchase of aircraft for the next two decades. But it is still only a paper plane, and airlines like to see planes fly before they make up their minds...
...year, up from $343 million in 1976. Profits this year are expected by several Wall Street investment analysts to rise to the $700 million area. True, much of the recent increase has come not from flying but from plane sales, tax credits and hotel subsidiaries. Indeed, some carriers?Eastern, TWA, Northwest, Western?show declining operating profits. But the competition for passengers, especially nonbusiness travelers who make up 48% of the traffic, is certain to remain intense. So the number of low-cost fares will probably grow...
Super Saver, on American, Northwest, TWA and United, for flights from coast to coast and between the East Coast and Arizona, offers from 30% to 45% discounts on basic economy fare. Passengers must buy tickets at least 30 days in advance and stay from seven to 45 days at their destination...
Super Coach, on American, Continental, Northwest, TWA and United between the midwest and the Pacific coast. Tickets are priced from $99 to $109 with seats limited, but no advance purchase is necessary...
Carter's order had other, less controversial effects. The President gave permission for new direct transatlantic flights to Europe starting from eleven U.S. cities, most in the Midwest or South; only ten cities had previously served as gateways to Europe (see map). He granted TWA the right to fly nonstop to Europe from Pittsburgh, Denver, St. Louis, Cleveland, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Kansas City, Mo. Northwest Airlines, which had no flights to Europe, picked up unused Pan Am rights to fly to Scandinavia from several cities across the nation. Delta Air Lines, which until now has been primarily...