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    I think passengers believe they have seen everybody get in and out of bankruptcy protection, like Continental in the early 1990s and TWA before American Airlines bought it,

    It is gratifying that aggressive regulatory action is being pursued to identify and eliminate one of the dangers identified by the (NTSB) ... in its investigation of the crash of TWA Flight 800 -- potential ignition sources that could spark a fuel tank explosion,

    The bankruptcy court doesn't think TWA is viable as a stand-alone carrier and neither do I. It would need a massive infusion of capital, it'd need a completely new game plan, and it'd need massive concessions from labor, which it's not going to get.


    We continued the hard work of integrating TWA, because at that time we still thought an efficient connecting hub in St. Louis could be a profitable addition to our network.


    The industry-leading performances of Continental and TWA can be attributed to their efforts to encourage employees to listen and respond to the needs of their passengers.




    It's a great pleasure for the FBI and the law enforcement team to talk about the tremendous cooperation that we had in the TWA tragedy and actually bring a check to those entities that supported us,

    I don't know what the likelihood of the deal being done is, ... I think it's serious, I think something is going on -- and many people were surprised, including myself, that American would even want to buy TWA, which is basically a real problem asset. And then you have the problems of integrating the work force.


    Unfortunately, things went wrong right away when Larry and his lawn chair reached 100 feet and tore the tether off the car. But Walters wasn't upset - he was thrilled. He told Plimpton I could see the orange funnels of the Queen Mary. ... This is TWA 231, level at 16,000 feet. We have a man in a chair attached to balloons in our 10 o'clock position, range five miles.

    These results represent further progress in our ongoing effort to return TWA to sustained profitability. Our plan is working and we intend to continue improving in the months ahead.

    All experts, including those from Boeing, TWA, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and foreign officials... agree that there is no sign of a missile attack.




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