Trans World Express

Trans World Express was the fully owned and certified regional carrier for Trans World Airlines and an airline trademark name for TWA's corporation.

Trans World Express - The formerly independent regional airline known as Ransome Airlines previously owned by Pan Am before its purchase by the Trans World Corporation for TWA.
TWE - the outsourced carriers flying as Trans World Express:
*Air Midwest
* Alpha Air
*Trans States Airlines
*Metro Air Northeast

When American Airlines bought TWA, the regional airlines functioning under the Trans World Express "banner" became affiliated with American Airlines under the name and new banner air carrier branding AmericanConnection. Trans World Express service at that time was being provided by Trans States Airlines, Chautauqua Airlines, and Corporate Airlines.

History

Until November 6, 1995, TWE, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of TWA, operated flights under the Trans World Express banner. This fully certificated airline, previously named and certificated as Ransome Airlines - Pan Am Express, was headquartered at Philadelphia Northeast Airport far from TWA's St Louis hubs.
After that date, November 6, 1995, TWA outsourced all TWE operations to third-party "banner" airlines. Other airlines previously operating under the name and TWE "banner" included Resort Air and Metro Air Northeast.
Most flights were from the Eastern Seaboard to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport or from the South and Midwest to Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport.
In 1993, Alpha Air was operating Trans World Express service with Beechcraft 1900C turboprops from a hub at Los Angeles International Airport with service to Burbank, Grand Canyon, Lake Tahoe, Mammoth Lakes, Palm Springs, Phoenix and Santa Ana/Orange County Airport.

Fleet

The following aircraft were contracted and operating in the TWExpress system at the time of TWA's merger with American Airlines and the TWExpress brand was discontinued:

Other aircraft that appeared in TWE colors included:

Beechcraft 1900C
Saab 340
de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Fairchild Metro II/III
CASA C-212 Aviocar
EMB-120 Brasilia
Destinations at closure

Trans World Express, via flights operated by Trans States Airlines, Corporate Airlines and Chautauqua Airlines, was serving the following destinations when the Trans World Express code share service was halted: