VOLUME 46 NUMBER 21 OCTOBER 10, 1983 Museum of Flight Opens at Seattle ' Kans8sCity Citing Losses, Sche.dules TWC Considers TWA Spin-Off Upped50°/o The Board of Directors of Trans World Corporation, meeting in Chicago on Sep­ T~A will increase its flight schedules tember 28, announced that it is considering at Kansas City by 50% effective Octo­ the possible separation of TWA from Trans ber 30. · World Corporation. The Board instructed The new services will include daily management to develop a detailed program nonstop flights to nine domestic cities, under which the company's 81% common including a second daily nonstop to stock holdings in Trans World Airlines, Los Angeles. Inc. would be distributed to Trans World Flight frequencies will increase Corporation's common stock holders, es-. from the current 20 to 29 connecting tablishing TWA as a separate, publicly Kansas City with Albuquerque, Wi­ owned company. · chita, Denver, San Diego, Omaha, Trans World said that the separation of Los Angeles, Cleveland, Dayton, TWA from Trans World was one of the Philadelphia and Boston. · options presented to the Board in early Neil Effman, senior vp-marketing September by Goldman, Sachs and Co., and planning, said the increases are in the investment bankers retained to study direct response to announced inten­ the structural and financial alternatives tions by Eastern Airlines to initiate a available to Trans World. The Board is major buildup at Kansas City, which giving this option its most careful consider­ would have a major impact on TWA's ation and today announced that if it votes to own future growth plans there. proceed with a separation plan, Trans "The Kansas City metropolitan World would seek stockholder approval at · Members of the SEATAC chapter of TWA Clipped Wings acted as hostesses for pre­ area can economically support only a a special meeting late this year or early next opening celebrations ofthe Museum of Flight, which opened last month in Seattle. On finite amount of capacity, and TWA year. "Antique Aircraft Day" the group wore TWA uniforms from the Clipped Wings intends to be the carrier that provides " We have weighed- and we will con­ collection. From left are: Margaret Flanagan Samson, Vicki Cochrane King, Pat the dominant share of it," Effman tinue to weigh-all of the relative benefits Ca_in Cysewski, Barbara Rocap Diver, Dede Wilson Buckley, Ann Sack Pheland, said. to the stockholders," said L. Edwin Smart; . Judy Kent Rose, and Cindy Malean. (For information on the museum, see page 5.) Trans World's chairman. "Should separa­ tion occur, Trans World stockholders would hold shares in two major corpora­ TWA Retires Last 7075 on October 30 tions ,- one, a $2-billion enterprise en­ Boeing 707 service in the United States will last 707 schedules and routes to book a passenger comfort. The U.S. government gaged in international hotel, food and real come to an end October 30 when TWA farewell flight. Their choices diminished has mandated that all 707s be withdrawn estate service operations and the other, retires its last four. on September 30 with the retirement of two from scheduled and charter service in the America's premier international airline.'' TWA has operated the famed aiq)lane in .707s, leaving only four in the fleet. U.S. by the end of 1984 for environmental Commenting further, President Ed scheduled service longer than any other Throughout October, TWA will operate reasons. Meyer said, "Whether this separat~on airline. The Boeing 707 gave birth to the its last 707s on routes linking New York Since TWA's first 707 went into service takes place, I am absolutely confident that· · "jet age," led to the creation of the "jet (JFK) with both Pittsburgh and Miami, -March 20, 1959 the airline has operated TWA's people-the-best in the industry in set'' of the fifties and sixties and introduced . Pittsburgh and St. Louis and St. Louis and 126 707s in· several versions. The 707 skills and enthusiasm-will move forward air travel to tens of millions of people K.ansas City. played a major part in TWA's becoming the positively to address the severe difficulties around the globe. The venerable airplane has been sur­ first all-jet airline in the United States in that afflict the company and the entire air- . (topage3) Airline buffs and sentimentalists have passed by today's more cost-efficient jets 1967, and the· number one transatlantic been calling TWA daily inquiring about the with their quieter engines and increased carrier today. ' Response Line Horstman and' Roger Kruse flying. Lloyd 'One of the Fine.st Aircraft Ever' . Olson was in command of the return trip. Questions: Call to 11-free 800-221- by Capt: Ed Betts and Ted Vreeland were the crew, along TWA took delivery of 12 of the 331 2842; iq New York',_370-1714. Answers: Call toll-free 800-221- The 707 was the airplane that brought with .navigators Lawrence Guernon and models at $·5,550,000 each. The 331 's 2840; in New York, 370-1713. TWA into the jet age. All told, 126 Boeing 'Wilbur Bey. Lyle Hincks was captain ori 159,829 pounds of fuel capacity was al­ 707s flew in TWA colors during nearly a the first westbound trip. On December 3, most th~ same as the maximum gross lAM Local 1650 Hotline: 816-741- 1959, Flight 800 inaugurated jet service quarter century of operations. weight (160,000 pounds) of the largest 4934. (topage6) The first official TWA jet flight was from Idlewild to Paris and Rome with Marv Flight 46 from San Francisco to Idlewild (JFK) on March 20, 1959. Gordon Granger, Orville· Olson and Eugene Mc­ Clure flew as pilots, and Dale Beede and Harry Kampe as engineers. The trip took five hours 34 minutes. The original model 131 , all long since retired, carried 121 passengers and grossed out at 247,000 pounds. TWA ordered 14 . planes at $4,750,000 each. Another three (model 124) were purchased from Conti­ nental in 1967. These were the "water wagons," using water injected into the engines for added takeoff power. The 131 was noisy, left a trail of black smoke and, when the water was depleted, created a momentary negative "G" force?n the pas­ sengers. On November 23, 1959, TWA ·intro­ duced the long-range 331 model 707 on its international schedules when Flight 700 departed from IDL for London and Frank­ furt. Gordon Granger, Charles Swartzell Trail of black smoke was a hallmark of the original 707s, which used water injection for added takeoff power. in a position to, o_r called upon, the Seniors . Students Receive High Marks' group does all it can to help "our airline." In August, Arizona retirees aided the Phoe­ Editor's Notes nix sales office by monitoring the arrivals and departures of new-entrant Air Amer­ A feature of the TWA Seniors newsletter, ica. And the month before, they assisted in edited by Matt Messina, that we enjoy very distributing announ~ements of the opening much is a column on the whereabouts and · of a new TWA Travel Store in the west . whatabouts of many members. We notice Phoenix area . that there's a common theme, which is how Never a·dull moment. one looks forward to having time to do all A 74-year-old old salt who just wanted the things he never had time for - and now • something to keep busy didn't know what there still isn't time! In fact, many retirees he'd let himself in for when he offered to seem busier than ever. reproduce TWA belt buckles like one he How, for example, can anyone keep up made for Dave Gwinnis of Kansas City with Bob Berle? In the four years since (Skyliner, August 15). Fred (The 01' Peli­ returning home to Denver from Paris, Bob can) Georgeson says that as the result of the has made 87 trips within the U.S. and publicity he received about 15 orders right overseas, ''and all but 12 of them on off the bat. TWA." This has got to be a record. Although he skippered a yacht for a From Nova Scotia, Dick Feldman re­ living, he's always had a yen to fly. In fact, ports he's got seven acres of land on a he did take up a Jenny at age 16, sometime peninsula, "with 362 islands protecting around)925. "When my father found out, me." Dick, who has retained his U.S. he clipped my wings," says Fred. So he citizenship, says he plays at farming, but became a sailor, "likely a sublimation of what he'd really like to do is build or buy a my ·desire to fly," he says. Scott McCoy (left) and Joe Morse (right) are congratulated by Ken Johnston, Lafitte skiff, a boat native to Louisiana's At an age when many people are think- director-aircraft engineering, on completion of their engineering internship at MCI Cajun country. If you know of orie for sale, . ing of retiri~g he and his wife,. Joan, em­ this summer. Scott is a senior at Central Missouri State University; Joe is in his senior or where to get plans, write to Dick at St. barked on a cruise business in their year at Missouri Western College. In addition to college credits they received, through Anne du Ruisseau, Yarmouth City, Nova Bermudian cutter. Fred got hooked on peli­ TWA, a great deal of experience in aircraft engineering skills. Photo - Morrison Tivis Scotia, Canada BOW 2XO. cans in the secluded coves of the West .. Ray Terry writes that he bought an old Indies.