American Airlines Inc., in a surprise move, this week is to announce plans to buy financially troubled Trans World Airlines Inc., effectively ending one of the oldest names in U.S. aviation history, ...

"Fly PLAY has ceased operations, and all flights have been cancelled," the airline posted on its website on September 28. "We ...

As the F.B.I. chief in New York, he spent 16 months investigating why Flight 800 crashed 12 minutes after takeoff, killing all 230 people on board. By Sam Roberts The National Transportation Safety ...

WILMINGTON, Del. -- A federal judge cleared the way Friday for American Airlines to acquire TWA, although an appeals court could still temporarily block the deal. U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson ...

Trans World Airlines Inc. survived congressional investigations in the 1930s, World War II in the 1940s, the change from propeller to jet airplanes in the 1950s and 1960s and industry deregulation in ...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- A federal judge on Monday accepted a $742 million bid by AMR Corp.'s American Airlines for the assets of bankrupt Trans World Airlines Inc. The purchase still must be approved ...

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Trading of Trans World Airlines (TWA) shares was halted for most of the day Monday after reports circulated that American Airlines would add the venerable carrier to its hangar.

It was recently reported that American Airways and US Airways will be merged with the world’s biggest airline and that the company intends to operate flights from the US to Israel. Current premium ...