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View Resource Airline Mega-Deal: American Acquires Bankrupt TWA

The Fort-Worth-based AMR Corporation, parent company of American Airlines, has initiated a $500 million buyout of Trans World Airlines (TWA), the nation's longest flying carrier. TWA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, citing high fuel prices as a major factor in its financial decline. In addition to the merger with TWA, American is also acquiring certain US Airways assets and...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/be/2001/0111
View Resource Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety Information: Aviation Safety Data

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently made available three searchable aviation databases: NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Accident/Incident Database, FAA Incident Data System, and NTSB Recommendations to the FAA. The databases are updated monthly and are available back to 1983, 1978, and 1963 respectively. The first two can be searched via a form that allows a...

https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:2:::NO:::