THE WORLD OF TWA TRANS WORLD AIRLINES ROUND THE WORLD TRIP 1970s 72812

[@paddyneill1964]

For me , TWA was Kansas City, Mo. My father worked at TWA for 33 years. Started out cleaning aircraft at the downtown airport. Then became a A&P mechanic out at the overhaul base/MCI. Retired as an Inspector. I traveled a lot on what was called an employee term pass. Employees and family flew free in the continental U.S. as long as there was room. A lot of memories….. most good….some pretty crappy at the end.

[@Canadiannational6153studio]

My dad was a pilot for American airlines he flew the DC 10 in Washington DC

[@db90990]

I never had the privilege to fly TWA but I did fly Pan Am & Northwest & those were very good experiences 👍

[@michaelbetzer1966]

26:05: "The colossus of Asia.. Red China!" I love it!

[@sunnykat11]

yep.. i saw the world. thanks TWA and RIP Terry..will always love you..

[@gabrielhalston6726]

These film clips are from 1960-1962, not the 1970's. The theme song and ad, "Welcome to the World of TWA" was introduced when the introduction of the 707 jet came into TWA's fleet just before the onset of the '60's. The exception is the closing TWA theme song incorporated into their ads from 1967, "Up, Up, and Away, TWA!" Love the theme songs and, I hate to admit, I doooo remember the TWA ad from both the early '60's and late '60's.

[@feastguy101]

Can’t be. This was filmed sometime between early 1966 and early 1967. Can’t be earlier than 1966, because the Salazar (now 25 April) bridge in Lisbon is completed and open to traffic; and no older than early 1967, because the Suez Canal is still open to navigation, so, before the Six Day War.

[@blackorchidwx7626]

This was my parents honeymoon. Around the world trip. My dad retired before they sold to AA.

[@frankgrimesification]

I sure do love TWA tea!

[@tripillthreat]

I traveled quite a bit when I was young. TWA was my favorite airline, and my favorite plane was the TriStar L1011.

[@JDAbelRN]

Tri Star L1011, most beautiful plane, I flew on a Delta L1011 once, bucket list before I had a bucket list!

[@carlosga1978]

This was absolutely awesome!!! Thanks so much for sharing it!!! :)

[@annetherkelsen1539]

The lovely Flight Attendant closing the airplane door at the end of this "Up, Up, and Away" Trans World Airlines (US Carrier) is my sister.

[@tripillthreat]

Wow, that’s so cool!

[@swiper1818]

👍👍👍 superb footage

[@Hemidakota]

Brings back old memories

[@UnitedJetMainliner614]

This is more likely from 1966-67 as TWA's slogan during that time frame was "Welcome to the World of Trans World Airlines", almost immediately before they adopted the iconic "Up Up and Away" slogan in 1968.

[@6moonbeamz]

2:52 Queen Elizabeth II in red uniform on horseback

[@WAL_DC-6B]

This TWA promotional film seems to date from around 1962 or a bit later judging from the use of the TWA "twin globes" logo first used April, 1962 and the automobiles seen in the shot of the L.A.freeway at 0:47. Nice vintage airline film and thanks for sharing!

[@johntapp7232]

Actually, I saw a brief clip from the beginning of the movie “Fantastic Voyage” where they filmed a TWA jet airliner in mid-air at night. The movie was from 1966 so my mind tells me this commercial was a bit later.

[@johntapp7232]

This clip begins around 0:20.

[@johntapp7232]

On the other hand, perhaps “Fantastic Voyage” may have borrowed that footage from here. It had sound in the movie, but they still may have borrowed the raw footage and used it because at least two airliners were showcased in the movie, which by the way is still my favoritest movie in the whole wide world. I watched it every since 1975 when I was seven years old-I have the entire script down cold.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

@denniswilson8013 Thanks for the information that helps date this TWA promotional film.

[@michaelreifabc123]

Thanks

[@JoePez]

This looks more like the mid to late 60’s

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

This is from approximately 1962. Also Ceylon has long since become Sri Lanka.

[@johntapp7232]

Was it so named for the tea?

[@linneawilmoth6868]

The L1011 was 12 years ahead of Boeing with it's Low Visibility autoland allowing it to land in very low visibility conditions that other airplanes couldn't land in. The L1011 ride was far superior to the DC10. The coach seats in the DC10 had a bump at the front edge of the seat and when you napped on long international flights both legs would be fast asleep when you woke up. It would take me several minutes to get the circulation going so I wouldn't fall on my face going to the Restroom.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

+Glenn Wilmoth Fascinating observations.

[@brendahall5766]

who is that?

[@scotttillotson1389]

I wonder if the Captain was Bart Hewitt. I knew him as a kid in Colorado.

[@6moonbeamz]

26:04 Across the river.. Colossus of Asia Red China.. aka ShenZhen nowadays

[@evelynekretz9347]

Hommage à Bernard Vannier Public Relations Director TWA Paris ( présent sur ce film séquence diner aux chandelles Paris ) qui fut "remercié" par la Compagnie en 1981 après plus de 30 ans d'activité au grand étonnement des journalistes et du milieu de l'aviation qui ne tarit pas d'éloges sur son professionnalisme et son charisme . mais la Compagnie commençait à " battre de l'aile " et coupait des têtes en Europe pour sauvegarder les jobs aux USA . Bernard Vannier disparut en 1983 ; nul doute que sa maladie fut liée à ce déplorable contexte . Son décès fit l'objet de 2 lignes dans le journal interne Skyliner . Il ne vit heureusement pas la disparition de cette Compagnie à laquelle il avait tant donné sur la base de valeurs qui n'étaient visiblement plus celles de la TWA dont le cynisme des RH n'avait d'égal que l'absence de vision stratégique des médiocres décideurs.

[@avioncamper]

I wonder why this film has deteriorated so badly? I've seen some 50's color films that look new. Enjoyed the film anyway.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

The dyes in Eastmancolor fade sometimes catastrophically. We're able to restore them fairly well when the fade is the same across the print, but sometimes it varies so much we can't get a good version.

[@JamesDavidWalley]

Entertaining travelogue, but NOT from the 70s -- the use of "Up, Up and Away" as their theme music dates this promo film to '67-'68, and much of the stock footage looks to be up to ten years earlier than that. Another amusing observation is that, although the fictitious couple is shown always flying TWA, their journeys through Europe have them flying between cities for which they would have had to fly other airlines, as TWA didn't provide service between those cities (it mainly flew between the cities in the U.S. and major world capitals, but not between those capitals. For example, it flew New York to London and New York to Paris, but NOT between London and Paris -- you'd have to fly BEA or Air France between those.)

[@tomservo56954]

Certainly...if it were from the 70's we would see shots of 747s.

[@295g295]

Before seeing 'this', KZbin served me an advert for Citi / AAdavantage credit card .. . because American Airline acquired TWA?

[@Bungle-UK]

Half the ‘England’ on the map of the British Isles is in Wales!

[@ssanford]

Fly from Switzerland to Paris? It's 400 miles. And where would people have seen this film? That's what I can't figure out. It's too long to have run in movie theaters.,

[@jimbob325]

I thought the round the world flight also landed in Taiwan, Okinawa, and Guam

[@michaelbetzer1966]

Yes, that was Flight 743. I flew to Hong Kong on my way to Malaysia on July 19,1971 out of Los Angeles International Airport. First time on a jet, first time on TWA, first time to the Far East. We stopped in Honolulu, Guam, Okinawa, Taipei and Hong Kong. Then I transferred to Cathay Pacific to fly into Kuala Lumpur. It was pretty exciting for an 18 year old kid. In 2000, I went to work for TWA at Los Angeles International Airport. I was laid off on 7 October 2001 at about 0243, the same day the United States initiated hostilities in Afghanistan. More exciting times for a 48 year old Air Force veteran.

[@StanGay]

It did from 1969 to about 1975

[@jubill]

My favorite thing was not t.w.a. coffie or t.w.a. milk but it was T.W.A.T 😁😁😁😁

[@annetherkelsen1539]

You think you are funny. However, you just want attention.

[@jubill]

@@annetherkelsen1539 you think you want attention but niw your funny

[@jayholley2597]

Amen to that,and amen to you sir

[@kerrygriffin578]

this is more like 1960s amory is right

[@db90990]

Why didn't TWA fly to South Korea?

[@astardustparade]

This looks like the 60s not the 70s.

[@janinearvayo909]

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