I do have to take exception to some of your comments. I was one of the coffee, tea or me girls from 1959 to 1961. TWA was a great airline during that time. We offered awesome in-flight service and the meals prepared by the KC group were incredible. Had to quit flying when I got married. Then they moved a lot of their management to New York City and it all went downhill after that.
Got a letter several years later asking if I wanted to return as a result of some union negotiation. Took one short flight as a passenger just to check them out. Flight attendants were old, ugly, overweight, dumpy, frumpy and total grumps. Never flew on them again.
Always wished someone would publish the truth about the explosion.
Actually, I think we're in total agreement. The TWA that I was blasting was the awful airline of the past quarter century, in particular that of the Carl Icahn era. My memories of the TWA from the 50's and 60's are quite fond with the iconic Constellation:
