Editing Trans World Airlines (section)

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[[File:OneCityCenterStLouisMO.jpg|thumb|One City Centre in downtown St. Louis, which at one time served as the headquarters of TWA]]
By 1998, TWA had reorganized as a primarily domestic carrier, with routes centered on hubs in St. Louis and New York. Partly in response to [[TWA Flight 800]] and the age of its fleet, TWA announced a major fleet renewal, ordering 125 new aircraft. TWA paid for naming rights for the new [[Trans World Dome]], home of the then [[St. Louis Rams]], in its corporate hometown.<ref name="Rams Naming Rights">{{cite web |title=Flying Away: TWA, Rams Agree To Void Namimg Deal For Dome |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2001/03/01/Facilities-Venues/Flying-Away-TWA-Rams-Agree-To-Void-Namimg-Deal-For-Dome.aspx |website=Sports Business Journal |date=March 2001 |access-date=May 18, 2020}}</ref> In June 1994, its headquarters moved to One City Centre in downtown St. Louis.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/19990501152845/http://www.twa.com/about_twa/at_ct_phone_dir.html Contact TWA]." ''Trans World Airlines''. May 1, 1999. Retrieved on May 18, 2009.</ref><ref>Brown, Lisa R. "[http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/07/13/story4.html Lewis Rice eyes move to One City Centre]." ''[[St. Louis Business Journal]]''. Friday, July 10, 2009. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.</ref>

TWA's fleet-renewal program included adding newer and smaller, more fuel-efficient, longer-range aircraft such as the [[Boeing 757]] and 767 and short-range aircraft such as the [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80]] and [[Boeing 717]]. Aircraft such as the Boeing 727 and 747, along with the [[Lockheed L-1011]] and older DC-9s, some from Ozark and the 1960s, were retired. TWA also became one of the early customers for the [[Airbus A318]] through [[International Lease Finance Corporation]]. TWA, had it continued operating through 2003, would have been the first U.S. carrier to fly the type.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}

TWA had international code-share agreements with [[Royal Jordanian Airlines]], [[Kuwait Airways]], [[Royal Air Maroc]], [[Air Europa]], and [[Air Malta]]. In 1997, a code-share agreement was signed with [[Air Ukraine]] with plans to begin service between Paris and Kyiv by 1999. Domestic code-share with [[America West Airlines]] was started, with long-term plans for a merger considered.

The airlines' routes were also changed; several international destinations were dropped or changed. The focus of the airline became domestic with a few international routes through its St. Louis hub and smaller New York (JFK) and San Juan, [[Puerto Rico]] hubs. Domestically, the carrier improved services with redesigned aircraft and new services, including "Pay in Coach, Fly in First", whereby coach passengers could be upgraded to first class when flying through St. Louis. Internationally, services were cut. European destinations eventually were limited to London and Paris; and in the Middle East, to [[Cairo]], [[Riyadh]] and [[Tel Aviv]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}