TWA Boeing 727 captain John Testrake (left) in the cockpit of the hijacked airliner at Beirut airport while a Shiite masked gunman leaves the plane while holding a machine gun.

TWA during the weekend retired its final six Boeing 727s. It had operated the aircraft type for 36 years. The carrier is replacing the three-engine jets with twin-engine Boeing 717s and MD-80s. In ...

In this file photo taken on June 29, 1985, TWA Boeing 727 captain John L. Testrake from Richmond, Missouri, emerges from the cockpit of his hijacked airliner at Beirut airport while a Shiite ...

"The tragic TWA (Flight) 800 accident in 1996 highlighted the vulnerability of transport aircraft fuel tanks," Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark Rosenker said in a statement about the 727 incident.

"The tragic TWA 800 accident in 1996 highlighted the vulnerability of transport aircraft fuel tanks," NTSB Acting Chairman Mark Rosenker said in a statement about the 727 incident.

Still-grieving relatives and friends today will mark the 10-year anniversary of the TWA Flight 800 disaster by gathering at a Suffolk County memorial to honor and remember their loved ones. Tom Sny… ...

He flew all the various types of jets in the airline’s fleet — DC-9, 727, 757 and two wide bodies, the 767 and 747. He said he liked the 767 best “because it had a good power-to-weight ratio ...

Wreckage from TWA Flight 800 explosion to be destroyed In 1996, TWA Flight 800 exploded after takeoff, killing 230 people. Its wreckage has been used for training for nearly two decades.

TWA was the Marilyn Monroe of the airlines: an American icon done in by powerful men who wanted a piece of its magic. Glamorous, tragic, gone before its time. And even though TWA’s demise didn’t ...