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@joshuajoe1419

5 жыл бұрын

BSF I have an abandoned idea The longest abandoned subway line... The Cincinnati Subway

@drews591

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Maybe Braniff or Eastern next?

@JonMow

5 жыл бұрын

next kodak ?

@klipsfilmsmelbourne

5 жыл бұрын

Bright Sun Films twa is cursed company of plane crashes

@JonMow

5 жыл бұрын

@@klipsfilmsmelbourne more than malaysia airline?

"Sir, Pan Am just purchased 20 planes" Then we will buy 30! *NO* .....70!!!!!

@MsEdy09

5 жыл бұрын

The video is not about Pan Am. Its about TWA

@MsEdy09

5 жыл бұрын

Ok

@taylornezovich7552

5 жыл бұрын

🤦🏽‍♀️

@joemancini327

5 жыл бұрын

/r woooooooooooosh

@axelfoley1406

5 жыл бұрын

@@MsEdy09 You must be a blast at parties.

Don't apologizd for the length of the video. The longer videos are more thorough and informative.

@NellyM1823

5 жыл бұрын

Seriously!! Dont ever shorten them...for quality content I'd gladly watch a longer video!

@connorw8760

4 жыл бұрын

And more revenue lol

@ForwardSpace146

3 жыл бұрын

Wow i even dont realise that this was a long video lol

@user-xc1fo1fc7g

3 жыл бұрын

Like the longer ones more!!

@martinlutherkingjr.5582

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I hate it when KZreadrs start apologizing. If people like your content they’ll watch, if they don’t, they won’t.

TWA will always have a special place in my heart. Back in the '70s and '80s, a dream vacation my wife and I had was the opportunity to fly to Israel, to visit the Holy Land. As an enlisted man in the Navy, though, it was finally out of reach. Then came a perfect storm of cash from good sources. The trip began to look possible. Then, one day, Sue picked up a brochure for a TWA Getaway Tour to Egypt and Israel. It sounded great and just looked better and better the more we looked into it. So, in March 1988 we flew TWA from San Diego to Paris to Cairo. We were flying economy, but even those seats were comfortable 31 years ago. The tour turned out to be everything we hoped. It was great in every way, including some surprises that added to the delight. Sad though we were to take the flight home two weeks later, it was as comfortable as the first. That trip was truly a dream come true for us both, but for Sue it was more than that. It was wonderous. We decorated our house with art, statues, weavings, Holy icons, and other things we'd collected on the tour and after. It was one of the happiest times of our lives together. I am so, so glad that I could make it happen for her. I would have regretted it forever if we hadn't gotten to go. Twelve months and a few days later, Susan contracted bronchitis, an annual burden. But unknown to her or us or anybody, it suddenly transitioned to a fast-moving, virulent pneumonia. She died at home, very early one morning, never even knowing she was in danger. It was the worst day I will ever know. Every time I look at various souvenirs of that trip (especially her three alabaster cat statues), it eases some of the pain that still lingers 30 years later. TWA had the right deal at the right price at the right time, and the tour was better than they said it would be. They ended up making a dream possible before it was too late, and I thank God for that. TWA, too, was an instrument of a year's worth of special joy for Sue, and 30 years later, that is still of some comfort for me. How many airline can have that said about them? Farewell, TWA.

@dennissvitak148

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. I was involved in developing forecast techniques for the flight planners, to get non-stop flights from LaGuardia (LGA) to Tel Aviv. They tried it for a couple of months...but the range was just too great to make it reliable. Shame...direct flights were ALWAYS booked solid.

@ephapax1

4 жыл бұрын

akaSlasher this was a beautiful. Sadly, a 34 year old ESPN sportscaster passes away today for the same reason of your wife...Virulent pneumonia. It’s very hard to detect.

@topdog91

4 жыл бұрын

Israeli here. Such a moving story. Hope you are well and happy.

@xgamingwizard2216

3 жыл бұрын

gay

@hairyprimeminister748years2

3 жыл бұрын

Jeesus fuck I didn’t want a Life story.

TWA and Pan Am are airlines I'd love to see in the skies again.

@think6525

4 жыл бұрын

Carlmaster96 One day someone will bring them back from the dead and have them compete with Delta, American airlines and United airlines.

@MrPip9999

4 жыл бұрын

@@think6525 : Only Jesus comes back from the dead. Not anyone else. A company can come back from the chapter 11 coffin by the way.

@kevinwong6588

4 жыл бұрын

Pan Am has been reincarnated...as a railroad.

@kaydenchan7093

4 жыл бұрын

Kevin Wong so did TWA, as a hotel

@joshriver75

4 жыл бұрын

At one time there was talks of a merger. They were going to change the name to Trans Am Airlines! .......yeah that's right I tell dumb jokes

My mom was a gate agent for TWA here in St Louis. I watched Carl Icahn destroy TWA from the inside. You’re absolutely right about the feeling of family and the sacrifices the union made to keep it afloat. My mom still looks back on her TWA days as the most professionally rewarding time in her career.

@CamF64

Жыл бұрын

Even at that time though, Icahn was (and still is) well known as a corporate raider; stripping companies of their assets, selling them for profit, and leaving the company saddled with debt. He later did the same to eBay/PayPal.

@mmille10

Жыл бұрын

Reading this comment got me thinking of the Adam Curtis documentary "The Mayfair Set." I think Curtis explained why this sort of thing was happening, not just with TWA, but other companies. It was a change in mindset about who the company should serve. It had the idea that all that mattered was how profitable the companies were for shareholders. It forgot about intangibles that made companies work well, and gave them longevity. Put another way, it put companies under management of people who had money, but who didn't know much about what made the companies vibrant. Curtis's assertion is that before this, successful businesses used to care about the culture of the company. Profits were a priority, but they didn't care what shareholders thought about stock performance, because they weren't considered knowledgeable about what made the company work. Under this arrangement, you could say buying stock was a mark of trust from shareholders in the company's management. It was not an invitation to let shareholder's butt in on management decisions.

@merafirewing6591

Жыл бұрын

​@@CamF64 why wasn't he blacklisted to begin with????

I was heavily involved with TWA toward the end. I was their meteorologist, providing weather training for their flight dispatchers. There is a lot of shady shit that went on from the FAA. When you're based in St. Louis, and want to fly to the east or west coast, it was DAMNED difficult to get the FAA (and ARTCC) to assign them good altitudes. They got stuck low, a LOT, and this caused them to burn a ton of fuel. Also...they couldn't get the same rate for fuel as United or Delta..they had to pay cash, and the spot price. This was ... brutal for their operations.

@cchris874

5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, thank you!

@hankaustin7091

5 жыл бұрын

@@cchris874 I agree 100%.. absolutely fascinating! Dennis, you should write a book about your experience, it would be a best seller and probably make a very good movie as well !

@UahUahUah

5 жыл бұрын

Write a book about it, certainly. TWA: How The FAA Helped Them Fall

@dennissvitak148

5 жыл бұрын

@@UahUahUah - There was an extremely high level of anger and frustration on the part of the TWA employees. Many of them were long-term flight dispatchers, that were forced to re-locate from New York City. I found them to be sincere, hard working, and professional. That they came to my company, a private meteorologist, to initiate the first training certification program of its kind in the nation is saying something. I helped their flight dispatchers become qualified to amend a terminal area forecast (TAF), for those times when the TAF wasn't representative, and affected their operations. Case in point..AM fog, forecast is below mins, and the fog was clearing rapidly. They couldn't file to take off if the TAF was below mins...and my training allowed them to amend the TAF, and use their new forecasts. Had to be done carefully, and I monitored and verified the accuracy of every action they took. But..it saved them time, and money. The program, EWINS, was accepted and approved for use by the FAA.

@hankaustin7091

5 жыл бұрын

@@dennissvitak148 Like I said Dennis.. there's a great book/movie right there, based on what you just said - don't listen to these other assholes that don't know what they're talking about.. I think it would be great!

Carl Ichan looted TWA of millions of cash then left the rotting corpse on the beach.

@clausstimpfig3803

4 жыл бұрын

so true

@albertawheat6832

3 жыл бұрын

That's the American way....Capitalism at it's finest. Get government grants to build the company, Take all the profit. And leave a mess for the taxpayer to clean up...Yes sir you have to love, the American dream.

@henriquemelchiorgomes8750

3 жыл бұрын

@@albertawheat6832 if that's captalism, China is socialist.

@morningwaves

3 жыл бұрын

Icahn is the real-life Gordon Gekko .....just uglier.

@Pickleduck.

4 ай бұрын

@@henriquemelchiorgomes8750 china is communist. Socialism is the middle part to converting to communism

I dont care what people say, Icahn destroyed TWA.

@larssmith404

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, he did and is still at it today.

@jayreiter268

5 жыл бұрын

B007 were you there to watch it happen? What destroyed TWA was a self serving upper management that did not want to run an airline. They siphoned money out of the airline to buy Hilton, Century 21 Etc. Then they created the Trans World Corporation. They then divided the Trans World Corporation and TWA. Most upper management went into the corporation. TWA was weakened by this. What happened to the corporation and money? Hilton and Century 21 are now separate. Our IAM union actively recruited Carl in preference to Frank Lorenzo. My last bitter memory is not getting credit for my seniority after the AA buyout. I was not alone in that. The sad thing now is the dwindling numbers of old TWA'ers and the frequent "Gone West" emails.

@dennissvitak148

5 жыл бұрын

@@jayreiter268 - I was there as their weather guy when this happened. Instead if integrating the lists, as they were promised, AA took the TWA pilot list, and "stapled" it to the bottom of the AA seniority list. Pretty shady shit there...senior TWA pilots, with 25 years experience, got to bid on routes AFTER the newest, rawest recruit pilot AA could find.

@doncarlin9081

5 жыл бұрын

@@jayreiter268 Don't worry Jay, Uncle Carl hasn't written you out of his will, you don't have to schmooze lol. Oh, and you don't get more upper than Icahn's position at TWA.

@jrwxtx

5 жыл бұрын

@@jayreiter268: Wow, what a choice! Lorenzo also ruined many lives.

*Come fly with me! Let's fly, let's fly awayyy* Please do the Ryugyong Hotel, the tallest abandoned/unfinished building in the world.

@lentoturmahub8214

5 жыл бұрын

Kim Jong-un How do you have access to a computer???

@ImInSpainWithoutTheS

5 жыл бұрын

how many times have i saw you?

@Stingnu

5 жыл бұрын

Kim Jong-un the biggest question is how the fuck was this posted 2 days ago

@ethanbrown4656

5 жыл бұрын

@@Stingnu he's bought access to be a member of channel. with it you get early access to videos

@joesmith389

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Kim

I showed my mom this video, and she nearly cried. She knew people on flight 800, oversaw parts of operation baby lift in 75, and all the memories came flooding in for her. I have to thank her for all the hard work she's done to support our family, as well as the amazing world she's shown me with her retirement benefits. Thanks for making this video Jake!

@wizardgherkin

5 жыл бұрын

+1

@AdmiralJT

5 жыл бұрын

I'm from a town that lost high school students

@GummyDinosaursify

5 жыл бұрын

>as well as the amazing world she's shown me with her retirement benefits This is the most "rich kid" statement i've ever heard in my life

@Msflamingo-wl4qo

5 жыл бұрын

"...the amazing world she's shown me with her retirement benefits" isn't a "rich kid" statement, it's an Airline Brat statement. I, too, am an Airline Brat. At 5 yrs old, I already had my 1st Photo I.D. It was my TWA PASS. 😊 So "benefits" refers to his opportunity to fly for free...thx to his Mom. And for me, thx to my Daddy. #TWAFamily ❤

@jose.luis.ayala.

Жыл бұрын

@@GummyDinosaursify True if you mean the kid enjoyed family fringe BENEFITS he was entitled to. My friends Dad was a TWA mechanic & he went EVERYWHERE for as little as $10.

Just yesterday I flew American Airlines and was seated between a couple in their 70s who met and married while working for TWA. It was wonderful talking with them and the wife was in awe that I had only a vague knowledge of the airline even existing though it was truly iconic. She told me I wouldnt believe how much the world has actually changed in just her lifetime.

I miss TWA, my fondest memory was being a kid and being let onto the fight deck of one of the new 767's they had gotten, the pilots gave me a glue on plastic set of wings.

My aviation heart jumped for this video. Thank you BSF.

How in the world did this guy almost make me cry for an airline??

@DivAgent556

5 жыл бұрын

Because airlines are made by people for the service of people. TWA was the finest in this regard. It's easy to get upset over something with such great personification.

@seanbrown1271

5 жыл бұрын

The airline industry is like the auto industry the ups and downs are felt in the employees homes with their families always try two fly with a good American company our dollor helps more people then most people think twa and pan am treated every one great

@loanswashere.

3 жыл бұрын

@@asbestosfibers1325 bruh Shut ze fök up

Was there ever a company which benefitted from Carl Icahn, instead of being ruined?

@atoage8902

5 жыл бұрын

No

@lvthud

4 жыл бұрын

Stratosphere Corp

@bhfootballer26

4 жыл бұрын

The competitors of any of the companies Icahn invested in.

@keithbenson2627

4 жыл бұрын

Rhyno Souris This is what all CEO’s do when they purchase an airline . They get greedy, poor management, and then they cash out

@rzz9594

4 жыл бұрын

I cahn’t.,,,🤔

The Airline may ceased operations, but their name will forever be remembered to all aviation enthusiast

YOUVE DONE IT AGAIN!!! Starts with Pan Am and continues with TWA!!! You sir deserve an award!

@BrightSunFilms

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@9HighFlyer9

5 жыл бұрын

I just watched the first few minutes of Pan Am again. Accidently hit the back button on my phone. Same intro and both defunct airlines I was thinking "why is he telling us about Pan Am again"

@ExpoAviation

5 жыл бұрын

If you are interested in airline failures I've been covering events on this side of the Atlantic :)

@enormerschwanz

5 жыл бұрын

@@BrightSunFilms Really good content, sir. If you're continuing this series, it'd be interesting if you covered Eastern Airlines, or Braniff International.

@bearabletable7527

3 ай бұрын

@@BrightSunFilmsplease do EASTERN airlines!

Buys a bunch of multi million dollar planes when there isn't demand just because pan am has more planes *Goes bankrupt *insert pikachu face

@EyreAffair

5 жыл бұрын

"Howard Hughes was one of the most colorful men of our time. He was an inventor, an adventurer, a multi-billionaire, a ladies' man, and finally, a nutcase." - Stan Lee

@therealjammit

5 жыл бұрын

I think he was waiting for Pan Am to make a move and then make his purchases. He was already planning on expanding routes but kept holding off. But still, buying that many planes all at once...

@madwolf0966

5 жыл бұрын

Seriously tho that 1973 oil crisis was such a horribly timed disaster.

@sophroniamason2730

5 жыл бұрын

@GamingTV Your a nut!

@Windows98R

4 жыл бұрын

dexeo but then PanAm essentially did the same thing too :P

I always loved flying TWA. They had more leg room in economy, and their service was really good. I remember right after the merger I was flying back from Sydney Australia to Atlanta on American (Delta didn't go there at that time). I had to connect in LAX and STL (it was a nightmare itinerary). The plane from LAX to STL was a TWA 767 that had not been painted in the American Livery yet, and it was so much nicer than the AA planes. What Carl Icahn did to this airline was criminal. One of the first glimpses of vulture capitalism.

@NunYa953

Жыл бұрын

Pipe down, socialist.

@scpatl4now

Жыл бұрын

@@NunYa953 from the Fascist in the room

Back in the 70s, TWA generously offered positive space, "Perimeter fares", to all airline employees, spouses, and dependent children. A round trip from the east coast to western Europe was $99; about $20 more to eastern Europe and the middle east. (Greece, Israel, Turkey, etc) My family and I gratefully, took advantage of it on several occasions.

I love how the production quality is improving but it still has a personal feel about it.

Wow. Growing up a military brat, we flew TWA more than once. That along with the commercials made it a large part of the first 1/2 of my life (I'm in my 50s now.) The commercial song at the end actually brought tears to my eyes, because when I was a kid, it was just so iconic and part of our world. Thanks for the flashback memories!

I was kinda upset when TWA went out like a candle. one of my favorite airlines. Every time I flew with them they were always so nice from the gate agents to the FA's and everyone and not just to certain class but to everyone, young old, didn't matter race or sex or if you were a baby or old, they always seemed to have great attitudes and smiles.

I was there as Eastern Region Communications Manager based at JFK and Mt. Kisco NY. Icahn sold ALL of the equipment after he took it public, pocketed every dime and then leased back the planes. This is what killed TWA.

I actually think its kind of wholesome that the employees gave up their pay just to keep the company afloat so they could keep their family of crew members together. I don't think I've ever seen another group of airline employees that loved their jobs as much as they did. You can clearly see how happy they were at work and how much fun they had together. Another great video, BSF!! :)

I flew by myself when I was 9 to see my grandma on TWA. At that time, they assigned 1 flight attendant to keep track of a minor and personally "deliver" you to whoever was picking you up. As always, another great vid. Thanks for reminding me of a great memory.

@mikexxxmilly

2 жыл бұрын

I did that multiple times as a kid as well. So weird to think about now... I would NEVER be comfortable sending my son off by himself like that haha I guess it was character building and the airline was very good with keeping me comfortable and watching me but still... (this was pre 9/11) back when my mom could just walk up to the gate to pick me up after my grandmother sent me offf from the previous gate

@mmille10

Жыл бұрын

I remember that treatment as a kid. Though, I never flew TWA. I flew on Eastern. I started flying by myself when I was about 7 or 8 years old. A flight attendant would watch over me, see how I was doing. They had activity books to keep me occupied. It was a good experience.

Quite a lot of car crash business stories begin with "And then the company was bought by Carl Icahn"

God I love that 1960s architecture in their terminal . That large, rounded futuristic look is so weird yet pleasing

@livethefuture2492

7 күн бұрын

It still exists by the way, its now the TWA Hotel in JFK. You can visit and stay there if you like. Its all been renovated in the 60's aesthetic. its pretty damn cool, especially for an aviation enthusiast.

5:10 . . . Many people today never had the chance to experience what it was like to travel in an airplane with 9 foot ceilings, and vast, spacious cabin of the Lockheed L-1011.

@swillm3ister

5 жыл бұрын

It looks amazing. Almost hard to imagine.

@luket1085

5 жыл бұрын

Compared to Airbus A330, what do you think?

@luket1085

5 жыл бұрын

@ I see. How about the triple-seven or a Dreamliner?

@LakeNipissing

5 жыл бұрын

777 and 787 are nice airplanes, but they don't have the high ceiling, open cabin of an L-1011.

@PORRRIDGE_GUN

5 жыл бұрын

That plane nearly killed me on a couple of occasions. Lots of trip and fall hazards in the cargo bays.

“helped shaped the golden age of air travel”. When I heard that, it reminded me how TWA actually helped shape another airline. For those who don’t know, TWA was contracted out to manage and help establish Saudi Arabian Airlines (aka Saudia) circa late 1940s. I remember hearing stories of senior pilots, flight attendants and mechanics being brought in from TWA to show how things work. Makes sense considering the similarity of the fleet at the time (e.g. 707, 747, L-1011,etc). This was back in the time when my parents could hear their flight being called over a loudspeaker from the comfort of their home, and the terminal was nothing more than a giant hangar split in half; one side departure and the other side for arrivals.

While I was never actually a TWA employee, during the 1996 hiring blitz that you referenced, I interviewed in NYC for a flight attendant position. Had a job offer extended after completing a second, more extensive interview in St. Louis. I was unable to complete training because the demand for new hires began to decrease and my start date for training kept getting pushed further and further back. I ultimately hired on with United, but was sad to see the company go when they finally went out of business. Thanks so much for sharing...

The merger between AA and TWA was tough and bitter. Especially for what was done to the Aircraft Mechanics. (Stapling the TWA Seniority List behind the AA one) The ramifications are still felt even today in 2022 amongst the senior old timers.

What Makes your Films so good is that fact they are done with such respect. Thank you

TWA inspired me to become a pilot. As a child in the late 80’s-90’s, every spring break vacation or family trip began and ended with Trans World Airlines out of KSGF. There was nothing like pulling up to the airport in the back of my family’s 1982 Suburban and seeing that beautiful McDonnell Douglas DC-9 tail protruding from behind the terminal building with the letters “TWA” on it. Flying into Lambert, (St.Louis Missouri) was like arriving in TWA Heaven. There, you could see the fleet size and variety. Turbo props of every kind, an endless fleet of DC-9’s and MD-80s, 727’s, 767’s, the brand new 757, the gorgeous L1011 and the Queen of the Skies-747 all present. I was in high school when TWA ended, and not only did I cry, it’s something I’m still sour about today. It didn’t stop me from going through college, flight school and flying for a living, but it hurts that I’ll never wear the cap while stepping onto a Trans World MD80.

@flyjet787

5 жыл бұрын

Replying to Nate and Bob.......during my tenure at TWA ('85-'98) we flew DC-9-10's, 30's, 50's (old Eastern birds), and 80's.

@flyjet787

5 жыл бұрын

@bob wach i wasn't disagreeing with anything you said

@thisismysea

5 жыл бұрын

This is such a passionate comment. It's very cool hear about your respect for your profession and how it started when you were young. Sounds like you really found the thing you were meant to do!

@OneFoxTwoFox

5 жыл бұрын

I too lived in St. louis and remembered that sea of red in C Terminal. TWA was so much of Lambert. I moved to Seattle in 2003 and am always truly saddened when I fly back to visit. I am glad they gave you a dream that you have obtained. Pssst if you ever make it to Seattle, the Museum of Flight is amazing.

@nateweter4012

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Berger Fantastic! Guys I’ve talked to seem to either love or hate the type. I’ve got some sim time in but that’s it. I really enjoy the aesthetics of the aircraft, it feels much more industrial and interesting than many today IMO. I imagine flying one would be great. It seems like an aircraft that lets you know and reminds you constantly that you’re flying an airplane. I

"When we walked throught the airport, people would stare us like we were movie stars " They really had prosperous times

Jake: Really appreciate the interviews with former employees in your films. Excellent research and archival footage.

I was working for TWA and was at work when it was announced that Icahn had sold the London Heathrow routes and we were all in shock. That man never cared anything about TWA, only how to make himself richer.

At 1:44 when he said "transporting mail and passengers" I thought he said "Male and passengers" and just left out the female part and I was like woah 😂😂😂

@cpufreak101

5 жыл бұрын

@@User0000000000000004 yep... That moment you realize that before SJW's started crying for rights they already have almost nobody would have misheard it that way

@GummyDinosaursify

5 жыл бұрын

@@cpufreak101 Male and Mail are pronounced the same way so it's not exactly hard to misunderstand the meaning. English clearly isn't your first language.

@cpufreak101

5 жыл бұрын

@@GummyDinosaursify no it is, I'm just a self appointed idiot and I may have been high when I made that reply... haha

@alyssaandbensfuntime775

5 жыл бұрын

Patrick Armstrong bro same 😂

@80sfreak14

5 жыл бұрын

You're dumb

As of now the former TWA terminal(the East Coast one) is now a Hotel and is open.

@sonic23233

4 жыл бұрын

Cool

WOW!! Growing up I remember TWA, Eastern, Pan Am, Continental and Delta (before Delta merged). All but one are gone now. Back when seats were comfortable, you got a free movie with ear buds, you also got a pillow and blanket, you got a lunch or dinner, soda, tea, coffee and snacks were free, you didn't pay for ANY luggage--or seats--or snacks--or even tickets; smoking was allowed (not that we smoke, but for those who did, it seemed to be relaxing to them)--flight attendants were called "stewardesses" because it was usually 100% females that served you on board--there were magazines to read to pass the time--the list 📃 is long--and long ago gone. Husband hates flying these days--so much so, that he wants to drive everywhere, even if it means driving ten to 12 hours to a destination. Now flying has to be one of THE most uncomfortable ways to travel. What a shame. (edited for spacing).

@billsmith5960

4 жыл бұрын

I flew back and forth from St. Louis to JFK and back around 1975, the tickets for coach were $300. That's $1400 today. Yes, the flights were great but they cost a fortune. Plus nothing extra if you flew them all of the time (i.e. racked up miles). So, go find a flight for $1400 for a route like that. You can do it in first class. As of today you can do it for $300 which would be $62 back in 1975.

@psychic_beth

3 жыл бұрын

Continental still technically exists, they actually bought United, not the other way round. They just decided to use the United brand.

@punnequraq

3 жыл бұрын

Most airlines offer free earbuds and movies through Gogo and drinks are almost always free except for super-budget airlines.

*Watches video of the last TWA flight *gets notification....from dad Dad: Why are you crying so damn loud

@GummyDinosaursify

5 жыл бұрын

Nice copypasta

If you're still covering ship accidents, I'd recommend the MV Sewol. I noticed that it was VERY similar to the ships you covered, the Costa Concordia and the Oceanos, in an almost uncanny way. The controversy it started is still very much alive today and I do believe it deserves more coverage in the western world to ensure it never happens again.

@zombiezilla707

5 жыл бұрын

Ayden Lau-Kehoe I second this. It’s very heartbreaking

@inthewestnothingnew2651

5 жыл бұрын

Ship captains a great people 👌 tootally not self-centered a-holes during ship sinkings.

@tconlon251

5 жыл бұрын

Did he do one on the Summit Venture? That was the ship that collapsed the Sunshine Skyway in Tampa

@jimmydesouza4375

5 жыл бұрын

Is the Sewol the Korean one where they were telling passengers to go back to thier cabins even when the ship was half sunk?

@adrianlau7249

5 жыл бұрын

@@jimmydesouza4375 Unfortunately, yes.

Pan am and TWA : lets now start taking good decisions and prevent the company from getting shutdown. Boeing 747 : *i am going to do what’s called a pro gamer move*

@gkfujiwaraesquibel7998

4 жыл бұрын

Boeing 747: *Thug Life*

I remember the jingle “TWA the most comfortable way to fly”

Loved seeing this! I was a 22 yo “new hire” flight attendant out of NYC in 1996. My fellow new hires have made life long bonds and friendships that continue to this day, tho we all went to work for other airlines. I left TWA in Jan 1997 to go to Northwest (then Delta). TWA was SO special and I have the best memories of it all...from training in St. Louis, to all of us newbies living in New York, to the trips around America and Europe. There were so many sad nails in TWA’s coffin. One not mentioned was that when Ichan left he got “Karabu” tickets on all flights. In a nutshell, his travel agency Omega could sell seats on any TWA flight at a discount of up to 25% of TWA’s own tickets. This cost the company hundreds of millions in revenue over the years. TWA tried suing Ichan over this practice and lost ☹️ I’m grateful for a lifetime’s worth of memories packed into that one year.

TWA Flight 800 was definitely the straw that broke the camel's back.

@Hannah-cw9do

4 жыл бұрын

Scuderia Kasey Dixon yeah

Growing up in NY , I spent a lot of time at Kennedy Airport as a kid . The TWA terminal was an iconic sight to see as was the Pan Am terminal and the original American Airlines terminal with all the stained glass windows . They ruined Kennedy Airport when they started with the sky train and tearing down all the iconic terminals !

@richardbagley3139

3 жыл бұрын

The only thing that is left is the TWA terminal that can be seen in a different terminal

@livethefuture2492

7 күн бұрын

The TWA one still exists, its been converted to a hotel now in all the original 60's asthetic, There's even a connie out front.

My dad was was machinist for TWA at JFK (hanger 11, I think), so this video has a great personal interest to me. I still have his jackets with the logo on the back, and people always stop me when I wear them in airports recounting their fond memories of the airline. Before my dad worked for TWA he was with Lockheed...So, I'm putting out a request for you to do a Lockheed video.

I loved flying on TWA's planes. Their L-1011 was awesome. I miss that airline. Thank you for the video.

The TWA terminal was the most beautiful back in the day ! Red everything I remember admiring as a little child ....it’s now a hotel !

my brother in law was a plane mechanic at KCI in the 90s and he took me on my first flight when i was 14. he loved to work on the planes and work for the company. it was felt in our hometown when they went belly up

My mom was a flight attendant for this airline.

@jessacamtzw

4 жыл бұрын

Dang.Thats awesome

Great presentation. I loved TWA, and it was my airline of choice. You could tell that employees truly loved what they did and flying with them was always enjoyable. It is so sad such a great company was driven into the ground by incompetence or plain malfeasance.

I miss that red color along with all the unique schemes of each airline in the 1990’s...

@carlcushmanhybels8159

5 жыл бұрын

On another You Tube video I saw that TWA's color scheme is a favorite of many people. Personally, is my favorite, with a special liking for the classic 1980's & 1970's? schema.

@hzzlrp10

5 жыл бұрын

There is one complete aircraft left in TWA colors. The National Airline History Museum in Kansas City has a L-1049 Super Constellation that was painted in TWA colors by the airline to celebrate TWA's 75th anniversary. After TWA was bought out American Airlines has allowed the aircraft to remain in TWA livery. The museum is currently working towards restoring the Connie to flight status.

Lesson to learn: Do not look to your competitors and act because of them. That will make you lose sight of your own plate. Customers are the 1. priority, because without them, you are out of business.

@dafyddthomas7299

3 жыл бұрын

That is a good motto but sadly lacking with many CEO's & CFo's now - just short term view of the company and selling to make a buck $$$$ for themselves

@furcorn9804

Жыл бұрын

Roblox: I’m going to pretend I never heard that.

Ha! My step-dad worked as a pilot for TWA from WW2 until the '80s. Was glad to see his face in your video - he's the captain that picks up the little boy in their commercial (at 9:06). Great guy.

@LanceVance305

4 жыл бұрын

Wow

This might have been a longer video, but your pacing and enunciation is amazing as always. Also love your music choices. Keep up the good work!

the quality of your videos are always on point.

@georgebamber6871

5 жыл бұрын

Wtf is the bsf next to your name

@ry4n174

5 жыл бұрын

I think it’s from me supporting him on KZread

@DeployTheDRS

5 жыл бұрын

George Bamber people don’t know that?

I remember flying on one of these as a kid and they gave me a cool TWA sticker that looked more like a pin.

Nice video. My dad was a Captain for TWA and my mom was a stewardess for the airline. I have great memories of the time spent flying all over the world as a kid.

I'd like to kindly recommend the Penn Central Transportation Company - one of the largest bankruptcies in American history and a scarlet letter for the railroad industry.

@hankaustin7091

5 жыл бұрын

I agree - that would make for a great video!

Your videos are super interesting! I love how diverse your channel is. There's something for everyone here.

Oh man, what a journey that company has made. So much respect for these dedicated employees!

I admire the work of those employees who tried to keep the company up. Really sounded like they liked their jobs.

The quality of your videos are just beyond phenomenal

Jake keep up with the amazing videos. they always put a smile on my face

I STILL remember one of the last slogan's they used. "TWA....The most comfortable way to fly".

12:58 is what made me click on this video in the first place. Scariest thing ever I feel so sad for all victims onboard for a 30,000 free fall

Congratulations Bright Sun Films....... Overall a compressive summary of a very complicated legacy. I would like to point out the following. One key factors of the demise of our beloved TWA was the Flight Attendant Strike of 1986. Here Carl Icahn broke our Union as he was selling assets and dismantling the company as the corporate raider he is.. When we finally got rid of him, on his exit parachute was the stipulation that he would receive a percentage of every ticket sold by the airline. With this handicap as much as we tried to compete with the competition on the infamous "Super Saver Fares" of the time we were always in the red. The final stabbed in the back was the way W.F.Compton, our final CEO, who was a pilot sold us out to American Airlines. TW & AA presented to the TWA workforce a merger which it turnout to be a hostile takeover. When it was all said and done, all TWA InFlight Crews were placed in the bottom of the seniority roasters, never honoring our seniority. To add salt to the wound after 9/11 AA (American Airline) threw us into a furlough while they overworked their Flight Attendants with overtime for five years. By law we lost our recall rights and were left out in the curb. I have no sympathy for American Airlines, I finished my career with DL (Delta Airlines) and to this day AA is the last airline of choice for me to fly, I evade them like the plague!

@DivAgent556

5 жыл бұрын

We'd love to have you in our Trans World Airlines Facebook group! Perhaps you'll be able to reconnect with former co-workers? We have over 3,000 members! Search for the private TWA group that has the 747 on touchdown as the header!

@vivianvandella8406

5 жыл бұрын

Oh Girlfriend, You're just so Damn Bitter, Like some Left Over Background Singer. For the good of your Health, you need to let this stuff go. I feel for you Honey, but your Glory Days were in the 1970's. It's Over for the former Trannies of TWA. You need to Move on sweetie. There are Plenty of Seniors that will appreciate your Coffee & Tea serving Skills, perhaps you could volunteer at your Nursing Home ?, Go on Girl, Iron that old Stewardess Outfit, put on those Plastic Wings & make some announcements !!!!!, Point out those Exit Doors to all those other Old Queens !!!! You can do it !!!!! Love Viv !!!!!!!

@JN-ug5ky

4 жыл бұрын

@@vivianvandella8406 dafuq

@dissonantdreams

4 жыл бұрын

Vivian Vandella wow, that’s a massive chip you’ve got on your shoulder. And you don’t need to capitalise every other fucking word, it makes you look really stupid when you’re attempting to claim some sort of moral high ground but you can’t even write a sentence properly.

TWA's iconic status also unfortunately made them a target of hijackers.

@tomdeininger7379

5 жыл бұрын

One wonders why American companies are often associated with disaster. it's as if someone planned it out to eliminate American things to make room for the foreigners to take over-oh, sorry I mean make way for "diversity".

@anarchyandempires5452

4 жыл бұрын

"This plane is going to Cuba!"

@Windows98R

4 жыл бұрын

Lake Nipissing same thing applies to their (used to be) direct rival, Pan-Am

@tedboeing

4 жыл бұрын

Other airlines copied TWA to get where they are now

@twistedyogert

Жыл бұрын

@@anarchyandempires5452 Actually, it appears that Palestinians enjoyed hijacking TWA jets. At least the hostages we're comfortable trying not to get brutally murdered.

I am surprised that the hijack in 1984 or 1985 did not affect the airline’s reputation. I flew TWA Francisco to London in 1985, with a full flight pretty much all four legs. Great job as usual, Jake. Your delivery is so smooth. Many could learn from you. 🙂

@frozenuruguayball6436

Жыл бұрын

What were the stopovers?

I used to board the Gatwick St. Louis flight when I first started at the airport in 2001 I do miss them honoured to do something little for a legacy airline

Do Swissair next. the airline was called the flying bank for much of it's existence and was one of the larger airlines in Europe. Then it collapsed, to the astonishment of an entire nation.

It is true that these often flew with a a lot of vacant seats. I once flew non-stop from London to Kansas City on 747 and there were about *12 people on the entire plane*. It was fantastic! I was able to fold up the armrests of the four seats in the middle of the plane in front of the movie screen and fall asleep watching the world according to GARP. The most luxurious ride you could ever hope for! Everybody on the plane had more than their own entire row and a personal stewardess entirely to themselves.

@visionist7

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds incredible. I would have told the stewardess to sit with me and watch the movie together

@petercermak1910

2 жыл бұрын

I remember flying from DC to San Francisco on a Wide Body. I could pick row after row and lie down 4 seats across. I didn't realize that the flight was loosing money. Fast forward 35 years and British Airways has 10 people crammed in per row, with 4 inches of leg room! Times have changed!

Always sad when EMPLOYEES love the company they work for only for it to go under. The company really tried hard and took lots of punches then getting back on its feet. Too bad.

@dafyddthomas7299

3 жыл бұрын

agree

Seeing these aircraft bring back so many memories. Growing up in the late 60's and throughout the 70's when these airlines were in their prime and remembering all of those TV commercials... it was just a great time to be alive. I really miss those days.

You know what they say. The bigger they are the harder they fall.

@demetriosb5758

5 жыл бұрын

Justin Y. Here before 100 likes.

@calebrowan8646

5 жыл бұрын

He has arrived

@ethanbrown4656

5 жыл бұрын

How are you here already?

@georgebamber6871

5 жыл бұрын

Yo justin

@TheRoyaltyofTurtles

5 жыл бұрын

So that's how you do it. Turn notifications on and comment without watching the video

At 8:45 CARL ICAHN: THE FACE OF EVIL. Icahn was TWA's demise. He is the epitome of "HOSTILE TAKEOVER". ICAHN gave my Daddy a choice: "Retire NOW, or lose HALF your Benefits, Retirement, 401K, etc." ICAHN never had plans to save TWA. But, we were & still are FAMILY, our TWA FAMILY! ❤ btw: As of 2019: Icahn is worth $17 BILLION.

This was very informative and interesting. I remember when American Airlines purchased TWA, internal AA promotions referred to it as TWAA. And with their acquiring their MD80s it launched American Airlines into operating the largest fleet of MD80s in the world.

Man, and nothing about that disgusting Karabu deal Icahn saddled TWA with as part of the 'terms' of his departure.

@dennissvitak148

5 жыл бұрын

TWA was forced to give up a VERY significant, and operationally critical percentage of their income to reimburse Icahn. They just couldn't survive this, and pay down their debts. They went in to a debt spiral, and that was that.

Yes you're baaaack! I subscribed recently but you've become my favourite channel very quickly.

@BrightSunFilms

5 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you so much!

@trullyfreak

5 жыл бұрын

@@BrightSunFilms it's clear that you put a great effort into your content and that content is excellent, not only the contents of videos but also the production. Great stuff. Hope your channel grows even more, you should have much more subs!

Dude your editing skills are just something else

@OldUKAds

5 жыл бұрын

Does that mean good or bad? I genuinely don't know.

@sillygooseygirl

5 жыл бұрын

OldUKAds good it means good

@PeterGriffin11

5 жыл бұрын

@@sillygooseygirl good

@sillygooseygirl

5 жыл бұрын

Miles Morales Bruh I love your movie

@ElGordo2497

5 жыл бұрын

*your

I miss TWA. Took it from Connies to L-1011's. "Nationwide, Worldwide, Depend on TWA"

I used to fly TWA from Honolulu to St Louis and back regularly. They flew a 747 on that route in the summer months, tail number N93119. That aircraft, flying as TWA 800, would exploded off Long Island.

thank you BSF I was waiting for a bankrupt episode on twa.

TWA first class on the 747 in the late 80s was so nice. Chateaubriand and caviar. I really hope the TWA hotel at JFK does well.

I loved this video as TWA is one of my fondest childhood memories. I even collect all of their commercials. Greetings from Portugal.

Your videos are one of the many few I can sit through the entire video and feel very informed & educated & also entertained. Great work broski

One time I flew on TWA from Kennedy in NY to STL on a L1011. Does anyone remember flying on one of those?

I love when I sign in and see a new BSF video- Always well researched and edutaining haha- And I must say, narration has gotten so much better over the years. Amazing job on this one!

@BrightSunFilms

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh!

Flew TWA when I was in the Army in the 70's. TWA 747 form Frankfurt to Chicago. Had nothing but good service from the flight crews.

Jake, your films are so informative and ingenious, your way of melding together all this info and numbers really puts the umph in your documentaries, keep up the good work!

Bright Sun Films can you do the history and bankruptcy of Kodak please ? 🙏

@cpufreak101

5 жыл бұрын

Company Man did a good overview of it

@sjnavaid

5 жыл бұрын

haha I live in Rochester hq of Kodak

You should take a look at Simtek Grand Prix Engineering, they were a promising new entrant to formula one in 1994 then they were struck by an unimaginable tragedy on the worst race weekend in F1 history which was then followed by some of the most inspiring performances in the modern history of the sport thanks to David Brabham's desire to rally the team and boost morale like his faather had at lotus 25 years earlier, thenwhen things were finally starting to look up for their 1995 season everything collapsed when they lost all of their sponsorships.

people’s experience and unity made me emotional it’s very rare when employees genuinely love and care about their company, this atmosphere gives me a warm feeling in my chest, even though i’ve never witnessed TWA in action thank you for this❤️

The crash of TWA 800 was death knocking on TWA’s door. The tragic accident largely contributed to the end of the airline. It’s very similar to the impact that the Lockerbie bombing had on Pan Am.

I'm from St. Louis, which was a smaller TWA hub back in the day. One of TWA's last-ditch efforts here was a major expansion at Lambert Int'l Airport here in the late 90's. A large working-class suburb was taken over via eminent domain and razed for the expansion, displacing thousands of working-class people. After TWA folded, the unfinished expansion continued and finished a few years later. However, since American Airlines doesn't use STL as a hub, (nor does any other airline) the expansion is hardly used, became even more costly due to needing renovation after part of it was destroyed by a tornado, and Lambert Int'l has been on the decline ever since TWA folded. TopTenz featured it in his video about Top 10 embarrassing wastes of money on construction projects.

@joshuajoe1419

5 жыл бұрын

“Smaller hubs” it was their biggest hub and headquarters

@TheSameYellowToy

5 жыл бұрын

@@joshuajoe1419 Okay, thanks for the clarification. I was 5 when TWA went out of business so I don't remember them, and I heard that KC was bigger.

@jadenlaue6670

5 жыл бұрын

TheSameYellowToy I live in STL southwest has revamped the air port about 50 destinations from st.louis

@schnaaa__

5 жыл бұрын

TheSameYellowToy Lambert has been on the rise again ever since Southwest started expanding

@schnaaa__

5 жыл бұрын

hu1a121 A lot of aviation projects in St. Louis are badly timed. Although Moxy is supposed to fly to Midamerica when the start operations in 2021, mid America will always remain the airport that was right place wrong time.

My dad was a TWA pilot...I remember the company well.

One of the best storytelling vids in KZread. Keep it up man.