Howard Hughes received his long awaited European rights for TWA. The airline's name changed officially from Transcontinental and Western Airlines to Trans World Airlines with the addition of the routes. TWA's Connie's began flying from New York to Paris on February 5, 1946. By this 1948 schedule TWA's European routes competed with Pan Am all the way east to Bombay, India and the Middle East. Domestically, the routes were confined to the original transcontinental central route. TWA, with Pan Am and American Overseas, were the 3 U.S. airlines granted foreign routes. Special Thanks to: Chris Cummings chris@irisreg.com