Rankings / Trans World Airlines
Last reported 2001Trans World Airlines
In 2001, its last year in the data, Trans World Airlines flew 38.3 passenger-miles per gallon of jet fuel. That's 1% better than the all-airline figure that year. Since 2000 its figure has fallen 13%.
About Trans World Airlines
TWA was the St. Louis airline. It filed for bankruptcy in January 2001 and American took over its flying that year. That's why only two years appear here.
- 38.3passenger-miles per gallon, 2001
- 0.255 kgCO2 per passenger-mile
- 66%of seats filled
- 120seats per flight on average
The story in the figures
Trans World Airlines' passenger-miles per gallon fell 13% between 2000 and 2001, from 44.0 to 38.3. Most of that came from fuller planes: planes ran emptier, with 72% of seat-miles filled in 2000 against 66% in 2001, while seat-miles per gallon fell 4.6%.
Against the all-airline figure for 2001 (37.9), Trans World Airlines was 1.0% better. On a 1,000 mile trip that works out to 255 kg of CO2 for one passenger, from burning jet fuel only.
What one seat costs the climate
CO2 for one passenger on Trans World Airlines, from burning jet fuel only.
- 127 kgover 500 miles
- 255 kgover 1,000 miles
- 509 kgover 2,000 miles
Trans World Airlines sells seats on flights operated by regional partners, mainly AX. In 2001 about 1.6% of its seat-miles were flown by regionals. How much of each regional's flying belongs to Trans World Airlines is an estimate based on the hubs the regional serves. The figure for 2001 sits between 37.7 and 38.3 passenger-miles per gallon depending on how multi-airline regionals are split. See the methodology.
Year-by-year figures
| Year | Passenger-miles per gallon | kg CO2 per passenger-mile | Seat-miles per gallon | Load factor | Passengers (millions) | Fuel (million gallons) | CO2 (thousand tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38.3 | 0.255 | 58.2 | 65.8% | 22.0 | 547 | 5,335 |
| 2000 | 44.0 | 0.222 | 61.0 | 72.1% | 28.3 | 628 | 6,124 |
Where the leaders stand
Nearby airline results
These airlines sit nearby by passenger-miles per gallon in their last data year. Historical airlines have different end years, shown here, so this isn't a same-year ranking.
Airline references
Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Schedule P-12(a) fuel, T-100 traffic and regional Schedule T-2 filings; US EPA jet-fuel CO2 factor. See the methodology.