Word: 747s
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...airline, staying in business is a gesture of defiance. As Kuwait's flag carrier, it represents a continuing national presence abroad even as Saddam's army attempts to obliterate the country's identity. When Iraqi troops crossed the border, eight Kuwait Airways jets (four 747s, three 727s and a 767) and more than half the carrier's 5,500 employees were abroad, scattered from London to Bangkok. Managers set up temporary headquarters in Cairo, contacted enough employees to crew their remaining jets and pressed ahead with flights to Jidda, Dubai and Bahrain...
...currently. Since TWA boss Carl Icahn failed to move quickly enough to replace his aging aircraft, the airline is stuck with a fleet that is particularly thirsty and costly. New Boeing and McDonnell Douglas passenger jets are as much as 25% more fuel efficient than the older 747s and DC-9s that fill TWA's hangars...