Trans World Airlines, Inc. (1992)

Company

• Pre-filing annual sales: $7,866 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing assets: $5,766 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing number of employees: 29,463
• Sub-industry: 45 Transportation By Air
• Place of incorporation: DE
• Court for city of headquarters: NY White Plains
• In business at filing? yes

Bankruptcy case

• Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
• Who filed case? debtors
• Debtor's lead attorney: Jones Day
• Date of filing: January 31, 1992
• Judge at filing: Helen S. Balick
• Court district of filing: DE
• Court city of filing: Wilmington
• Case number: 92-0015
• Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
• Forum shop? Forum Shop


• Case transferred? no
• Destination court of transfer: not applicable
• Creditors committee appointed? yes
• §363 sale: no 363 sale
• Dip loan final approval? data not available
• Plan type: free fall


• Disposition status: confirmed
• Date of disposition: August 11, 1993
• Judge at disposition: Helen S. Balick
• Days from filing to disposition: 558

After the case

• Did firm emerge? Company emerged
• Did firm refile? emerged 5 years, refiled