A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TWA

Wed, 11 Oct '23
Airline once acquired by Carl Icahn
Fri, 31 Dec '21
United competitor, once
Sun, 19 Dec '21
Old "Up, up and away" sloganeer
Wed, 1 Dec '21
American acquisition of 2001
Thu, 8 Jul '21
One of the "Big Four" domestic carriers, once
Thu, 6 May '21
Onetime United competitor