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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="RIGHT">Registration No. 333-</P>
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<B><CENTER>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2000.<br>
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</FONT><P><CENTER>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
</B><FONT SIZE=2>Washington, D.C. 20549<br>
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</FONT><B><p><CENTER>FORM S-8<br>
</B><FONT SIZE=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<br>
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</FONT><B><P><CENTER>TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC<FONT SIZE=2>.<br>
</B></FONT><I><FONT SIZE=1>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<br>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>Delaware<br>
</B><I>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</center></I></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>4512<br>
</B><I>(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)<br>
</I><B>One City Centre<br>
515 N. Sixth Street<br>
St. Louis, Missouri 63101<br>
(314) 589-3000</center></B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>43-1145889<br>
</B><I>(I.R.S. Employer <br>Identification No.)</center></I></FONT></TD>
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<I><FONT SIZE=1><CENTER>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices).</center></P>
</I></FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>401(k) PLAN FOR PILOTS OF TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.<BR>
</B><I>(Full title of the Plan)<BR>
</I><B>Kathleen A. Soled<BR>
Senior Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
Trans World Airlines, Inc.<BR>
One City Centre<BR>
515 N. Sixth Street<BR>
St. Louis, Missouri 63101<BR>
(314) 589-3000<BR>
</B></FONT><I><FONT SIZE=1>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</center></P>
<P></P>
</I></FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE<br></B></FONT>
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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P></P>
<P><CENTER>Title of<BR>
securities to be<BR>
registered</center></B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><FONT SIZE=1><P></P>
<P><CENTER>Amount to be<BR>
registered </B>(1)</center></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><FONT SIZE=1><P></P>
<P><CENTER>Proposed<BR>
maximum<BR>
offering price<BR>
per unit</B> (1)</center></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><FONT SIZE=1><P></P>
<P><CENTER>Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
offering price</B> (1)</center></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P><CENTER>Amount of<BR>
Registration fee</center></B></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><P>Common Stock,<BR>
par value $.01<BR>
per share</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=1><P><CENTER>2,500,000<BR>
 shares(2)</center></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=1><P><CENTER>$3.03(3)</center></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=1><P><CENTER>$7,500,000(3)</center></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=1><P><CENTER>$2,000.00</center></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P></P>
</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P>(1)&#9;In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also
covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefit plan described above.<BR>
(2)&#9;This Registration Statement also relates to such indeterminate number of additional shares
of Common Stock of the Registrant as may be issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends
or similar transactions.<BR>
(3)&#9;Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to the provisions
of Rule 457(c) &amp; (h)(i) under the Securities Act. Based on prices of the Common Stock on
the American Stock Exchange Composite Tape as of January 14, 2000.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><font size=2>PAGE</p>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;Pursuant to Instruction E of the General Instructions to Form S-8 under
the regulations of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant hereby incorporates by reference
the Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Reg. Nos. 333-04787 and 333-81093), as filed with
the Commission on May 30, 1996 and June 18, 1999, by which the Company registered a total of 2,500,000
shares of Common Stock for purchase by the Plan.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 8.&#9;Exhibits.</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Exhibit</P>
<U><P>Number</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Description<br>
</U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P>23.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consent of KPMG LLP</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P>24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Powers of Attorney</P>
<P></P>
<P ALIGN="RIGHT">PAGE</P>
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<B><P><CENTER>SIGNATURES</center></P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the
City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, on January 13, 2000.</P>
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TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.</P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/ Michael J. Palumbo<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael J. Palumbo, Executive Vice President<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and Chief Financial Officer</P>
<B><P>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P>
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<B><U><FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>Signatures</center></B></U></FONT></TD>
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<B><U><FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>Title</center></B></U></FONT></TD>
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<B><U><FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>Date</center></B></U></FONT></TD>
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<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>/s/ William F. Compton<br>
</U>William F. Compton</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2>Director, President and Chief Executive Officer<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><p><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
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<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>/s/ Michael J. Palumbo<br>
</U>Michael J. Palumbo</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Executive Vice President and Chief <br>Financial Officer (Principal <br>Financial Officer and Principal <br>Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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</U>John W. Bachmann<P></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>Eugene P. Conese<P></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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</U>Sherry L. Cooper<P></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER></center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>Gerald L. Gitner<P></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>Edgar M. House<P></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>Thomas H. Jacobsen<P></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>Myron Kaplan<P></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>David M. Kennedy<P></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>Merrill A. McPeak<P></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>Thomas F. Meagher<P></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>William O'Driscoll<P></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>Robert A. Pastore<P></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>G. Joseph Reddington<P></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
</U>Blanche M. Touhill<P></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P><CENTER>January 13, 2000</center></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<FONT SIZE=2>
<P>* Signed pursuant to Power of Attorney by:</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<U><P>/s/ Kathleen A. Soled&#9;&#9;&#9;<br>
</U>Kathleen A. Soled, as Attorney-In-Fact
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Registration No. 333-
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2000.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
____________
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC
.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
4512
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)
One City Centre
515 N. Sixth Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
(314) 589-3000
43-1145889
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices).
401(k) PLAN FOR PILOTS OF TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
(Full title of the Plan)
Kathleen A. Soled
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Trans World Airlines, Inc.
One City Centre
515 N. Sixth Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
(314) 589-3000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
securities to be
registered
Amount to be
registered
(1)
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per unit
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
offering price
(1)
Amount of
Registration fee
Common Stock,
par value $.01
per share
2,500,000
shares(2)
$3.03(3)
$7,500,000(3)
$2,000.00
(1)	In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also
covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefit plan described above.
(2)	This Registration Statement also relates to such indeterminate number of additional shares
of Common Stock of the Registrant as may be issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends
or similar transactions.
(3)	Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to the provisions
of Rule 457(c) & (h)(i) under the Securities Act. Based on prices of the Common Stock on
the American Stock Exchange Composite Tape as of January 14, 2000.
PAGE
Pursuant to Instruction E of the General Instructions to Form S-8 under
the regulations of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant hereby incorporates by reference
the Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Reg. Nos. 333-04787 and 333-81093), as filed with
the Commission on May 30, 1996 and June 18, 1999, by which the Company registered a total of 2,500,000
shares of Common Stock for purchase by the Plan.
Item 8.	Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit
Number
Description
23.1                 Consent of KPMG LLP
24                    Powers of Attorney
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the
City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, on January 13, 2000.
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
/s/ Michael J. Palumbo
Michael J. Palumbo, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ William F. Compton
William F. Compton
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
January 13, 2000
/s/ Michael J. Palumbo
Michael J. Palumbo
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
January 13, 2000
*
John W. Bachmann
Director
January 13, 2000
*
Eugene P. Conese
Director
January 13, 2000
Sherry L. Cooper
Director
*
Gerald L. Gitner
Director
January 13, 2000
*
Edgar M. House
Director
January 13, 2000
*
Thomas H. Jacobsen
Director
January 13, 2000
*
Myron Kaplan
Director
January 13, 2000
*
David M. Kennedy
Director
January 13, 2000
*
Merrill A. McPeak
Director
January 13, 2000
*
Thomas F. Meagher
Director
January 13, 2000
*
William O'Driscoll
Director
January 13, 2000
*
Robert A. Pastore
Director
January 13, 2000
*
G. Joseph Reddington
Director
January 13, 2000
*
Blanche M. Touhill
Director
January 13, 2000
* Signed pursuant to Power of Attorney by:
/s/ Kathleen A. Soled
Kathleen A. Soled, as Attorney-In-Fact