Charles C. Tillinghast Jr. on July 22, 1966 cover of Time Magazine
Charles C. Tillinghast Jr. (1911-July 25, 1998) was a former chairman of TWA and Brown University chancellor. (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... The Twa are a pygmy people, of short stature, who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of anthe Great Lakes region of central Africa that now comprises the nations of Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ...
Tillinghast was on the staff of district attorney Thomas E. Dewey in New York City. He was a partner with the law firm Hughes, Schurman and Dwight and was vice president of the Bendix Corporation when he assumed the job of TWA in 1961 a deal sponsored by creditors seeking to oust Howard Hughes from control of the airline. He was to serve as chairman until 1976. Thomas Dewey - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Bendix may refer to: Vincent Bendix The Bendix Corporation Bendix Helicopters William Bendix Knuth-Bendix completion algorithm This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other people named Howard Hughes, see Howard Hughes (disambiguation). ...
Tillinghast oversaw a golden era for TWA as it moved to a hub system and achieved dominance the trans-Atlantic market. He was criticized for ignoring the Pacific and domestic U.S. routes. During his tenure the airline industry went through major changes including spikes in fuel prices and the advent of terrorists.
Tillinghast was chancellor of his alma mater from 1967 to 1978.
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