twa had 10 constellations by the end of 1945, and acquired international routes. twa inaugurated its new york to paris route on february 5, 1946, with the "star of paris". the italy route was initiated on 2 april, and then extended to cairo. hughes flew the "star of california" from los angeles to new york on february 15, 1946 in 8 hours and 38 minutes. hollywood passengers included cary grant, myrna loy, william powell, frank morgan, walter pidgeon, tyrone power, edward g. robinson. hence twa's reputation as the "airline of the stars".