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  World Airways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
World Airways is a non-scheduled airline currently headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia.
Though World Airways was founded in 1948 by Benjamin Pepper, Edward Daly is thought of as World's founder.
World became a key military contractor during the Vietnam War, flying troops and equipment between the war zone and World's base at Oakland International Airport.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Airways   (382 words)

  
 World Airways - History
World Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., is a leading international cargo and passenger charter business built on a rich heritage of aviation tradition and innovation that began in 1948.
World provided supplemental airlift to the U.S. military during the Korean conflict, and in 1956, received a contract to fly refugees fleeing the Hungarian revolution from Europe to the United States.
World expanded from a pair of DC-4s at the beginning of 1960 to a fleet of eight DC-6As, four Lockheed Super Constellations and three Lockheed 1649A Starliners by the summer of 1962, the same year that World became the first U.S. charter airline to enter the jet age with the acquisition of new Boeing 707s.
woa.com /info/history1.html   (385 words)

  
 Pan American World Airways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991.
Pan American Airways Incorporated was founded in 1926 by John K. Montgomery and Richard B. Bevier as a seaplane service from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba.
Britain's state-owned Imperial Airways was eager to cooperate with Pan Am, but France was less willing to help, because its state carrier Aéropostale was a major player in Latin America and a Pan Am competitor on some routes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pan_American_World_Airways   (3492 words)

  
 Stranded fliers sue World Airways | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
World Airways, a charter carrier, acknowledges that it didn't honor return tickets but says that is Ritetime's fault.
World Airways' role merely was to provide airplanes and crew for a fee, said the company's lawyer, Randal Craft.
World Airways "has great sympathy for the passengers and takes this litigation seriously but doesn't consider this litigation to be a significant threat to the company," Craft said.
www.ajc.com /business/content/business/0304/04worldair.html   (549 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Pan American World Airways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Originally founded as a seaplane service out of Key West, Florida, the airline dick became a major company; it was credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry, including the widespread use of jet aircraft, jumbo jets, and computerized reservation systems.
Identified by its blue globe logo and the use of "Clipper" in aircraft names and call signs, the airline was a cultural icon of the 20th century, and the unofficial flag carrier of the United States.
World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pan-American-World-Airways   (8650 words)

  
 WORLD AIRWAYS UNVEILS VINTAGE LIVERY FOR COMMEMORATIVE FLIGHT TO VIETNAM
The modern plane has been painted to resemble the livery of the World Airways DC-8 cargo plane that launched Operation Babylift by flying 57 Vietnamese orphans to the United States at the end of the war in Vietnam.
The 1975 World Airways flight, which took off against the wishes of government authorities, triggered a national effort during the entire month of April 1975 that ultimately brought more than 3,000 orphans to families in the United States.
World Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ:WLDA), is a U.S.-certificated air carrier providing customized transportation services for major international cargo and passenger carriers, the United States military, and international leisure tour operators.
www.worldairholdings.com /news/20050602.php   (368 words)

  
 NEW THAI AIR CARGO JOINT VENTURE LEASES WORLD AIRWAYS MD-11 FREIGHTER
World Airways will operate one MD-11F between Thailand and markets in Southeast Asia, China and Europe under a one-year contract valued at approximately $21.6 million, with an option for a second year.
“World Airways is pleased to be playing an instrumental role in the start-up of this new cargo airline, which has such strong and world-renowned partners,” said Rob Binns, World’s senior vice president, Marketing and Planning.
Qantas is the world’s second oldest airline, founded in 1920, and is Australia’s largest domestic and international airline.
www.worldairways.com /news/20050310.html   (400 words)

  
 World Air Holdings, Inc. :: World Airways Departs California for Vietnam on Special Flight as Part of 'Operation ...
Thirty years ago, World Airways airlifted 57 orphans from Saigon and brought them to the United States to be adopted by American families.
World Airways contacted 21 of those children, now adults, and invited them for this special trip aboard one of World's modern MD-11 wide-body passenger aircraft, specially painted with the company's former red and white design and logo from 1975.
World Airways pilots Ken Healy and Bill Keating, who flew the original flight out of Saigon under dangerous conditions, and other members of the original crew and several ground support employees are taking part in the special trip.
sev.prnewswire.com /airlines-aviation/20050613/NYM06213062005-1.html   (366 words)

  
 News -- Stranded passengers: Ritetime/World Airways may face sanctions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
American carrier, World Airways and Ritetime Aviation Services Inc. may face sanctions as the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) begins an inquiry into the recent abandonment of passengers in Lagos.
In a letter to DOT's Counsel for Aviation Enforcement, counsel to the plaintiffs, Ike O. Echeruo stated that "World Airways and Ritetime appear to have engaged in repeated violations of DOT regulations, specifically imposed to protect the traveling public..." and urged the Department to commence formal enforcement.
If the Department concludes that World Airways is in violation of its regulations it can take a number of measures against the airline, including the revocation or modification of its operating licence.
odili.net /news/source/2004/feb/12/206.html   (421 words)

  
 US Embassy Nigeria - U.S. Approves World Airways for U.S.-Nigeria Air Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
World Airways, according to a DOT press release, will provide the first direct U.S. carrier service to Nigeria under the Open Skies agreement signed in August 2000.
World may begin service with three weekly flights in April of next year to Lagos from Atlanta, Baltimore, or New York, and add a fourth flight by April 2003, according to the DOT release.
Martinez added, however, that World Airways went ahead and acquired the rights to fly the route on a "wet lease" basis -- which means World would supply the planes, crews, maintenance, and insurance.
usembassy.state.gov /nigeria/wwwhair.html   (607 words)

  
 ajc.com | Business | World Airways in midst of boom | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
World Airways of Peachtree City gets much of its revenue from transporting troops, with the Iraq war propelling the airline.
World intends to build air cargo and nonmilitary passenger flights to at least equal military charters in revenue terms.
World moved to Peachtree City from Northern Virginia, a move designed to cut costs and attract experienced airline workers.
www.ajc.com /business/content/business/0503/09worldair.html   (838 words)

  
 World Airways, Inc. - Career Opportunities
Many career and job opportunities exist at World Airways which, is a model of success in the highly turbulent airline industry and is always bounding with excitement.
World Airways offers career opportunities in airline management and operations domestically and worldwide.
World Airways provides worldwide passenger and cargo air transportation under contract with major international airlines, the U.S. Air Force and international tour operators with a fleet of MD-11 and DC-10-30 aircraft.
www.worldairways.com /career/index.php   (216 words)

  
 Airline Travel News - World Airways Agrees to Return Stranded Passenger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
World Airways, Inc. has agreed to return Mabel Inim, a plaintiff in a recently filed class action lawsuit to Lagos, Nigeria.
World Airways' decision came ahead of a March 10 hearing on a motion brought by the law firms of Echeruo, Counsel, Attorneys At Law, LLP and Madu, Edozie & Madu P.C. on Mrs.
Inim's position and we expect that they too will be returned to Nigeria by World Airways," added John Edozie, one of her attorneys.
www.breakingtravelnews.com /article/20040311190825375   (334 words)

  
 Airline Travel News - World Airways Announces New Cargo Contract   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
World Airways, Inc. today announced a new one-year agreement with EVA Airways that begins on March 6, 2004.
With this contract, World Airways becomes the first non-Asian operator to provide wet lease aircraft of any kind to EVA Airways.
Hollis Harris, chairman and chief executive officer, stated, "EVA Airways is one of the pre-eminent carriers in Asia, and it's an honor to become their first non-Asian wet lease carrier.
www.breakingtravelnews.com /article/20040218182626342   (326 words)

  
 FAA Proposes Civil Penalty Against World Airways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
World Airways holds an operating certificate authorizing operations under Part 121 of the regulations.
FAA alleges that World Airways operated a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on a flight from New York to Tel Aviv last June with 12 flight attendant trainees who had not yet completed the ground training required under the air carrier's approved training program.
World Airways has 30 days to reply to FAA's civil penalty letter.
www.faa.gov /apa/pr/pr.cfm?id=776   (124 words)

  
 World Airways, Inc. :: World Airways to Host Flight to Vietnam, Commemorating 30th Anniversary of 'Operation Babylift'
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- World Airways is commemorating its historic "Operation Babylift" airlift of 57 Vietnamese orphans from Saigon 30 years ago with a special flight that will return 20 former orphans for a visit to their homeland.
World Airways contacted 20 of those children, now adults, who were adopted by U.S. families 30 years ago, and invited them for this special trip aboard one of World's modern MD-11 wide-body passenger aircraft, specially painted with the company's former red and white design and logo from 1975.
Some of the invited adoptees were on that historic World flight April 2, or were on one of two additional voluntary flights World operated that month.
sev.prnewswire.com /airlines-aviation/20050402/NYF04301042005-1.html   (561 words)

  
 WORLD AIRWAYS: STRANDED PASSENGERS - CLASS ACTION
Lead Counsel were unable to reach a settlement with World Airway at settlement conferences held before Magistrate Judge Marilyn Go on April 14, 2005, March 23, 2005, November 19, November 16 and November 5, 2004.
The action arose from World Airways' decision to completely cease flight operations to Nigeria, abandoning passengers with round trip tickets and leaving the majority of them stranded in Lagos, Nigeria for over three (3) weeks.
Judge Dearie issued an order to World Airways to appear in court on March 10, 2004 and show cause “why a preliminary injunction should not be issued pursuant to Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure enjoining World Airways, Inc. to convey Plaintiff Mabel Inim to Lagos, immediately”.
www.waclassaction.com   (729 words)

  
 World_Airways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
World Airways kaufte oder leaste in der Folgezeit DC-6 und Lockheed 1049 Constellation.
Im Vietnamkrieg hatte World Airways eine Schlüsselposition für den Truppentransport der U.S.Army und deren Equipment von den USA nach Vietnam und zurück.
Golfkrieges, bei dem World Airways wieder viele Truppentransporte abwickelte, war die Airline – aufgrund der profitablen Geschäfte mit dem Militär - in der Lage, mehrere Flugzeuge vom Typ MD-11 zu beschaffen.
bodo.subdomain.de /World_Airways   (426 words)

  
 WORLD AIRWAYS TO EXPAND MD-11 CARGO FLEET WITH CONVERSION OF ONE PASSENGER AIRCRAFT
The aircraft is expected to enter conversion in the spring of 2006, and would be available for service in the fall.
World Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., is a U.S.-certificated air carrier providing customized transportation services for major international cargo and passenger carriers, the United States military, international freight forwarders and international leisure tour operators.
Founded in 1948, World operates a fleet of 17 wide-body aircraft to meet the specialized needs of its customers.
www.worldair.com /news/20050818.html   (198 words)

  
 WORLD AIRWAYS SIGNS $116 MILLION CONTRACT WITH EVA AIRWAYS
World will provide three MD-11F freighters for EVA service between Taipei, Taiwan, and the United States on a staggered schedule beginning in March 2005.
“EVA Airways is one of the pre-eminent carriers in Asia, and they will become our largest commercial customer under this agreement,” said Randy Martinez, World’s president and chief executive officer.
World was the first non-Asian operator to provide wet-lease aircraft of any kind to EVA.
woa.com /news/20050120.html   (330 words)

  
 British Airways Club World seats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The first thing to say is that British Airways has pioneered new standards of comfort for long haul business class, and it must surely be a question of "when" and not "if" many competitor airlines will follow this trend.
Seating comfort is one of the prime issues about the onboard experience on a long haul flight - and being able to lie down properly and sleep is the main ingredient of that.
In summary, British Airways has got a winner here in terms of cabin comfort, and there is no real comparison between these flat seats and the more traditional airline seat offering between 150 and 160 degree recline.
www.airlinequality.com /Product/BA_C_Seat.htm   (634 words)

  
 Pan American World Airways, Inc. Records Collection, Richter Library
Pan American Airways, as it was then named, began operations on October 28, 1927, with the first scheduled international flight by a United States airline.
World War II saw Pan Am devote resources and personnel to the war effort.
The records of Pan American World Airways, Inc., begin with the company's founding in 1927, and provide a fascinating perspective on the growth and development of a modern aviation corporation.
www.library.miami.edu /archives/panam/pan.html   (1547 words)

  
 WORLD AIRWAYS INC /DE/ - WLDA Unscheduled Material Events (8-K) EXHIBIT 99.1
The charter and bylaws of World Air Holdings are the same as the current charter and bylaws of World Airways, and the directors of World Air Holdings will be the same as the current directors of World Airways.
Stock certificates representing shares of common stock of World Airways will be deemed to represent shares of common stock of World Air Holdings until exchanged in the ordinary course as a result of transfers for stock certificates bearing the name of World Air Holdings.
World Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Air Holdings, is a U.S.-certificated air carrier providing customized transportation services for major international cargo and passenger carriers, the United States military, and international leisure tour operators.
sec.edgar-online.com /2005/01/10/0001047469-05-000475/section28.asp   (764 words)

  
 World Airways Names Vice Presidents for Flight Operations, Technical Operations
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- World Airways, Inc. (Nasdaq: WLDA), a leading international passenger and cargo charter airline, has named two vice presidents at the company's headquarters in Peachtree City, Ga.
He is responsible for maintenance of World's wide-body fleet of 16 MD-11 and DC-10 aircraft.
World Airways is a U.S.-certificated air carrier providing customized transportation services for major international passenger and cargo carriers, the United States military and international leisure tour operators.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-06-2004/0002205345&EDATE=   (232 words)

  
 BA World Cargo - Products and Services - Products
With British Airways World Cargo you have the reassurance that you are dealing with experienced professionals and when your pet flies with us, it will experience a caring and reliable service.
British Airways' Accompanied Pets service allows your pet to check in with you at the passenger terminal and rejoin you on arrival in the baggage hall at your destination, keeping separation time to a minimum.
British Airways is pleased to announce that on the 25th June 2001 we joined the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA*) Pets Travel Scheme (PETS), commonly known as the Pet's Passport.
www.baworldcargo.com /products/pets.shtml   (625 words)

  
 British Airways World Traveller Economy seating analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
British Airways is not alone in this market - their Economy class seating offers a poor seat pitch (the space between each row of seats).
Seating is the prime factor for long haul air travel, and we do not recommend British Airways World Traveller for such a journey where any reasonable alternative exists.
At the end of the day, the British Airways World Traveller cabin is uncomfortable, and whilst BA has extended considerable attention to First and Business Class this is at the expense of the majority customers who travel "at the back".
www.airlinequality.com /Product/BA_Y_Seat.htm   (736 words)

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