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Cba From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 4530 posts, RR: 3
Posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 798 times:

Does anyone here know anything about World Airways? I have seen their MD-11's at ATL, and on the a.net photo database. What sorts of routes do they fly? Do they only operate MD-11's?

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USflt1778 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 268 posts, RR: 2
Reply 1, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 780 times:

http://www.worldair.com

Everything you'd want to know. Lots of history and fleet info.

AApilot2b From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 567 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 756 times:

The website above will clear a lot up. I have flown on World Airways (MD-11 registered as N278WA). They are a charter company filling a variety of roles. The fleet is comprised of DC-10s and MD-11s. The latter being their flagship aircraft type. Service on my particular flight was actually quite good. The aircraft is a typical charter configuration of all coach, but I found the spacing between seats to be well (better than coach on British Airways for example). The flight attendants were very helpful and friendly and my over all experience would rate this as a good company to travel with. They have a very good safety record as well.

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It might be noted they do quite a few military charter flights.

Aapilot2b From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 567 posts, RR: 1
Reply 3, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 749 times:

I could be wrong (considering this photo I just found)about the single config. I guess they can change it to meet customer needs.

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Lindy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 718 times:

They are flying out/to BWI almost daily (3-4 flights a day with MD-11s).
They have military contract and they fly for AMC.
Yes, they have one class configuration for 460 people in MD-11.

I preffer jammed subway Big grin

Rafal

Cody From United States of America, joined May 1999, 1918 posts, RR: 10
Reply 5, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 711 times:

It is a very old company. Back in the late 70's to mid 80's, World Airways operated most of their aircraft under a scheduled passenger basis. I remember they flew BWI-OAK/LAX/MCI/LGW/SJU as well as LAX-OAK/MCI/HNL and OAK-EWR/MCI/HNL/LAX/BWI. Very briefly, they operated to BOS from EWR and LGW to FRA. Back then, they operated one class (ULTRA CLASS) service as well.

TEDSKI From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 690 times:

I flew on one of World's military charter MD-11ERs from BWI to KCIA and the service was excellent. Loved how quiet the MD-11 was compared to the L-1011 and the takeoff performance was very powerful with the three 62,000lb PW4462 engines.

Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72
Reply 7, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 675 times:

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460 people in an MD-11?????

LOL

Try 360 Big grin

Lindy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 651 times:

Sorry, 360 Smile

Rafal

Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72
Reply 9, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 645 times:

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could you imagine 460 people in an MD-11? yikes! talk about cattle class Smile

Flyer732 From Namibia, joined Nov 1999, 1334 posts, RR: 28
Reply 10, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 634 times:

The MD-11 with the first class seating is something dif. That operates as Sonair, its flown for one group who set up the cabin that way.

Ren41 From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 1524 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 628 times:

They also do a lot of cruise ship charters. I was supposed to fly them in July 2001 (JFK-IST) for a Princess cruise. But we switched to BA instead (BOS-LHR-IST). I'm glad we switched because I heard the World flight was delayed 8 hours!

R41

Cba From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 4530 posts, RR: 3
Reply 12, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 608 times:

Thanks for the info guys.

Boeing757/767 From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 2264 posts, RR: 2
Reply 13, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 592 times:

Ren41:

I was also supposed to fly World in July 2001 as well for a Renaissance Cruise JFK-IST. We were asked to switch to BA instead due to overselling. But we ended up going JFK-IST on DL Business Elite! When I heard how cramped the MD-11 was, I didn't tell any fellow cruise passengers about our form of travel.

Free-thinking, left-leaning secularist

AA61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59
Reply 14, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 557 times:

I know World flies Dc-10F's out of Dayton.. maybe to Greensboro?

Go big or go home

CcrlR From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 2203 posts, RR: 1
Reply 15, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 548 times:

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Sometimes they fly their DC-10F's to ORD from Anchorage.

"He was right, it is a screaming metal deathtrap!"-Cosmo (from the Fairly Oddparents)

Skyway1 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 16, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 530 times:

Cba,

Come to DAY, you will see plenty of World DC-10's and MD-11's! World still flies for Menlo(formerly Emery) out of DAY to cities such as Brussels, Los Angeles, and Toronto. In fact, one of their MD-11's has been taking nice winter break on the Emery ramp for the past few days now.

Chris Nuts

Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72
Reply 17, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 528 times:

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here is what I want to know...What is in Angola, better yet WHERE is Angola, that would make you want to fly there from IAH?

Erikr From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 108 posts, RR: 0
Reply 18, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 520 times:

Angola is in Africa and has a developing oil industry. The filghts from IAH are used to send Texas oil people over to do business.

-Erik

Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72
Reply 19, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 513 times:

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I actually knew where Angloa was Big grin

I was being a goof. Didn't they have a lot of civil war there in the 70's? Chad (with Libya's support) fighting Angola (with Cuban support)?

Can the average person buy a ticket one one of these flights?

Soupthansa From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 20, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 502 times:

World Airways operates contract services for the Department of Defense. They range from one-time charter flights to weekly flights. World operates from LAX and SEA to OSAN and KUNSAN AIR BASE, KOREA; YOKOTA, MISAWA AND KADENA AIR BASE, JAPAN. They have been heavily employed operating deployment charters to Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf Area. I flew them from Rhein-Main to Baltimore in the summer of 2001 returning from Kuwait, and again from Rhein-Main to Baltimore and Charleston last year.

Thomasphoto60 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3723 posts, RR: 25
Reply 21, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 484 times:

In addition to the LAD flights from IAH, a weekly LOS is slated to start sometime this year according to http://www.flyritetime.com

THe official annoncement can be seen via this link, though IAH is not mentioned (sometimes, I wonder if Houston is even on a map!) Anyways, just pull down on the city menu and Houston along with JFK and ATL are listed.

The official press release below;

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030102/dcth012_1.html

Thomas

"Show me the Braniffs"

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