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{{Short description|Defunct charter airline of the United States (1948–2014)}}
{{Distinguish|World Airlines|Pan American World Airways}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = World Airways
| logo = World Airways Logo.svg
| image = WorldairwaysN380WAinStockholm.jpg
| caption = World Cargo MD-11F arriving at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
| IATA = WO
| ICAO = WOA
| callsign = WORLD
| parent = [[Global Aviation Holdings]]
| founded = {{start date|1948|03|29}}
| ceased = {{end date|2014|03|27}}
| headquarters = [[Peachtree City, Georgia]], U.S. (2001–2014)
[[Fairfax County, Virginia]], U.S. (1987–2001)

[[Oakland, California]], U.S. (1956–1987)
[[Greater Atlanta]] (1948–1956)
| key_people = John Graber ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
}}

'''World Airways, Inc.''' was an American airline headquartered in [[Peachtree City, Georgia]] in [[Greater Atlanta]].<ref name="closure"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldairways.com/company-contact.php|title=World Airways: Contact Us|publisher=World Airways|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709203206/http://www.worldairways.com/company-contact.php|archive-date=July 9, 2014|access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref> During the regulated era that ended after 1978, World was a [[supplemental air carrier]]. After the US airline deregulation in 1979, the company operated mostly non-scheduled services but did fly scheduled passenger services as well, notably with [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] wide body jetliners.<ref>h{{cite web|url=https://www.departedflights.com/coasttocoast84.html|title=Unknown}}{{dead link|date=September 2023|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> World Airways ceased all operations on March 27, 2014.

==History==
[[File:Boeing 747-273C N748WA World MIA 200474 edited-4.jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 747-200|Boeing 747-273C]] of World Airways at [[Miami International Airport]] in 1974 wearing the early red color scheme.]]
World Airways was founded on March 29, 1948 by Benjamin Pepper with the introduction of ex-[[Pan Am]] [[Boeing 314]] [[flying boats]]. [[Ed Daly|Edward Daly]], however, is thought of as World's founder. He bought the airline in 1950 for $50,000 and proceeded to acquire [[Douglas DC-4|DC-4s]].

World Airways started as a [[supplemental air carrier]], the term used by the [[Civil Aeronautics Board]] (CAB) to denote charter carriers. The CAB was the US government agency that tightly regulated the US airline industry until 1978. In fact, prior to 1955, the CAB referred to such carriers, including World Airways, as "irregular air carriers". Under either name, World was barred by the CAB from offering scheduled service. After US [[Airline Deregulation Act of 1978|airline deregulation]] in 1979, World gained the right to fly scheduled flights, and did so for a time, as detailed below.

World got its first government contract in 1951 and had a substantial amount of government business throughout the rest of its operational history.

Later, World acquired [[Douglas DC-6|DC-6s]] and [[Lockheed Constellation]]s. World entered the jet era in the late 1960s with [[Boeing 707]]s and [[Boeing 727|727s]]. In the early 1970s, World acquired [[Douglas DC-8]]s.

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]]. On March 29, 1975, World operated the last airlift flight out of [[Da Nang|Đà Nẵng]], Vietnam. Two 727s were flown to Đà Nẵng, one of which had [[Ed Daly]] aboard. Thousands rushed the airplane and it took off on a taxiway under heavy fire. The aircraft with Daly aboard started its takeoff roll with the 727's back [[airstair]]s still down with Daly fending off additional people trying to leave due to over capacity (The film of this was later broadcast on the ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' on March 30, 1975).<ref>{{cite web|last=Dunning|first=Bruce|title=Dunning's Frantic Flight|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=659818n|work=CBS News|access-date=29 August 2013}}</ref>  When the airplane landed at [[Saigon]], there were 268 people in the cabin and possibly 60 or more in the cargo holds. World did not return to Đà Nẵng until April 17, 2002, then with an MD-11 aircraft to pick up a team of people resolving [[Missing in action|Missing-In-Action]] cases from the Vietnam War.

In the early 1970s through the early 1980s, World operated three [[Boeing 747]] aircraft and was the launch customer for the "flip nose" front-loading variant of the 747. Later, World acquired [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|DC-10s]] that were eventually retired in 2010.

In 1986 slots for lucrative routes on the east coast became available, and with the competitive nature for these routes, they were offered to interested airlines in the form of a lottery, or what was called the “Slottery”. World was awarded three city pairs: Boston, Washington National, and New York LaGuardia. In order to acquire these slots, the routes had to be operated for at least three months. World's intention was to sell the routes for a profit to another airline rather than establishing their own operation on these routes, so the company operated fully crewed Boeing 727s (flight deck and cabin crew) without passengers, flying between the scheduled city pairs with touch and go landings and takeoffs. As planned, the routes were then sold for profit. World experienced heavy losses in the 1980s as a result of operating scheduled passenger services, ending scheduled service September 15, 1986. In 1987, the company moved its headquarters from Oakland to Washington Dulles International Airport, acquired [[Key Airlines]] from [[Bain Capital]]'s [[Presidential Airways (scheduled)|Presidential Airways]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Mitt-Romney-Bain-Capital-US-Presidential-airline-e-pd20120817-X967L?OpenDocument|title=How Mitt Romney earned his wings|last=Harding|first=Robin|date=August 17, 2012|publisher=Business Spectator|access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref> and established ties to [[Malaysia Airlines]]. World was burdened financially as its cash was siphoned off by parent WorldCorp to support a telecommunications venture in which the parent had invested. During the first Persian Gulf War, World did a substantial amount of profitable business for the military, enabling the addition of the [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|MD-11]] to the fleet. During the mid-1990s, World operated the military passenger trunk route from [[Osan Air Base]], South Korea and [[Kadena Air Base]], Okinawa to Los Angeles, using MD-11 aircraft. World has been headquartered near Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport.

[[File:WorldAirwaysMD11.jpg|thumb|World Airways passenger amenities]]

The airline received a substantial amount of its business from the military, especially in its role connecting American bases in the U.S. to the Middle East. It also thrived on passenger and freight contracts with private organizations, such as the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] of the [[National Football League]],<ref name="Heritage" /> as well as [[wet lease]]s to other airlines. With such wet lease arrangements, World Airways essentially functioned as a [[cargo airline]] arm of another airline for whom a separate [[subsidiary|division]] would not be an efficient use of [[resources]].

In 2006, World Airways became a subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc. On April 5, 2007, World Airways returned to its [[Oakland]] and the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] roots where they were headquartered from 1956 to 1987.<ref>{{cite news|author=Kristin Bender|title=Vietnamese make sentimental trip back to homeland| url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_2801319|work=Oakland Tribune|date=Jun 14, 2005|access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref> It was later acquired by [[ATA Holdings]],<ref>{{cite news|author=Ben Mutzabaugh|title=ATA to buy World Air, North American Air| url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/north_american_airlines/index.html|work=USA Today|date=Apr 6, 2007|access-date=March 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029183941/http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/04/ata_to_buy_worl.html|archive-date=October 29, 2008}}</ref> which was renamed [[Global Aero Logistics]], in a transaction valued at $315 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Air Holdings Agrees to be Acquired by Global Aero Logistics Inc.|url=http://www.woa.com/news/20070405.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928165010/http://www.woa.com/news/20070405.htm|publisher=World Airways, Inc.| date=April 5, 2007|archive-date=September 28, 2007|access-date=March 17, 2009}}</ref> With this, ATA's president, [[Subodh Karnik]] became the head of all three [[operating certificate|certificated airlines]] [[autonomous]] operations, [[ATA Airlines]], [[North American Airlines]], and World Airways. In 2007 GAL moved its operation to the World Airways building in Peachtree City, Georgia. Robert Binns was named chief executive officer of GAL in April 2008 and Charlie McDonald was named president. Larry Montford became COO of World Airways.

On March 27, 2014, World Airways announced the immediate cessation of all operations.<ref name="closure">{{cite web|url=http://www.nycaviation.com/2014/03/breaking-world-airways-immediately-ceasing-operations/#.UzSGBFeE8a6|title=BREAKING: World Airways Immediately Shutting Down|author=NYCAviation Staff|date=March 27, 2014|access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref> At the time of its closure, World's fleet consisted of MD-11 [[trijet]] aircraft both in [[Cargo aircraft|freighter]] and passenger configurations and of 747-400 freighters.

On November 8, 2017, investment firm 777 Partners, announced it had acquired the intellectual property of World Airways, Inc. and planned to relaunch the airline as a low-cost international carrier with a fleet of [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]]s. The new airline was to be based in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]], with [[Miami International Airport]] (MIA) and [[Los Angeles International Airport]] (LAX) as initial operating hubs.<ref name="reboot">{{cite web|url=https://airwaysmag.com/industry/777-partners-announced-re-launch-world-airways/|title=777 PARTNERS ANNOUNCED RE-LAUNCH OF WORLD AIRWAYS|author=María Corina Roldan|date=November 8, 2017|access-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref>

==Scheduled passenger service==
[[File:Two MD-11Fs at Chennai Airport.JPG|thumb|World Airways [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11F]] parked at [[Chennai International Airport]]]]
World Airways operated scheduled international and domestic passenger service with its [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] wide body jetliners, the Boeing 747-200, as well as [[Boeing 727]] jets. Scheduled service began in the late 1970s with airline deregulation, starting April 11, 1979, ending September 15, 1986.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Aviation Week and Space Technology|date=8 September 1986 |title=World Airways to Discontinue Scheduled Passenger Service|url=https://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19860908|page=51|volume=125|number=10|issn=0005-2175}}</ref> Crew bases included Wrightstown, NJ (WRI-closed), Oakland, CA (OAK-company headquarters), Los Angeles, CA (LAX), Baltimore, MD (BWI), and later San Francisco, CA (SFO). The company theme song in the early 1980s, featured at the beginning of the onboard aircraft safety videos and used for advertising, had an instrumental version that played on an easy listening radio station in the San Francisco Bay Area until new advertising was introduced in 1985.  The Airline revisited scheduled service in 1996 with the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft, but this was short lived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/WO090182intro.html|title=departedflights.com, World Airways Sept. 1, 1982 system timetable|access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>departedflights.com, World Airways Oct. 28, 1984 route map</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/85intro.html|title=Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American Edition|publisher=departedflights.com|access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/WO021086intro.html|title=World Airways Feb. 10, 1986 system timetable|publisher=departedflights.com|access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com|title=index|access-date=2023-09-16}}</ref>  Destinations served included:

* Baltimore, MD ([[Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport|BWI]])
* Frankfurt, Germany ([[Frankfurt Airport|FRA]])
* Honolulu, HI ([[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|HNL]])
* Kansas City, MO ([[Kansas City International Airport|MCI]])
* London, England ([[Gatwick Airport|LGW]])
* Los Angeles, CA ([[Los Angeles International Airport|LAX]])
* Newark, NJ ([[Newark Liberty International Airport|EWR]])
* Oakland, CA ([[Oakland International Airport|OAK]])
* Orlando, FL ([[Orlando International Airport|MCO]])
* San Francisco, CA ([[San Francisco International Airport|SFO]])
* Boston, MA - ([[Logan International Airport|BOS]])
* San Juan, PR - ([[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport|SJU]])

==Fleet==
[[File:29.07.09 MUC World Airways Cargo B747-400 N740WA.jpg|thumb|A World Cargo [[Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-400BDSF]] at [[Munich Airport]], Germany (2009)]]
Year end 1950:
* 2 [[Curtiss C-46]]<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Aviation Week|date=25 February 1952 |title=Operations of U.S. Nonscheduled Carriers |url=https://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19520225|page=124|volume=56|number=8|issn=0005-2175}}</ref>

30 June 1962:<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[Civil Aeronautics Board]] Reports|volume=37|title=World Airways, Inc., Interim Certificate|page=132|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3534394?urlappend=%3Bseq=188%3Bownerid=9007199258456540-166|hdl=2027/uc1.b3534394|hdl-access=free|date=October 1962 – February 1963|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|location=Washington, DC}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 8 [[Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6A/B]]
* 7 [[Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation|Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation]]
* 2 [[Lockheed L-1649 Starliner|Lockheed L-1649A Starliner]]
{{div col end}}

As of March 2014, the World Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft, with an average fleet age of 19.8 years:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldairways.com/company-at-a-glance.php|title=World Airways At a Glance|publisher=World Airways|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709185717/http://www.worldairways.com/company-at-a-glance.php|archive-date=July 9, 2014|access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto;text-align:center"
|+ World Airways fleet
|-
!rowspan=2|Aircraft
!rowspan=2 style="width:15px;"|In<br />Service
!rowspan=2 style="width:15px;"|Orders
!colspan=2|Passengers
!rowspan=2|Notes
|-
!style="width:25px;"|<abbr title="Economy class">Y</abbr>
!style="width:25px;"|Total
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]]
|3
|&mdash;
|355
|355
|
|-
!colspan=6|World Airways Cargo fleet
|-
|[[Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-400BDSF]]
|2
|&mdash;
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<abbr title="Freighter Configuration">Cargo</abbr>
|
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-11F]]
|4
|&mdash;
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<abbr title="Freighter Configuration">Cargo</abbr>
|
|-
!Total
!9
!colspan=3|
!
|}

===Historical fleet===
World Airways also previously operated the following aircraft types during its existence:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net|title=The Best Airplane Information, Aviation Photos and Aviation News! 3,537,578 photos online! |access-date=2023-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/World%20Airways.html|title=World Airways fleet|website=aerobernie.bplaced.net|access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto;text-align:center"
|+ World Airways historical fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!Total
!Introduced
!Retired
!Notes
|-
|[[Boeing 314A]]
|5
|1948
|1950
|
|-
|[[Boeing 707-320]]
|4
|1972
|1975
|Leased from [[Pan Am]]
|-
|[[Boeing 707-320C]]
|9
|1963
|1979
|
|-
|[[Boeing 727-100]]
|4
|1985
|1986
|Leased from Skybus
|-
|[[Boeing 727-100C]]
|8
|1969
|1979
|
|-
|[[Boeing 727-200]]
|3
|1986
|1987
|Leased from Skybus
|-
|[[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-100SF]]
|1
|1981
|1982
|Transferred to [[Avianca]]
|-
|[[Boeing 747-200C]]
|3
|1973
|1987
|
|-
|[[Convair CV-440]]
|1
|1971
|1985
|
|-
|[[Curtiss C-46 Commando]]
|2
|1949
|1955
|
|-
|[[Douglas C-54 Skymaster]]
|10
|1953
|1961
|
|-
|[[Douglas DC-6A]]
|11
|1960
|1968
|
|-
|[[Douglas DC-6B]]
|4
|1960
|1972
|
|-
|[[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-61]] 
|1
|1975
|1976
|Leased from [[Capitol Air]]
|-
|[[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-63CF]] 
|7
|1971
|1984
|
|-
|[[Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation]]
|7
|1960
|1964
|
|-
|[[Lockheed L-1649A Starliner]]
|4
|1962
|1964
|
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10]]
|11
|1984
|1994
|
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F]]
|1
|1993
|1994
|Transferred to [[FedEx Express]]
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]]
|20
|1983
|2010
|
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF]]
|13
|1978
|1995
|Written off as [[World Airways Flight 30H|Flight 30]]
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER]]
|1
|2008
|2009
|Written off as Flight 8535
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F]]
|4
|2001
|2012
|
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD-11ER]]
|2
|2001
|2012
|
|-
|}

==Corporate headquarters==
World Airways's corporate headquarters were in [[Peachtree City, Georgia]] in [[Greater Atlanta]].

In 1956, World Airways relocated its headquarters from the [[Teterboro, New Jersey]] to the grounds of [[Oakland International Airport]] (OAK) in [[Oakland, California]] in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. World Airways built the World Air Center at Oakland, which served as the company headquarters and maintenance facilities from 1973 through 1986. The World Air Center hangar was able to accommodate four 747s and provided maintenance services to other carriers, as well as the U.S. military.<ref>"World's Charter Airlines." ''[[Flight International]]''. October 10, 1974. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1974/1974%20-%201600.html?search=%22Trans%20International%22 466].</ref> In 1987, headquarters moved to [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Fairfax County, Virginia]], near [[Herndon, Virginia|Herndon]], in [[Greater Washington DC]].<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. March 25–31, 1998. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1998/1998%20-%200767.html?search=%22World%20Airways%22 103].</ref> In 2001 World Airways relocated to Peachtree City from Fairfax County.<ref name="Heritage">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldairways.com/Default.aspx?tabid=97|title=World Airways Heritage Past & Present|publisher=World Airways|access-date=September 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709203210/http://www.worldairways.com/heritage.php|archive-date=July 9, 2014}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1960|09|19}}|event=[[World Airways Flight 830|Flight 830]], a [[Douglas DC-6|DC-6AB]] N99709, took off from the [[Agana Naval Air Station]] on [[Guam]] for a night VFR flight to [[Wake Island]]. The plane made a right turn after takeoff and climbed until striking [[Mount Barrigada]] 300 feet above airfield elevation and slid into thick underbrush. Seven of eight crew and 73 of 86 passengers died. The probable cause was the failure of the pilot to comply with published departure procedures.}}<ref>{{cite report | url = https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33646 | title = Aircraft Accident Report: World Airways, Inc., Douglas DC-6AB, N 99709, Agana Naval Air Station, Guam, Mariana Islands, September 19, 1960 | date = 18 July 1962 | doi =10.21949/1500771 | publisher = [[Civil Aeronautics Board]]}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1973|09|08}}|event=[[World Airways Flight 802|Flight 802]], a [[Douglas DC-8|DC-8-63CF]] N802WA operating a cargo flight for the [[Military Airlift Command]], crashed into high ground while on approach to [[Cold Bay Airport]], Alaska. All six people on board died. The probable cause was the captain's deviation from approved instrument approach procedures.}}<ref>{{cite report|publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]|title=Accident Report, World Airways, Inc., DC-8-63F, N802WA, King Cove, Alaska, September 8, 1973|date=8 May 1974|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7406.pdf}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1981|09|20}}|event=On Flight 32, a DC-10 from [[Baltimore]] to [[London]], [[flight attendant]] Karen Williams died when she became trapped in the lower [[galley (kitchen)|galley]] [[elevator]] of the [[double-deck aircraft]]. An electrical malfunction and human error were both blamed as the cause. The rising elevator trapped the flight attendant between the top of the elevator shaft and a serving cart that she was apparently trying to release from its locking device.}}<ref>{{cite news |date=September 22, 1981 |title=World Airways Disputes Claim |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MHVYAAAAIBAJ&pg=1121,1982301&dq=karen+williams+world+airways&hl=en |access-date=November 8, 2015 |work=The Leader-Post}}</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/461040333 ''Accident kills stewardess'', San Francisco Examiner, 21 September 1981]</ref>
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1982|01|23}}|event=[[World Airways Flight 30|Flight 30]], [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|DC-10-30CF]] N113WA landing at Boston's [[Logan International Airport]] under icy conditions and limited visibility slid off the end of the runway into [[Boston Harbor]], separating the cockpit section from the rest of the aircraft. Two missing passengers were reported as fatalities despite no bodies found in the shallow water. The [[Massachusetts Port Authority]] was cited for its failure to provide adequate runway braking reports although previous aircraft reported little to no [[braking action]] prior to World's landing.}}<ref>{{cite web |date=10 July 1985 |title=World Airways, Inc., Flight 30H, McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF, N113WA, Boston-Logan Int'l Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, Jan. 23, 1982 (Revised) |url=https://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR85-06.pdf |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]}}</ref>
* {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2009|05|06}}|event=a DC-10-30 with registration N139WA operating as Flight 8535 from Leipzig, Germany for the Military Airlift Command experienced a firm landing at [[Baltimore-Washington International Airport]] (BWI).  As a result of the captain's response to the firm landing, the plane's nose wheel struck the runway hard two times.  The aircraft blew one of its front tires and had to execute a go-around before landing successfully. Several passengers were injured, including the first officer, who suffered back trauma. The age of the aircraft (29 years 11 months at the time of the accident) and the extent of damage to the front landing gear and fuselage resulted in the aircraft being [[Total loss|written off]]. The aircraft was parted out and is now used on-site at the same airport for fire/rescue training and practice purposes.}}<ref>{{cite web |date=September 27, 2010 |title=World Airways, Flight 8535, Boeing DC-10-30, N139WA, Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland, May 6, 2009 |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20090507X00926&ntsbno=DCA09FA048&akey=1pgsize=50 |access-date=November 8, 2015 |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Thomson|first1=Candy|title=Recalling hard landing at BWI in 2009|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-bwi-hard-landing-20130708-story.html|website=Baltimore Sun|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Supplemental air carrier]]
* [[List of defunct airlines of the United States]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}[[File:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF, Garuda Indonesia (World Airways) AN0360007.jpg | thumb|220x124px | right]]

==External links==
{{Commons category|World Airways}}

* {{cite web|url=http://www.worldairways.com/|title=World Airways: Official website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716153256/http://www.worldairways.com/|archive-date=July 16, 2014}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.worldairways.com/fleet-MD11.php|title=World Airways Fleet:MD11 Passenger Charter Aircraft|publisher=World Airways|access-date=November 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328145541/http://www.worldairways.com/fleet-MD11.php|archive-date=March 28, 2014}}
* {{cite web|url=http://frequentlyflying.boardingarea.com/vintage-airline-seat-map-world-airways-dc-10-30-from-1987/|title=Vintage Airline Seat Map: World Airways DC10 (1987)|last=Booth|first=Darren|publisher=Frequently Flying Blog|date=April 20, 2012|access-date=November 8, 2015}}
* {{cite web|url=http://airodyssey.net/2014/03/29/world-airways-a-video-tribute/|last=Ortega|first=Sergio|title=World Airways: A Video Tribute|publisher=Air Odyssey Blog|date=March 29, 2014|access-date=November 8, 2015}}
* Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/UcMu2mZyvd4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200505231750/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcMu2mZyvd4&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcMu2mZyvd4|title=World Airways: A World of Difference (1960's promotional film)|publisher=YouTube|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=November 8, 2015}}{{cbignore}}
* Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ZU2NaeBWbEY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120622052507/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU2NaeBWbEY Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU2NaeBWbEY|title=World Airways: Safety Demonstration Video (1985)|publisher=YouTube|date=April 19, 2008|access-date=November 8, 2015}}{{cbignore}}
* Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/DSut10Jx5iY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150630204258/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSut10Jx5iY Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSut10Jx5iY|title=World Airways: Stowage Video (2010's)|publisher=YouTube|date=December 2, 2013|access-date=November 8, 2015}}{{cbignore}}

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