World Airways

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:airline
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Douglas_DC-10
gptkb:Lockheed_L-1049_Super_Constellation
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Douglas_DC-8
gptkb:Douglas_DC-4
gptkb:Douglas_DC-6
gptkb:Douglas_DC-7
gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_MD-11
gptkbp:callsign WORLD
gptkbp:ceased_operations 2014
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fleetSize 8 (at closure)
gptkbp:founded 1948
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Benjamin_Pepper
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Peachtree_City,_Georgia,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World Airways
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:WO
gptkb:WOA
gptkbp:livery white with blue and gold cheatline
gptkbp:mainHub gptkb:Baltimore/Washington_International_Thurgood_Marshall_Airport
gptkb:Hartsfield–Jackson_Atlanta_International_Airport
gptkbp:market military contracts
charter market
cargo market
long-haul international routes
gptkbp:notable_contract U.S. military charter flights
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Ed_Daly_(CEO_and_President)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Operation_Babylift
gptkb:Operation_New_Life
gptkb:Evacuation_of_Saigon
Afghanistan War airlift support
Evacuation flights during the Vietnam War
Gulf War airlift support
Iraq War airlift support
gptkbp:notableFor cargo flights
charter flights
passenger flights
ACMI operations
wet lease operations
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Global_Aviation_Holdings
gptkbp:successor gptkb:World_Airways_(planned_relaunch,_2017,_not_realized)
gptkbp:type gptkb:airline
regional airliner
passenger airline
gptkbp:website www.worldairways.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Douglas_DC-8
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5