N273WA 4 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Monarch Airlines(World Airways) MAN 02MAY99
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 14-Apr-17.
Operating for Monarch Airlines, still in basic Saudi Arabian Airlines livery on a murky morning at Manchester. Grainy too!
Leased from ILFC, this aircraft was delivered to World Airways in Apr-93 as N273WA. As well as it's own services, World Airways operated extensively for the US Government and also for other airlines on an 'ACMI' leasing basis (= Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance & Insurance). It was wet-leased to the following airlines, mostly on annual Haj Pilgrimage flights... Garuda Indonesia, Apr/Jul-93. Malaysia Airlines, Oct-94/Jun-97 (and during this lease it was also sub-lsd to Garuda Indonesia by Malaysia Airlines between Apr/Aug-95). City Bird Airlines (Belgium), Jul-97/Feb-98. Garuda Indonesia, Mar/May-98. Monarch Airlines, May/Aug-98. Saudi Arabian Airlines, Feb/Apr-99 and Monarch Airlines for 1 week in May-99. By 2013, World Airways were suffering from financial problems and the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Nov-13 and stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA. [World Airways ceased operations in Mar-14]. It is now permanently retired and was noted still stored at Goodyear without engines in Mar-14.
N273WA 4 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Monarch Airlines(World Airways) MAN 02MAY99
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 14-Apr-17.
Operating for Monarch Airlines, still in basic Saudi Arabian Airlines livery on a murky morning at Manchester. Grainy too!
Leased from ILFC, this aircraft was delivered to World Airways in Apr-93 as N273WA. As well as it's own services, World Airways operated extensively for the US Government and also for other airlines on an 'ACMI' leasing basis (= Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance & Insurance). It was wet-leased to the following airlines, mostly on annual Haj Pilgrimage flights... Garuda Indonesia, Apr/Jul-93. Malaysia Airlines, Oct-94/Jun-97 (and during this lease it was also sub-lsd to Garuda Indonesia by Malaysia Airlines between Apr/Aug-95). City Bird Airlines (Belgium), Jul-97/Feb-98. Garuda Indonesia, Mar/May-98. Monarch Airlines, May/Aug-98. Saudi Arabian Airlines, Feb/Apr-99 and Monarch Airlines for 1 week in May-99. By 2013, World Airways were suffering from financial problems and the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Nov-13 and stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA. [World Airways ceased operations in Mar-14]. It is now permanently retired and was noted still stored at Goodyear without engines in Mar-14.