48318 |
/446 |
12.1988: Assembled in Long Beach and planned for Federal Express as N318FE but not taken up 25.07.1989: To Nigeria Airways, N3042W (planned registration 5N-AUI was not taken up) 17.12.1993: Repossessed by Japan Leasing Corporation 12.1993: WFU and stored 03.1995: To Star & Sun Leasing 05.1995: Leased to World Airways 05.1995: Sub-leased to Malaysian Airline System 06.1995: Returned to World Airways 07.09.1995: Re-registred N117WA 12.03.1997: Seen in Phoenix in Garuda colours (!) 09.2001: Returned to Star & Sun Leasing 18.11.2001: WFU and stored in Manchester 22.12.2001: To Aerospace Finance, N117GB 26.01.2002: Ferried to Tel Aviv 14.11.2002: Leased to World Airways ????: Re-registred N353WL 12.2004: To Omni Air International 16.03.2005: Re-registred N270AX Hours / cycles accumulated by 2006: 37648 / 7983 |
DC-10-30 planned as -30F (AF)
Engines: 3 CF6-50C2 |
Photo by Chris Coduto |
Not only the last DC-10, but the last DC-aircraft: #446 in the colors of the airline which as operated it for the last five years, seen in Los Angeles on March 18th 2000 |
Photo by Ken Fielding |
#446 taking off from Manchester on January 26th 2002. It is on the way to Tel Aviv where it will be stored for some months. Click here to see more photos in this all white scheme |
Photo by Don Boyd |
The aircraft entered service with World Airways for a second time. Here it is undergoing engine maintenance in Opa Locka on June 18th 2003. |
Previous aircraft: 48317/ 445 |