McDonnell Douglas MD-11 MSN 48437

Registration N272WA · World Airways

Scrapped

Identity

TypeMcDonnell Douglas MD-11
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FamilyDC8/10/MD11
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Line Number506
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Operators

OperatorWorld Airways

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Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

Remarks

wfu sLong Beach 26.06.92 primer (JAT YU-AMF 392 NTU)

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-11, serial number 48437. Delivered to MdD Fin Corp. Withdrawn from use seen at Long Beach 26 Jun 1992 primer (Jabot Airport, Ailinglapalap Atoll YU-AMF 392 not taken up). Sub-leased to World/Garuda on 16 Apr 1993 as N272WA. International Lease Finance Corporation, seen at Zur 23.4 white, Gar logo/tit. Returned to World Airways. Seen at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France full colours. Leased to Malaysian AS on 22 Nov 1994. Departed Zurich, titles, white. Leased to Garuda. Seen at Zur, white, titles. Leased to Malaysian AS. Full colours. Leased to Aer Lingus on 13 May 1998. Delivered Taipei-ANC-Dublin 13-14.5 full World colours, to Shannon, Ireland 24.5 full Aer Lingus colours, in service 27 May 1998, withdrawn from use 14 Dec 1998. Returned to World Airways on 17 Dec 1998. Ferried to Baltimore basic Aer Lingus colours, World titles, seen at Manch. 8 Mar 1999 basic Aer Lingus colours, old Saudia tit/tail, Dubai-Shannon 22 May 1999 basic Aer Lingus colours no titles, sub-lsd Aer Lingus 25 May 1999, in service 28 May 1999 full colours, due returned mid Dec 1999. Returned to World Airways on 31 Oct 1999. Ferried SNN-Baltimore 31 Oct 1999, seen 11 Mar 2000 Cambridge (basic Aer Lingus colours, Garuda tit/tail) Aer Lingus sub-lsd 21 May 2000 Shannon, Ireland, full colours 24 May 2000, in service 28 May 2000, seen at Frankfurt International, Germany 3 Nov 2000 basic Aer Lingus colours, returned, seen at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport 19 Oct 2000 World titles, Aer Lingus basic colours, identified seen 3 Feb 2001. Leased to Aer Lingus on 26 May 2001. Seen at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport 25 May 2001 full colours, in service 28 May 2001. Returned to World Airways in Sep 2001. SNüremberg 1 Aug 2002 basic Aer Linguc colours, World Airways titles/logo, seen at Nürnberg/Nuremberg, Germany 7 Feb 2004 now full colours, seen at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport 5 Aug 2007 new WO colours, Wilmington Trust Company 23 Sep 2010, International Lease Finance Corporation to Wilmington Trust Company 23 Sep 2010, still in service Jan 2014 passengers config, World ceased operations 26 Mar 2014, ferried Baltimore-Goodyear 28 Mar 2014, Bank of Utah 2 Sep 2014 (filed 11 Sep 2014) 26 Sep 2014, seen at Phoenix Goodyear Airport stored 18 Apr 2015, cancelled 30 May 2018 broken up. Current status: scrapped.

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