World Airlines basic c/s

Before this 1985 built airframe joint Comores Aviation International in late February 2010, it has already been in service with several US, British and South African airlines, and as such carried six different registrations (N352PS, N172PS, G-WLCY, G-ZAPL, EI-PAT and ZS-SFZ). It's final "station Comores" was rather short lived, with D6-BJH already stored in June of 2010, a bare four month after it was put in service. Looks like I was lucky to catch it on one of only a few flights during those four month....scrapped in 2013.

Ex Pacific Southwest Airlines (N352PS). Merged into USAir in April 1988 (N172US). Stored Mojave between 1991 and April 1996, when USAir leased it to World Airlines (G-WLCY) and from December 1996 to Flightline. From January 1997 subleased to DebonAir. Returned to lessor in April 1997, for lease to Titan Airways (G-WLCY) and re-registered G-ZAPL one month later. One year later bought by Titan Airways.

Later N172US with USAir, G-WLCY with World Airways (UK), G-ZAPL Titan Airways, EI-PAT CityJet and, after that, a few more operators in Africa.

The airline was based at London City Airport and began scheduled operations 13 May 1996 linking London City with Amsterdam up to four times a day. Operations ceased late the same year.

Evening shot, with a very nice low sun.

Despite the attractive colours, this airline lasted only for seven months starting in March 2006. The aircraft was first with PSA as N352PS from March 1985 and joined Titan in 1997 as G-ZAPL after being leased to Debonair. Became EI-PAT with CityJet in AF colours, then TN-AIC, D6-BJH and stored as ZS-SFZ in 2010