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Global Aviation Holdings Inc. (Global) was the parent company of World Airways, Inc. (World), and North American Airlines, Inc., headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia, US. Its airline holdings included World and North American along with ATA Airlines until the parent company renamed from Global Aero Logistics to Global Aviation Holdings. ATA, World, and North American all were Part 121 U.S.-certified air carriers providing customized air transportation services for major international passenger and cargo carriers, international freight forwarders, the U.S. military, international leisure tour operators, and international corporations.
RMA Gold Airways Limited was an Australian public company. It was a proposed Australian regular public transport and cargo airline to be based in Melbourne operating under the trading name of Gold Airways. It was planned that the airline would fly a fleet of Airbus A320, Boeing 747 and Embraer 190 aircraft to Australian capital cities and popular regional centres and eventually, with the larger aircraft, to international destinations.
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