Worldways Canada

Worldways Canada

Douglas DC-4 of Worldways at Toronto Airport (July 1975)
IATA ICAO Call sign WG WWC —
Commenced operations	1973
Ceased operations	11 October 1990
Key people	Roy Moore

Douglas DC-8-63 at London Gatwick Airport (June 1983)

Worldways Canada was a Canadian charter airline that started in operations in 1973, ceased its operations on 11 October 1990 and went out of business in 1991. ^[1] The airline was created by Roy T. Moore^{[ citation needed ]} with the assistance of Dennis Lewis.^{[ citation needed ]}

Operations and fleet

Worldways Canada's fleet of aircraft started with Lockheed L-188 Electras, later adding Douglas DC-4's. The Electras were replaced with Convair 560s.^{[ dubious – discuss ]} The company later added Convair 640s, which were put on charter serving Canada's East Coast offshore oil industry.

When international passenger charter company Ontario Worldair folded in 1981, ^[2] Worldways bought its fleet of three Boeing 707-320 aircraft and entered that segment of the charter market. In 1983, Worldways sold the B707s to the Royal Australian Air Force and bought four Douglas DC-8-63s from CP Air.

In 1985, Worldways added two Lockheed L-1011-385-1s (later upgraded to L-1011-50). These were initially operated by Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1974-75, then sold to AeroPerú. These L-1011s were two of the five built by Lockheed where the front cargo hold was removed and a windowless lower deck lounge was added, complete with seating for 12 additional passengers, stowage space for their carry-on bags, and external air stairs for direct boarding to the lounge from the tarmac. ^{[3] [a]} Worldways had winter leases with Eastern Air Lines and British Caledonian, by which Worldways brought in additional L-1011s for the winter charter season. In 1989, Worldways purchased three Boeing 727-100s from TAP Air Portugal.

In 2019, the Worldways name was re-launched as the industry's first live private charter booking engine for private and personal jet travel. Similar to other portals offering commercial jet travel. Worldways focuses only on private jet travel with instant booking and confirmation. The Worldways booking engine connects the Worldways passenger to over 12,000 Charter Airline carriers.

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Canada

Notes

1. German airline LTU International operated the remaining three "cargo lounge" L-1011s. ^[3]

References

1. "List of ceased airlines in our photo album". homestead.com. Archived from the original on 2006-02-05. Retrieved 2006-10-20.
2. McQuaker, John (2025-02-10) [1979-02-10]. "The Ontario airline with a fleet of one" (1979 TV news video; 2020 (updated 2025) text report based on the 1979 video). CBC News . Retrieved 2026-01-19.
3. The Flight Detective (2020-03-07). "Do you know the PSA Lockheed L-1011 TriStar had a lower deck lounge?". travelupdate.com. Retrieved 2026-01-19. Note: reference includes pictures of a Pacific Southwest Airlines example