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Tower Air: The US’s Largest Charter Airline

13Jan

By Charles Yongzheng1 Comment

Airlines

Tower Air: The US’s Largest Charter Airline

At one point in time, Tower Air and World Airways were the two largest charter airlines in the world. For the most part, World Airways was immortalized in popular culture, whilst Tower Air was forgotten! During its prime, Tower Air had a fleet of 17 aircraft, some were configured for passengers, whilst others were configured for cargo. On top of a series of passenger and cargo contracts, the airline also had military contracts too. However, in 2000, their empire would crumble and they'd cease operations. So what went so wrong? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Tower Air In 1951, Morris K. Nachtomi joined Israeli flag carrier, El Al. Over the next 30 years, Nachtomi worked in several different divisions of El Al, including: finance, operat...

World Airways: The World’s Most Diverse Airline. Ever.

26Dec

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

Airlines

World Airways: The World’s Most Diverse Airline. Ever.

At its height, World Airways was one of the largest and most successful airlines of its time. However, in March 2014, 66 years almost to the day, the airline was forced to cease operations. So what went so wrong? Over the course of its history, World Airways has performed just about every type of aviation-related job, possible. In part, this has helped to make it so successful, but it was also partly the reason why it failed! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-World Airways WWII was the largest war in human history. No conflict before or since it has managed to match the size and scope of the conflict. Due to the sheer size of the war, everyone, both young and old were asked to help with the war effort. Part of this meant that young men h...