World signs record wet lease with EVA Airways

World signs record wet lease with EVA Airways    World Airways said it will provide cargo lift between Taiwan and the United States for EVA Airways under a two-year, $116 million contract, the largest commercial contract in the company’s 57-year history.
   World will operate three MD-11F freighters for EVA between Taipei and the United States on a staggered schedule beginning in March.
   World has operated one MD-11 on EVA’s behalf from Taipei to Los Angeles and Chicago under a similar, one-year full-service contract. That contract, which runs until March, was valued at $19 million when announced. By comparison, the new contract runs slightly more than $19 million per plane on an annual basis.
   Including the World Airways lease, EVA’s operates 12 MD-11F aircraft, the most of any fleet in Asia.
   Peachtree City, Ga.-based World also flies passenger and cargo charters for the U.S. military.