Document:

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

                             TERMINATION AND RELEASE

      THIS TERMINATION AND RELEASE (this "RELEASE") is made and entered into
effective as of the 27th day of April 2005, by and among DAN MCKINNON
("MCKINNON"), JANICE MCKINNON ("MRS. MCKINNON"), DAN MCKINNON, as Trustee of the
Dan and Janice McKinnon Family Trust dated January 15, 2005 ("TRUST"), and WORLD
AIR HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "CORPORATION").

                               STATEMENT OF FACTS

      A. McKinnon founded and until recently was a shareholder of North American
Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("NAA.").

      B. McKinnon transferred his shares of capital stock of NAA to the Trust on
or about January 30, 2005.

      C. Both McKinnon and Mrs. McKinnon served as directors, employees and
officers of NAA from time to time prior to the date hereof.

      D. McKinnon and the Trust are contemporaneously herewith closing the sale
of all of the stock of NAA to the Corporation pursuant to the terms of a Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2005 (the "STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT"),
by and among the Corporation, NAA, McKinnon and the Trust.

      E. To induce the Corporation to consummate the transaction, McKinnon, Mrs.
McKinnon and the Trust are willing to enter into this Agreement to confirm (i)
the resignation of McKinnon and Mrs. McKinnon as officers, directors and
employees of NAA, (ii) the termination of employment of McKinnon and Mrs.
McKinnon, and (iii) the release and waiver of any and all claims whatsoever by
McKinnon, Mrs. McKinnon, and the Trust with respect to NAA.

      NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

      1. Resignation.

            (a) Effective immediately, McKinnon hereby resigns as a director,
officer, employee, consultant, independent contractor, or any other capacity
with respect to NAA.

            (b) Effective immediately, Mrs. McKinnon hereby resigns as a
director, officer, employee, consultant, independent contractor, or any other
capacity with respect to NAA.

      2. Termination.

            (a) Effective immediately, McKinnon hereby acknowledges and agrees
that his employment by the Company is terminated, and the Company owes him no
further salary, bonus, compensation, benefits or any other sums whatsoever
arising therefrom, except (i) salary

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payable for the period from______________________, 2005 through the date of
Closing (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement), (ii) his rights to his
account in the Company's 401(k) plan, and (iii) all other items and matters as
to which he may be entitled as specifically set forth in the Stock Purchase
Agreement.

            (b) Effective immediately, Mrs. McKinnon hereby acknowledges and
agrees that her employment by the Company is terminated, and the Company owes
her no further salary, bonus, compensation, benefits or any other sums
whatsoever arising therefrom, except (i) salary payable for the period
from______________________, 2005 through the date of Closing (as defined in the
Stock Purchase Agreement), and (ii) all other items and matters as to which she
may be entitled as specifically set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

      3. Release and Waiver.

            (a) Subject to the limitations set forth below, McKinnon hereby (i)
releases NAA and the Corporation and each past, present and future director,
stockholder, officer, employee, agent, or affiliate of NAA and the Corporation,
and their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the "RELEASEES"),
from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, contracts,
agreements, debts and liabilities whatsoever (collectively, "CLAIMS") arising
contemporaneously or prior to the date of this Release relative to NAA and the
Corporation or their activities or McKinnon's ownership interest in or
employment by, or service as an officer or director of, the Corporation, whether
in contract, tort or otherwise, known or unknown, now existing or hereafter
occurring; (ii) irrevocably covenants to refrain from, directly or indirectly,
asserting any claim or demand, or commencing, instituting or causing to be
commenced, any proceeding against the Releasees, based upon any matter purported
to be released hereby; and (iii) waives any and all rights that McKinnon may
have (past or present) with respect to McKinnon's interest in the Corporation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release set forth in this Section 3(a) shall
not apply to (i) any Claims or rights of any kind which McKinnon may have
pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, and (ii) his rights to final salary
and accounts in the Company's 401(k) plan as described in Section 2(a) above.

            (b) Subject to the limitations set forth below, Mrs. McKinnon hereby
(i) releases the Releasees from any and all Claims arising contemporaneously or
prior to the date of this Release relative to NAA and the Corporation or their
activities or Mrs. McKinnon's ownership interest in or employment by, or service
as an officer or director of, the Corporation, whether in contract, tort or
otherwise, known or unknown, now existing or hereafter occurring; (ii)
irrevocably covenants to refrain from, directly or indirectly, asserting any
claim or demand, or commencing, instituting or causing to be commenced, any
proceeding against the Releasees, based upon any matter purported to be released
hereby; and (iii) waives any and all rights that Mrs. McKinnon may have (past or
present) with respect to Mrs. McKinnon's interest in the Corporation and its
assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release set forth in this Section
3(b) shall not apply to (i) any Claims or rights of any kind which Mrs. McKinnon
may have pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, and (ii) her rights to final
salary as described in Section 2(b) above.

            (c) Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Trust hereby (i)
releases the Releasees from any and all Claims arising contemporaneously or
prior to the date of this Release

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relative to NAA and the Corporation or their activities or the Trust's ownership
interest in or employment by, or service as an officer or director of, the
Corporation, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, known or unknown, now
existing or hereafter occurring; (ii) irrevocably covenants to refrain from,
directly or indirectly, asserting any claim or demand, or commencing,
instituting or causing to be commenced, any proceeding against the Releasees,
based upon any matter purported to be released hereby; and (iii) waives any and
all rights that the Trust may have (past or present) with respect to the Trust's
interest in the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release set
forth in this Section 3(c) shall not apply to any Claims or rights of any kind
which the Trust may have pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement.

      4. Further Assurances. McKinnon, Mrs. McKinnon and the Trust shall fully
cooperate at all times from and after the date hereof with respect to the
confirmation of the matters described herein, and shall execute such further
releases or other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Corporation
for the purpose of giving effect to the transactions evidenced by this Release.

      5. Governing Law. This Release shall be governed in all respects by the
laws of the State of New York.

      6. Successors and Assigns. This Release shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns,
heirs and executors.

      7. Entire Agreement. This Release supersedes all prior agreements,
communications, representations and understandings, either oral or written,
among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Release.

      8. Counterparts. This Release may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together
will constitute one instrument.

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed and delivered this
Release under seal as of the date first above written.

                                  /s/ Dan Mckinnon
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                                  DAN McKINNON

                                  /s/ Janice Mckinnon
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  JANICE McKINNON

                                  DAN McKINNON, as Trustee of the Dan and
                                  Janice McKinnon Family Trust Dated January 15,
                                  2005

                                  By: /s/ Dan McKinnon
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Dan McKinnon, Trustee

                                  WORLD AIR HOLDINGS, INC.

                                  By: /s/ Randy J. Martinez               (SEAL)
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Name: ____________________________________
                                      Title: ___________________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT F

                              SELLER LEGAL OPINION

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                  AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND WAIVER TO LOAN AGREEMENT

            AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND WAIVER TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this "Amendment")
dated as of April 27, 2005 by and among World Airways, Inc. (the "Borrower"),
World Air Holdings, Inc. ("Parent"), North American Airlines, Inc. ("North
American"), World Airways Parts Company, LLC, Govco Incorporated, as Primary
Tranche A Lender ("Govco"), Citicorp North America, Inc., as Govco
Administrative Agent (the "Govco Administrative Agent"), the other Lenders party
hereto, Citibank, N.A., as Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together
with its successors and permitted assigns, the "Agent") Citibank, N.A., as
Collateral Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted
assigns, the "Collateral Agent," and together with the Agent, the "Agents"),
International Lease Finance Corporation, as Supplemental Guarantor (the
"Supplemental Guarantor"), and the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (the
"Board") created pursuant to the Air Transportation Safety and System
Stabilization Act (the "Act"), P.L. 107-42 (2001), as the same may be amended
from time to time. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement (as
such term is defined herein).

                                   WITNESSETH:

            WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Board, the Agents, the Lenders referred
to therein and Phoenix American Financial Services Inc., as Loan Administrator,
executed and delivered that certain Loan Agreement dated as of December 30, 2003
(as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the
"Loan Agreement") pursuant to which the Lenders made a loan to Borrower in the
amount of $30,000,000;

            WHEREAS, on January 10,2005, Parent and Borrower consummated a
restructuring transaction pursuant to which all of the outstanding shares of
common stock of the Borrower were automatically converted into shares of common
stock of Parent, which resulted in Borrower becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Parent, and in connection therewith, Parent executed and delivered, inter
alia, that certain Joinder Agreement dated as of January 10, 2005 pursuant to
which Parent became an Obligor under, and agreed to be bound by the terms and
provisions of, the Loan Agreement;

            WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as
of April 27, 2005 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") among Parent, North American,
and Dan McKinnon, individually and as trustee of the Dan and Janice McKinnon
Family Trust dated January 15, 2005 (the "Seller"), Parent has acquired all of
the outstanding shares of common stock of North American (the "Acquisition");

            WHEREAS, in connection with the Acquisition, Borrower and Parent
have requested that certain provisions of the Loan Agreement be amended or
waived as hereinafter provided; and

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            WHEREAS, the Board, the Agents and the Lenders are willing to amend
the Loan Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

            NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants
and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

            SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT. As of the Amendment
Effective Date (as defined in Section 4 below), the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:

            (a)   Definitions.

                  (i) Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following new definitions in the proper alphabetical order:

                  "North American" means North American Airlines, Inc., a
            Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, together
            with its successors and permitted assigns.

                  "North American AMC Agreement" means, collectively, any
            agreement or purchase order between the Air Mobility Command and
            North American (or any other party acting on its behalf, whether in
            connection with a teaming arrangement or otherwise) for airlift
            services, including, without limitation, that certain agreement
            identified as contract number FA4428-04-D-0022, together with any
            amendments, restatements, renewals, replacements, successors or
            modifications of any of the foregoing.

                  "Parent Guarantee" means the Parent Guarantee dated as of
            January 10, 2005 made by Parent in favor of the Guaranteed Parties
            (as defined therein).

                  "Payroll Accounts" has the meaning specified in Section
            6.4(a).

                  (ii) Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
amending and restating in its entirety the definition of "Obligor" as follows:

                  "Obligor" means Parent, the Borrower or North American, and
            "Obligors" means all of Parent, the Borrower and North American,
            together with their respective successors and permitted assigns.

                  (iii) Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
amending and restating in its entirety the definition of "Security Agreement" as
follows:

                  "Security Agreement" means the Mortgage and Security Agreement
            dated as of December 30, 2003 among the Borrower, World LLC and the
            Collateral Agent, as amended and restated by that certain Amended
            and Restated Mortgage and Security Agreement dated as of April 27,
            2005 among the Borrower, Parent, North American, World LLC and the
            Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
            otherwise modified from time to time, including by any Security
            Agreement Supplement.

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            (b)   Amendment to Section 2.3. Section 2.3 of the Loan Agreement is
hereby amended by replacing the chart set forth in such Section with the
following chart:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Interest Payment Date falling on or
             about:                     Principal Amount
-----------------------------------     ----------------
<S>                                     <C>
     December 12, 2005                    $6,000,000.00
     June 12, 2006                        $5,000,000.00
     December 12, 2006                    $5,000,000.00
     June 12, 2007                        $5,000,000.00
     December 12, 2007                    $5,000,000.00
     June 12, 2008                        $4,000,000.00
</TABLE>

            (c)   Amendment to Section 5.17. Section 5.17 of the Loan Agreement
is hereby amended by renumbering the existing clause (ii) in the last sentence
thereof as clause (iii) and inserting a new clause (ii) as follows: "(ii)
pledged under the Security Agreement which are maintained with financial
institutions in the United States and which contain, in the aggregate, no more
than $250,000".

            (d)   Amendment to Section 6.4(a). Section 6.4(a) of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

                  The Obligors shall not permit the reserve of unrestricted Cash
            and Cash Equivalents (which in each case shall be free from all
            Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances of the type described in
            clause (vii) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances) of the
            Obligors and their Restricted Subsidiaries to be less than
            $15,000,000; it being understood that the following shall be
            excluded from unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents for the
            purposes of this Section 6.4(a): (i) Cash or Cash Equivalents
            securing obligations in respect of letters of credit that are
            collateralized by Cash or Cash Equivalents, if any, and (ii) Cash or
            Cash Equivalents held in any payroll account of any of the Obligors
            (collectively the "Payroll Accounts"), including without limitation
            North American's payroll account with account number 7747385 at
            Citibank, N.A and Borrower's payroll account with account number
            2079920018648 at Wachovia Bank, N.A.

            (e)   Amendment to Article VI. Article VI of the Loan Agreement is
hereby amendment by inserting a new Section 6.18 and a new Section 6.19 as
follows:

                  Section 6.18 Prohibition on Borrower Guarantees. Neither the
            Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall Guarantee or
            assume any obligation of North American or any Restricted Subsidiary
            of North American, including, without limitation, under any aircraft
            lease or other financing arrangement. For the avoidance of doubt, it
            is acknowledged and agreed that the foregoing shall not prohibit the
            Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from making capital
            contributions or equity investments or advances, loans or other
            extensions of credit to North American or any Restricted Subsidiary
            of North American so long as such contributions, equity investments,
            advances, loans or other extensions of

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            credit are not made for the purpose of Guaranteeing or assuming an
            obligation of North American.

                  Section 6.19 Payroll Accounts. The Obligors shall not fund any
            Payroll Account other than in the ordinary course of business for
            the purpose of meeting current payroll obligations.

            (f)   Amendments to Section 7.1.

                  (i) Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
amending and restating subsection (1) thereof in its entirety as follows:

                        (1) A Subsidiary Guarantee or the Parent Guarantee shall
            for any reason cease to be in full force and effect or any Person
            that is a guarantor thereunder shall, in writing, repudiate such
            Subsidiary Guarantee or Parent Guarantee, as the case may be, or
            deny that its obligations thereunder are valid, binding and
            enforceable; or

                  (ii) Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting new subsections (t) and (u) after subsection (s) thereof and replacing
the "." after subsection (s) with "; or":

                        (s) Any default by North American under the North
            American AMC Agreement or any team agreement related thereto, which
            default is not waived or remedied prior to the expiration of any
            period of grace provided with respect thereto and which results in
            (i) North American being suspended or disqualified from the
            performance of airlift services thereunder or (ii) the termination
            of any such agreements with respect to North American, and which
            suspension, disqualification or termination has had, or could
            reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; or

                        (t) Any representation and warranty contained in that
            certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of April 27, 2005 among
            Parent, North American and Dan McKinnon, individually and as trustee
            of the Dan and Janice McKinnon Family Trust dated January 15, 2005
            made by Seller (as defined therein) thereunder or in connection
            therewith shall prove not to have been true and correct as and when
            made by Seller, and the failure of such representation and warranty
            to be true and correct shall have had a Material Adverse Effect.

            (g)   Amendment to Section 10.4. Section 10.4 of the Loan Agreement
is hereby amended by replacing the words "Borrower and Parent" in the second
line thereof with "Obligors".

            (h)   Amendment to Schedule 6.1. Schedule 6.1 of the Loan Agreement
is hereby amended to add the items described in Exhibit A attached hereto.

            (i)   Amendment Reflecting New Obligor. Each reference in the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to (i) "either Obligor" and "either of
the Obligors" is

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hereby amended to read "any Obligor" and "any of the Obligors," respectively and
(ii) "neither Obligor" and "neither of the Obligors" is hereby amended to read
"no Obligor" and "none of the Obligors," respectively. All other words or
phrases in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents of like import shall,
mutatis mutandis, mean and be a reference to all of the Obligors.

            SECTION 2. WAIVERS. The provisions of Sections 6.2, 6.5, 6.8 and
6.11 of the Loan Agreement are waived to the extent necessary to permit the
Borrower and Parent to consummate and perform their respective obligations with
respect to the Acquisition.

            SECTION 3. NORTH AMERICAN JOINDER TO LOAN AGREEMENT. By execution of
this Amendment, North American hereby expressly agrees (a) that it is, and shall
be deemed for all purposes to be, an Obligor under the Loan Agreement and the
Loan Documents, and (b) to be bound by the terms, conditions and obligations set
forth therein, with the same force and effect as if it had been an original
signatory thereto. For purposes of Section 10.7 of the Loan Agreement, all
notices to be delivered to North American under the Loan Documents should be
sent to the following address:

            North American Airlines, Inc.
            c/o World Airways, Inc.
            HLH Building
            101 World Drive
            Peachtree City, Georgia 30269
            Attention: General Counsel
            Phone: 770-632-8005
            Facsimile: 770-632-8048

            SECTION 4. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become
effective as of the date set forth above (the "Amendment Effective Date")
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or prior to
the date hereof:

            (a)   the Stock Purchase Agreement and all other agreements and
documents being delivered in connection therewith shall (i) be in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agents, the Lenders, the Supplemental Guarantor
and the Board, and (ii) shall have been duly executed and delivered by the
parties thereto;

            (b)   the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the
Stock Purchase Agreement shall have been consummated and become effective;

            (c)   the Agents, the Lenders, the Supplemental Guarantor and the
Board shall have received each of the following, each dated as of the date
hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, the Board, the Lenders
and the Supplemental Guarantor:

                  (i) this Amendment, duly executed and delivered by the parties
hereto;

                  (ii) the Amended and Restated Mortgage and Security Agreement
among the Borrower, Parent, North American, World LLC and the Collateral Agent
(the

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"Amended and Restated Security Agreement"), duly executed and delivered by the
parties thereto;

                  (iii) a Subsidiary Guarantee, duly executed and delivered by
North American and the other parties thereto;

                  (iv) the favorable opinions of (A) Powell Goldstein LLP,
special counsel to the Borrower; (B) Mark McMillin, internal counsel to the
Borrower; and (C) Daugherty, Fowler, Peregrin & Haught, FAA counsel to the
Borrower; and (D) a reliance letter from Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, counsel
to the Seller; (E) a reliance letter from Ford & Harrison LLP, labor counsel to
the Borrower; and (F) a reliance letter from Powell Goldstein LLP, special
counsel to the Borrower with respect to their opinion regarding the Acquisition;
and

                  (v) a certificate of each of the Parent and Borrower signed by
a duly authorized officer of such Person certifying (i) as to the matters set
forth in Section 6 of this Amendment, (ii) the due execution and delivery of
this Amendment by such Obligor, (iii) the names and true signatures of each
officer of such Person who has been authorized to execute and deliver this
Amendment on behalf of such Obligor, and (iv) the resolutions of such Obligor's
board of directors approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of this Amendment; and

            (d)   the Obligors shall have taken all action and completed or
presented to the Collateral Agent for filing and recording all notices,
recordings and filings of or with respect to the Amended and Restated Security
Agreement and the Collateral covered thereby, that are necessary or desirable in
order to perfect and protect the security interest of the Collateral Agent in
the Collateral, including, without limitation, (i) the submission of the Amended
and Restated Security Agreement (and any other required instruments and
documents) to the FAA for recordation; (ii) the preparation and submission to
the Collateral Agent for filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements
in all applicable jurisdictions; (iii) delivery to the Collateral Agent of the
certificates representing all of the shares of common stock of North American
together with duly executed and undated stock powers; (iv) the submission to the
Collateral Agent for filing of an IP Security Agreement with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or any other applicable U.S.
Governmental Authority with respect to the intellectual property Collateral
covered thereby; and (v) the execution and delivery of Control Agreements with
respect to the deposit accounts and securities accounts of North American (other
than the deposit accounts and securities accounts identified on Schedule 2.09 to
the Security Agreement).

            SECTION 5. CONSENT TO EXECUTION. By their respective signatures
hereto, each of the parties hereto consents to the execution of this Amendment
and confirms that each of the conditions precedent in Section 4 hereof has been
satisfied (or waived).

            SECTION 6. POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS.

            (a)   Within thirty (30) days following the Amendment Effective
Date, the Parent shall deliver to the Board a fully executed Control Agreement
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Board with respect to North
American's account with account

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number 590-388-819 at JPMorgan Chase Bank (or with respect to any account in
substitution or replacement thereof) together with opinions of counsel from
counsel satisfactory to the Board, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Board;

            (b)   Within ninety (90) days following the Amendment Effective
Date, the Parent shall deliver to the Board a consent from (i) Iceland Air with
respect to the lease of office space located at Terminal E, Logan Airport, E.
Boston, Massachusetts and (ii) from the City of Oakland with respect to the
lease of office and counter space located at Oakland International Airport; and

            (c)   Within seven (7) days following the Amendment Effective Date,
the Borrower shall deliver to the Board a certificate from the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware attesting to the good standing of the Borrower.

            SECTION 7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each of Parent and the
Borrower represents and warrants to each other party hereto that:

            (a)   it has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into this Amendment and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby;

            (b)   it has duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other
action the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment;

            (c)   this Amendment and the Loan Agreement as amended hereby are
its valid and binding obligations, enforceable against it in accordance with
their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws relating
to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally;

            (d)   both before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and

            (e)   North American and each "principal" thereof (as such term is
defined in 31 CFR Section 19.105, as amended or modified from time to time) is
not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,
or voluntarily excluded from participation in the transactions contemplated by
the Loan Documents by any Federal department or agency.

            SECTION 8. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

            (a)   On and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference in
the Loan Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof or words of like
import referring to the Loan Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan
Documents to "the Loan Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof or words of like
import referring to the Loan Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the
Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

            (b)   This Amendment shall not constitute an amendment of or waiver
to any other provision, term or condition of the Loan Agreement or any other
Loan Document. Except as modified hereby and pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Security Agreement, all terms,

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provisions, covenants, representations, warranties, agreements and conditions
contained in the Loan Agreement, the Loan Documents and the Board Guarantee
shall remain in full force and effect.

            (c)   Notwithstanding anything contained in this Amendment, the
terms of this Amendment are not intended to and do not serve to effect a
novation as to the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The parties to
this Agreement expressly do not intend to extinguish the Loan Agreement or any
of the other Loan Documents. Instead, it is the express intention of the parties
to this Amendment to reaffirm the obligations created under the Loan Agreement
and the other Loan Documents. Each of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, as amended hereby, remains in full force and effect and the terms and
provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as amended
hereby, are hereby ratified and confirmed. Each of the Board Guarantee and the
Supplemental Guarantee remains unchanged and in full force and effect, and the
terms and provisions thereof are hereby ratified and confirmed.

            SECTION 9. CONSENT OF GUARANTORS; CONFIRMATION OF GUARANTEES. Each
of Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantor hereby consents to this Amendment and
hereby confirms and agrees that notwithstanding the effectiveness of this
Amendment, each of the Parent Guarantee and Subsidiary Guarantee is, and shall
continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in
all respects.

            SECTION 10. INDEMNIFICATION. The Obligors agree, jointly and
severally, to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless the ATSB, the Agents, the
Lenders, the Supplemental Guarantor and their respective Affiliates, officers,
directors, employees, agents and advisors (collectively called the
"Indemnitees") from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including without limitation the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for such Indemnitees) that may be
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such Indemnitee, in any manner
arising out of or relating to the Stock Purchase Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, the Acquisition). For the
avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this indemnity
is in addition to, and not in lieu of, the indemnity provided in Section 10.4 of
the Loan Agreement.

            SECTION 11. COSTS; EXPENSES. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand
all reasonable costs and expenses of the Board, the Agents, the Lenders and the
Supplemental Guarantor in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery
and administration, modification and amendment of this Amendment and the other
instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder (including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Board, the
Agents, the Lenders and the Supplemental Guarantor) in accordance with the terms
of Section 10.3 of the Loan Agreement.

            SECTION 12. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page

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to this Amendment by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Amendment.

            SECTION 13. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and the rights and
obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the law of the State of New York; provided, that in the event
the Board becomes a Lender pursuant to the Board Guarantee, the rights and
obligations of the Board hereunder shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the Federal law of the United States of America, if and to the
extent such Federal law is applicable, and otherwise in accordance with the law
of the State of New York.

            SECTION 14. RELEASE. The Obligors acknowledge and agree that they
have no claims, counterclaims, offsets or defenses to the Loan Documents or any
transaction related thereto or the performance of the Obligors' obligations
thereunder. To the extent the Obligors have any such claims, counterclaims,
offsets or defenses to the Loan Documents or any transaction related thereto or
the performance of the Obligors' obligations thereunder, the same are hereby
waived, relinquished and released in consideration of the execution and delivery
of this Amendment by the Board, the Lenders, the Agents and the Supplemental
Guarantor.

                            [Signature Pages Follow]

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the
date first above written.

                                       WORLD AIR HOLDINGS, INC.

                                       By: /s/
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

                                       WORLD AIRWAYS, INC.

                                       By: /s/
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

                                       NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

                                       By: /s/
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

                                       WORLD AIRWAYS PARTS COMPANY, LLC

                                       By: /s/
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

                  Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Loan Agreement

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                                           GOVCO INCORPORATED,
                                           as Primary Tranche A Lender

                                           By: Citicorp North America, Inc., as
                                           its attorney-in-fact and
                                           administrative agent

                                       By: /s/
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Loan Agreement

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                                       CITIBANK, N.A.,
                                       as Alternate Tranche A Lender

                                       By: /s/
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Loan Agreement

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                                       CITICORP USA, INC.,
                                       as Tranche B Lender

                                       By: /s/
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Loan Agreement

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                                       CITIBANK, N.A.,
                                       as Agent

                                       By: /s/
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

 Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Loan Agreement

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                                       CITIBANK, N.A.,
                                       as Collateral Agent

                                       By: /s/
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Loan Agreement

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                                           CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
                                           as Govco Administrative Agent

                                       By: /s/
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Loan Agreement

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                                       INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION,
                                       as Supplemental Guarantor

                                       By: /s/
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Loan Agreement

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                                       AIR TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION BOARD

                                       By: /s/ Mark R. Dayton
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name: Mark R. Dayton
                                           Title: Executive Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 and Waiver to Loan Agreement

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