Centurion Air Cargo

Centurion Air Cargo
Centurion Air Cargo
IATA
WE
ICAO
CWC
Callsign
CHALLENGE CARGO
Founded 1985
Hubs Miami International Airport
Alliance Cielos Airlines
Fleet size 4
Destinations 16
Parent company AMC (Alliance Management Center)
Headquarters Miami International Airport
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Key people Alfonso Conrado Rey (Chairman); Carlos Donado (COO); Patricia Millon (Sales Director)
Website http://www.centurioncargo.com

Centurion Air Cargo is a cargo airline with its headquarters in Building 706 on the grounds of Miami International Airport in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.[1] It operates all-cargo services to Central America and South America, serving 16 scheduled destinations. It specializes in carrying seafood, vegetables, flowers and horses to and from Latin America. Its main base is Miami International Airport.[2]

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History

The airline was established in 1985. It was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Challenge Air Transport, but this connection was severed in 1986. In June 1999, United Parcel Service agreed to buy the assets of Challenge Air Cargo, excluding the company's name and air operator's certificate. In 2001, Challenge Air Cargo was renamed to 'Centurion Air Cargo'. Centurion Air Cargo was then formed in July 1999, taking over the operating certificate of Challenge Air Cargo[2].

After years of service, Centurion Air Cargo was purchased by AMC, and continues to operate successfully as a sister company to Cielos Airlines and Master Top Airlines.[citation needed]

In April 2010 it was announced Centurion Air Cargo would be attempting to take over some of the routes assets of struggling MatlinPatterson subsidiary Arrow Cargo. This acquisition and sale of Arrow Cargo would not include any provisions for the employees of the company according to the private equity firm's representatives.[1]

Boeing 707

During 1998 and 1999, Challenge Air Cargo received 3 Boeing 707-300Cs from OMEGA/Finova from Japan Airlines. Some were stored away after 2000.

Fleet

An MD-11F of Centurion Air Cargo.

As of November 2008 the Centurion Air Cargo fleet[3] includes:

  • 4 McDonnell Douglas MD-11F

Two newly acquired former Alitalia MD-11 combis recently[when?] joined the fleet.[citation needed]

Retired Fleet

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us." (Direct link to image) Centurion Air Cargo. Retrieved on July 1, 2010. "Head Office 1851 NW 68 Ave., Bldg 706 Miami, FL 33126. This address may incorrectly be mapped to a residential subdivision. The proper location is at Miami International Airport.
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 63. 2007-04-03. 
  3. ^ CH-Aviation
  • Jones, Geoffry P. "Miami Challenge". Air International, November 1993, Vol 45 No 5. ISSN 0306-5634. pp. 241–244.

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