Centurion Air Cargo
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Founded | 1985 | ||||||
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Hubs | Miami International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 20+ | ||||||
Parent company | AMC (Alliance Management Center) | ||||||
Headquarters |
Miami International Airport Miami-Dade County, Florida | ||||||
Key people |
Alfonso Conrado Rey (Chairman) Nestor Bringas (CCO) Johnny Millon (Sr. VP Operations & Maintenance) Jonathan Rey (Director of Sales, Live Animals & Charters) | ||||||
Website | http://www.centurioncargo.com |
Centurion Air Cargo operating as Centurion Cargo is an American cargo airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Miami International Airport, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA at the Centurion Cargo Center.[1] It operates all-cargo services to Central America, South America, North America, and Europe, currently serving 20+ scheduled destinations.
History
The airline was established as Challenge Air Cargo in 1985 as a subsidiary of Challenge Air Transport. In 1986 the airline became independent of Challenge Air Transport. In July 1999 following the takeover of the scheduled business by United Parcel Service a new company was formed as Centurion Air Cargo to take over the air operating certificate of Challenge.[2]
Centurion Cargo Center
In 2013, Centurion Cargo opened its brand new facility, the Centurion Cargo Center, located at the Miami International Airport. The facility comprises a 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) area incorporating a 550,000 square feet (51,000 m2) warehouse with both cold and dry storage facilities.
Fleet
The Centurion Air Cargo fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of October 2016):[3]
Aircraft | In Fleet |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Boeing 747-400BDSF | 1 | — | ||
Boeing 747-400F(ER) | 2 | — | ||
McDonnell Douglas MD-11CF | 1 | — | ||
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | 1 | — | ||
Total | 5 |
Retired Fleet
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
- 2 Boeing 707-300C
- 1 further Boeing 747-400F (as of 2015)[4]
- 3 Boeing 757-200PF
- 2 DC-8-63F
- 1 DC-8-73F
- 4 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
- 1 further McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (as of 2015)[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Centurion Cargo
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 63.
- ↑ "Centurion Air Cargo Fleet details and history". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- 1 2
- Jones, Geoffry P. "Miami Challenge". Air International, November 1993, Vol 45 No 5. ISSN 0306-5634. pp. 241–244.