Centurion Air Cargo

Centurion Air Cargo
IATA ICAO Callsign
WE CWC CHALLENGE CARGO
Founded 1985
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

Centurion Cargo MD-11F
Centurion Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF

The Centurion Air Cargo fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of October 2016):[3]

Daily Air Fleet
Aircraft In
Fleet
Orders Passengers Notes
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:

See also

References

  1. Centurion Cargo
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 63.
  3. "Centurion Air Cargo Fleet details and history". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. 1 2

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