Amerijet International
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| Amerijet International | ||
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| IATA M6 |
ICAO AJT |
Callsign AMERIJET |
| Founded | 1974 | |
| Hubs | Miami International Airport Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport |
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| Fleet size | 11 | |
| Destinations | 31 | |
| Headquarters | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA | |
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| Website: http://www.amerijet.com/ | ||
Amerijet International is an American cargo airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It operates all-jet cargo services to destinations in Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Its main base is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, with a hub at Miami International Airport.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1974. It was founded by David Bassett (Chairman and Chief Executive) and a partner with one leased aircraft, operating passenger and cargo services between the USA and the Bahamas. In 1976 Amerijet became a freight only carrier. In late 1978 courier contracts were taken from Purolator, FedEx, UPS, DHL and from Airborne in the early 1980s. In 1982 Bassett bought out his partner and created Amerijet International. It operated under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from 22 August 2001 until 31 December 2001, from which it emerged after financial restructuring. Amerijet International is owned by HIG Capital (66%) and David Bassett (34%) and has 577 employees.[1]
[edit] Destinations
Amerijet International operates freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (as of July 2007): Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Barcelona, Belize City, Cancún, Ciudad del Carmen, Curaçao, Dominica, Fort-de-France, Freeport Georgetown, Grenada, Guadalajara, Guatemala City, Kingston, Las Piedras Lima, Maracaibo, Mérida, Mexico City, Montserrat, Monterrey, Nassau, Nevis, Pointe-a-Pitre, Porlamar, Port-au-Prince, Port of Spain, Puerto Plata San Juan, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, Santiago (DR), Santo Domingo, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Maarten, St Vincent, Tortola.[2]
[edit] Fleet
The Amerijet International fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007):[1]
- 1 Boeing 727-200
- 7 Boeing 727-200F -- Picture of N994AJ , An Amerijet Boeing 727-200F
- 2 Boeing 727-100
- 1 Boeing 767-200
- 1 Bombardier Challenger 601
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 75.
- ^ Amerijet International
