Ameristar Air Cargo, Inc. is an American

United States

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 passenger

Passenger airline

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 and cargo airline

Cargo airline

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 based in Dallas

Dallas, Texas

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, Texas

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, USA

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. It operates passengers and cargo services in the Americas, as well as acting as a broker to other cargo carriers. Its main base is Addison Airport

Addison Airport

-Accidents and incidents:The following involved flights departing or arriving at the airport:*July 19, 1986: All 4 occupants of a Cessna 421, registration number N6VR, were killed when the aircraft suffered an apparent right-hand engine failure, rolled over, and dived into a vacant lot immediately...

 in north Dallas, with hubs at Willow Run Airport

Willow Run Airport

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, and El Paso International Airport

El Paso International Airport

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History

The airline started operations on 4 September 2000 and is wholly owned by Tom Wachendorfer (airline President), who also owns Ameristar Jet Charter. Passenger operations began with Boeing 737-200 in September 2005.. Passengers include sports and entertainment industry celebrities, college athletic teams, and high-wealth individuals.

In 2008, an Ameristar 737-200 was painted for use in the film, The Kingdom

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Fleet

The Ameristar Air Cargo fleet includes the following aircraft (at July 2008) :

• 2 Boeing 737-200
  Boeing 737
  The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
  
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• 3 McDonnell Douglas DC-9
  McDonnell Douglas DC-9
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External links

• Ameristar Jet Charter