Contract Air Cargo
Encyclopedia
Contract Air Cargo is a cargo airline
based in Waterford
, Michigan
, USA
. It operates ad hoc cargo services as well as contract charters for General Motors and Ford
.
Cargo airline
Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.-Logistics:...
based in Waterford
Waterford Township, Michigan
Waterford Charter Township is a charter township in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 71,707.-History:...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It operates ad hoc cargo services as well as contract charters for General Motors and Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
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History
The airline was established and started operations in 1983 and is wholly owned by the IFL Group.Fleet
The Contract Air Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2011):- 2 Boeing 727 -200
- 1 Boeing 727-100FBoeing 727The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
- 9 Convair 580
- 4 Kelowna Flightcraft Convair CV5800
- 7 Dassault Falcon 20