Centurion Air Cargo

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Centurion Air Cargo
Centurion Cargo Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
WECWCCHALLENGE CARGO
Founded1985;40 years ago (1985)
Ceased operationsJune 2018;6 years ago (2018-06)
Hubs Miami
Secondary hubs
Alliance Sky Lease Cargo
Fleet size8
Destinations22
Parent company Alliance Management Center
Headquarters Miami, Florida
Key people
  • Alfonso Conrado Rey (Chairman)
  • Nestor Bringas (CCO)
Employees1000+
Website www.centurioncargo.com

Centurion Air Cargo, operating as Centurion Cargo, was an American cargo airline based in Miami, Florida, United States.

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History

A Challenge Air Cargo Boeing 757-200PF on approach to Miami International Airport in 1992 Boeing 757-23APF, Challenge Air Cargo - CAC AN0197477.jpg
A Challenge Air Cargo Boeing 757-200PF on approach to Miami International Airport in 1992

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 2001, 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. [1]

The airline surrendered its operating certificate to the Federal Aviation Administration in June 2018, after being unable to restructure its operations after financial difficulties. [2]

Centurion Cargo Center

The Centurion Cargo Center was a cargo terminal located at Miami International Airport, opened in 2013.

The facility comprised 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.

Centurion Cargo Center was the largest privately owned, all cargo airline facility in North America before its operation was shut down. [2]

Destinations

Centurion Air Cargo operated to the following destinations:

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport Hub
Tucumán Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Manaus Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
Viracopos Viracopos International Airport
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Hub
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Bogotá El Dorado International Airport Hub
Medellín José María Córdova International Airport Hub
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Latacunga Cotopaxi International Airport
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport [3]
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo Narita International Airport [3]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Guadalajara Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
Mexico City Mexico City International Airport
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Hub
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Panama City Tocumen International Airport
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Ciudad del Este Guaraní International Airport
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport Hub
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Miami Miami International Airport Hub
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Montevideo Carrasco International Airport
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport

Fleet

A Centurion Air Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11F landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2011 Centurion Air Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Haafke.jpg
A Centurion Air Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11F landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2011
A Centurion Air Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF taxiing at Narita International Airport in 2015 Centurion Air Cargo, Boeing 747-400ERF,N904AR - NRT (21516205529).jpg
A Centurion Air Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF taxiing at Narita International Airport in 2015

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft: [4]

Centurion Air Cargo fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
BAC One-Eleven Series 400AK 119861986
Boeing 707-320C 319831999
Boeing 727-100 119861987Leased from Air Panamá Internacional
Boeing 747-400BDSF 120152017
Boeing 747-400ERF 220132017
Boeing 747-400F 120132015 [5]
Boeing 757-200PF 319892000
Douglas DC-8-63PF 219881991
Douglas DC-8-73CF 119951995Leased from Southern Air Transport
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F 120062007Leased from Emery Worldwide
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F 720012010
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40F 319982004
McDonnell Douglas MD-11CF 220092017
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F 320092018

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 63.
  2. 1 2 "Centurion Air Cargo closes it doors". Air Cargo News. 2018-08-23.
  3. 1 2 "Centurion Air Cargo to partner SkyLease for China flights". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. "Challenge Air Cargo". aerobernie.bplaced.net. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  7. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

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