Mid-Atlantic Freight

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Mid-Atlantic Freight
IATA ICAO Callsign
-MDCNIGHT SHIP
Founded1990
Ceased operations2005
Fleet size8
Parent company Atlantic Aero Inc
Headquarters Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Website http://www.atlantic-aero.com/

Mid-Atlantic Freight was an American charter airline based in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. It operated charter overnight freight feeder services. Its main base was Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro. [1]

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History

The airline was established on 1 January 1990 and started operations on 1 February 1990. It was set up as a sister company of Atlantic Aero with common management and has 8 employees (at March 2007). [1] The Airline merged into Martinaire. [2] [3]

Accidents and incidents

Fleet

As of March 2009 the Mid-Atlantic Freight fleet includes: [6]

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