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Founded | 1982 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | March 2, 2012 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 30 [1] | ||||||
Destinations | 37 [2] | ||||||
Headquarters | Morrisville, North Carolina United States | ||||||
Key people | - | ||||||
Website | http://www.ramairfreight.com/ |
Ram Air Freight was a cargo airline based in Morrisville, North Carolina, United States. It specialized in prompt freight transportation. The airline had its main base at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. [2] It ceased operations on March 2, 2012.
Ram Air Freight was established in 1982 with a fleet of Grumman Cheetah. [1] It ceased operations on March 2, 2012.
The airline had flights to 37 destinations across the Mid-Atlantic and South United States.
Ram Air Freight operated about 30 aircraft of four types: [3]
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