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Founded | 1961 | ||||||
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Hubs | Oakland County International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 22 | ||||||
Headquarters | Waterford, Michigan, United States | ||||||
Key people | Kirt Kostich | ||||||
Website | www |
Royal Air Freight (also known as Royal Air Charter) is an American passenger and cargo airline based in Waterford, Michigan, adjacent to the Oakland County International Airport. The airline is licensed and certified to serve the US, Canada and Mexico with charter passenger and air cargo services. [1]
Its main base is Oakland County International Airport, located 6 miles west of Pontiac, Michigan.
The airline started operations in 1961 and has 30 pilots. [1] Kirt Kostich serves as president of Royal Air Freight Inc., and members of the Kostich family serve as the firm's officers. [2]
The airlines fleet includes the following aircraft, among others (as of January 8, 2010) [3]
The airline has had some accidents and safety issues including:
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