Centurion Air Cargo

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

Centurion Air Cargo

IATA ICAO Callsign WE CWC CHALLENGE CARGO
Founded	1985
Ceased operations	June 2018
Hubs	"SuperHub": Miami International Airport South America: Jorge Chávez International Airport El Dorado International Airport José María Córdova International Airport Ministro Pistarini International Airport Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Europe: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Fleet size	5
Destinations	20+
Employees	1000+
Website	http://www.centurioncargo.com

History

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 July 1999 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

Fleet

Centurion Cargo MD-11F

Centurion Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF

The Centurion Air Cargo fleet comprised the following aircraft prior to its closure:[3]

Daily Air Fleet

Aircraft	In Fleet
Boeing 747-400BDSF	1
Boeing 747-400ERF	2
McDonnell Douglas MD-11CF	1
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F	6
Total	10

Historical Fleet

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:

• 2 Boeing 707-300C
• 1 further Boeing 747-400F (as of 2015)[4]
• 3 Boeing 757-200PF
• 3 Douglas DC-6
• 2 Douglas DC-8-63F
• 1 Douglas DC-8-73F
• 4 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
• 1 further McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (as of 2015)[4]

Accidents and incidents

• Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164 crashed near El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, on July 7, 2008, killing three people in a nearby house.

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the United States

References

1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 63.
2. "Centurion Air Cargo closes it doors". Air Cargo News. 2018-08-23.
3. "Centurion Air Cargo Fleet details and history". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

• Jones, Geoffry P. "Miami Challenge". Air International, November 1993, Vol 45 No 5. ISSN 0306-5634. pp. 241–244.

External links

• Centurion Air Cargo