AirNet Express

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AirNet Express (IATA: n/a, ICAO: USC, and Callsign: Star Check) is a cargo airline based in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It specialises in delivery of documents, checks, and small packages, operating over 500 flights a night throughout the USA and is a major carrier for over 300 of the country's largest banks.

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1974 and was formerly known as US Check Airlines. Since September 1996 it has acquired seven similar but smaller businesses including:

Wright International Express, acquired in 1984, a competitor in cancelled check transportation
Air Continental, acquired in 1988, another cancelled check competitor,
Midway Aviation, of Dallas, Texas, a regional air carrier of cancelled cheques,
Express Convenience Center, of Southfield, Massachusetts, a small package forwarder,
Pacific Air Charter, of San Diego, California, a small California-based Part 135 operation in June 1997,
Data Air Courier, of Chicago, Illinois, a national carrier of cancelled cheques in July 1997 and
Float Control.