Ameristar Jet Charter
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Ameristar Jet Charter (Ameristar Air Cargo) is a charter cargo airline based in Dallas, Texas, USA. It operates cargo services in the Americas and also acts as a broker to other cargo carriers. Its main base is Addison Airport (ADS), with hubs at Willow Run Airport (YIP)Ypsilanti, MI, and El Paso International Airport (ELP).
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[edit] History
The airline was established in July 1999 and started operations on 4 September 2000. It is wholly owned by Tom Wachendorfer.
On January 2007 one of the company's Learjets ( N444TW ) went down over Zapotlanejo, México. Both the pilot and the co-pilot died in the crash.
[edit] Fleet
The Ameristar Jet Charter fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) [2] :
As of January 2005:
- 10 Bombardier Learjet 24
- 3 Bombardier Learjet 25
- 13 Dassault Falcon 20
[edit] References
- ^ Airline Codes
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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