Gemini Air Cargo

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Not to be confused with Air Gemini.

Gemini Air Cargo

IATA GR	ICAO GCO	Callsign GEMINI

Founded

1995

Ceased operations

2008

Hubs

Miami International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport

Fleet size

4 MD-11Fs, and 9 DC-10-30Fs

Destinations

US and Europe

Headquarters

Dulles, Virginia, USA

Key people

Sam Woodward - Chairman, President, & C.E.O.
Ahmad R. Zamany - Senior Vice President, C.O.O.

Website

Official website

Gemini Air Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, 2007

Gemini Air Cargo was an American ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, & Insurance) cargo airline headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, USA. It operated worldwide cargo schedules and charters on a wet-lease basis.

Its main bases were Miami International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York.^[1]

History

The airline was established in December 1995 by William Stockbridge, with financial backing from Lehman Brothers and Green Tree Capital. It began operations as an ACMI (Aircraft, Crews, Maintenance, Insurance) using DC-10-30F aircraft which were obtained from Lufthansa and converted to cargo configuration by Aeronavali in Venice. Prior to obtaining its own FAR Part 121 certificate, Gemini operated with crews from Sun Country Airlines under Sun Country's certificate for several months before certification in October 1996.

In July 1999 the airline was acquired by the Carlyle Group. In August 2006 the airline emerged from bankruptcy reorganization in a debt restructuring involving a DIP (debtor in position) and exchange of debt for equity with Bayside Capital. Bayside had pledged to grow Gemini and take advantage of the fast growing cargo market into the next two decades.

But in the early summer of 2008 Gemini filed again for bankruptcy protection. The reasons were to be found in the sudden oil price increase that hit hard the thirsty McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F fleet and the economic crisis of 2008.

Gemini Air Cargo ceased operations the evening of August 12th, 2008 and the airline later confirmed that month it was in liquidation.

As of December 2008, Gemini Air Cargo was purchased by Gemini Worldwide Holdings LLC with plans to start a new cargo/passenger service as Gemini Worldwide Airways. Operations have not started as of early 2010.

Fleet

The Gemini Air Cargo fleet consisted of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

References

↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 86.

External links

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