Castle Aviation

Castle Aviation
IATA ICAO Callsign
- CSJ CASTLE
Hubs Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Fleet size 15
Headquarters Akron, Ohio, USA
Website http://www.castleair.com/

Castle Aviation is a cargo airline based in Akron, Ohio, USA. It operates charter cargo services specializing in priority freight. Its main base is Akron-Canton Regional Airport.[1]

History

The airline was established and started operations in January 1986. It was initially operated in conjunction with Air Medical Transport, which was originally set up by Michael Grossmann in January 1984. Air Medical Transport ceased operations at the end of 1986 and all business at that point was done under the names of Castle Aviation and Aeromed. Michael Grossmann is President of the airline.[1] In April 2004 it started operating the first freight version of the Saab 340A aircraft.[2]

Fleet

The Castle Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (at November 2015):

Aircraft In fleet Orders Notes
208B Super Cargomasters 7 0
Piper Aerostars 5 0
Swearingen Merlins 2 0
Piper Meridian 1 0

Previously operated

Aircraft In fleet
Saab 340A 1
Piper Cheyenne II 1

References

  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 62.
  2. "Castle Air History". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
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