Centurion Air Cargo

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
WE	CWC	CHALLENGE CARGO

Founded

1985

Hubs

Miami International Airport

Fleet size

Destinations

20+

Parent company

AMC (Alliance Management Center)

Headquarters

Miami International Airport
Miami-Dade County, Florida

Key people

Alfonso Conrado Rey (Chairman)
Nestor Bringas (CCO)
Johnny Millon (Sr. VP Operations & Maintenance)
Jonathan Rey (Director of Sales, Live Animals & Charters)

Website

http://www.centurioncargo.com

Centurion Air Cargo operating as Centurion Cargo is an American cargo airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Miami International Airport, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA at the Centurion Cargo Center.^[1] It operates all-cargo services to Central America, South America, North America, and Europe, currently serving 20+ scheduled destinations.

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.^[2]

Centurion Cargo Center

Main article: Centurion Cargo Center

In 2013, Centurion Cargo opened its brand new facility, the Centurion Cargo Center, located at the Miami International Airport. The facility comprises a 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m²) area incorporating a 550,000 square feet (51,000 m²) warehouse with both cold and dry storage facilities.

Fleet

Centurion Cargo MD-11F

Centurion Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF

The Centurion Air Cargo fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of October 2016):^[3]

**Daily Air Fleet**
Aircraft	In Fleet	Orders
Boeing 747-400BDSF	1	—
Boeing 747-400F(ER)	2	—
McDonnell Douglas MD-11CF	1	—
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F	1	—
Total	5

Retired 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
2 DC-8-63F
1 DC-8-73F
4 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
1 further McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (as of 2015)^[4]

References

↑ Centurion Cargo
↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 63.
↑ "Centurion Air Cargo Fleet details and history". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
1 2

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

External links

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