USA Jet Airlines

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
UJ	JUS	Jet USA

Founded

1994

Hubs

Fleet size

Active Aero Group

Headquarters

Willow Run Airport
Van Buren Township, Michigan, USA

Key people

David Schembri, Chief Executive Officer; Tom Stenglein, Chief Financial Officer; Michael Garvin, Chief Operating Officer

Website

http://www.usajetairlines.com

USA Jet Airlines is an American cargo airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Willow Run Airport and in Van Buren Township, Michigan.^[1]^[2] USA Jet operates on-demand air charter freight, and formerly passenger, flights out of Willow Run Airport.^[3] USA Jet Airlines is a division of Active Aero Group.

Notability

A USA Jet DC-9 was used for the filming of the movie Cedar Rapids and another painted for We Are Marshall.

USA Jet flew the Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan presidential campaign flights for the 2012 election year. A VIP MD-83, registration N949NS, was used for Mitt Romney and a VIP DC-9-32, registration N215US was used for Paul Ryan.

In August 2013, USA Jet Airlines became the world's first operator of an MD-80 Passenger-to-Freighter conversion. The aircraft, converted by Aeronautical Engineers, Inc., competes against the Boeing 727 in the cargo market.^[4]

Fleet

As of November 2013, the USA Jet Airlines fleet includes:

**Cargo Configuration:**
Aircraft	In Fleet	Orders	Notes
McDonnell Douglas MD-83	1	0
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F	3	0
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32F	2	0
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-33F	1	0
Boeing 727-200	1	0
Dassault Falcon 20	3	0

**Passenger Configuration (Historical)**
Aircraft	In Fleet	Orders	Notes
McDonnell Douglas MD-83	1	0
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15	1	0
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31	1	0
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31	2	0

Accidents

On July 8, 2008, a DC-9-15F (N199US) crashed onto a roadway while approaching the Plan de Guadalupe International Airport in Saltillo, Mexico while on a scheduled cargo flight from the U.S. The National Transportation Safety Board, which confirmed the death of the pilot, reported no one was injured on the ground. The co-pilot suffered severe burns.^[5] USA Jet Flight 199 departed Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP) on July 5 for Hamilton (YHM), Canada to pick up cargo. Automotive parts were loaded on board and the flight continued to Shreveport (SHV) where it arrived at 23:19 CDT. After clearing customs it took off again at 23:48 CDT, bound for Saltillo (SLW), Mexico. The DC-9 crashed in an industrial area 800 m north of the airport. The airplane broke up and burned.^[6]

References

↑ "Michigan Airline Takes Flight!" USA Jet Airlines. March 31, 2009. Retrieved on July 18, 2010. "USA JET AIRLINES 2068 E Street Belleville, MI 48111."
↑ "Van Buren township, Wayne County, Michigan." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 18, 2010.
↑ "Charter Airlines Offer A Wonderful Alternative To Scheduled Flying" in Cabin Managers, June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
↑ "Aeronautical Engineers MD-80SF Spec Sheet".
↑ "AirDisaster.com"
↑ "Aviation Safety Network"

External links

USA Jet Airlines website

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