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Centurion Air Cargo
Founded	1985
Alliance	Skylease Cargo
Fleet size	4
Destinations	20+
Parent company	AMC (Alliance Management Center)
Headquarters	Miami International Airport; Miami-Dade County, Florida
Website	http://www.centurioncargo.com

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Centurion Air Cargo is a cargo airline with its headquarters at 1851 N.W. 68th Ave Building 706 Suite 225 on the grounds of Miami International Airport in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.^[1] It operates all-cargo services to Central America and South America, serving 20+ scheduled destinations. It specializes in the Importation/Exportation of Perishable Goods, General/Oversized Carg, and The Transportation of Live Animals to and from Central America, South America, North America and Europe . Its main base is Miami International Airport.^[2]

History

The airline was established in 1985. It was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Challenge Air Transport, but this connection was severed in 1986. In June 1999, United Parcel Service agreed to buy the assets of Challenge Air Cargo, excluding the company's name and air operator's certificate. In 2001, Challenge Air Cargo was renamed to 'Centurion Air Cargo'. Centurion Air Cargo was then formed in July 1999, taking over the operating certificate of Challenge Air Cargo^[2].

After years of service, Centurion Air Cargo was purchased by AMC, and continues to operate successfully as one of the leading dedicated cargo service providers in Miami Interantional Airport

In April 2010 it was announced Centurion Air Cargo would be attempting to take over some of the routes assets of struggling MatlinPatterson subsidiary Arrow Cargo. This acquisition and sale of Arrow Cargo would not include any provisions for the employees of the company according to the private equity firm's representatives.[1]

On November 10, 2011 Chairman of Centurion Air Cargo Alfonso Rey announced to Miami Dade the Ground Breaking of Centurion Air Cargos brand New 800,000 Square foot Facility that is being built off of 36st and Lejuene on The North East Corner of Miami International Airport. This new project is bringing in 200 New jobs and a state of art European influenced design into the Miami International Airport Skyline. Completion of Project will be End of 2012. File:CenturionfFacilty2.jpg

http://miamitodaynews.com/news/111110/story1.shtml

Fleet

As of November 2008 the Centurion Air Cargo fleet^[3] includes:

4 McDonnell Douglas MD-11F

Two newly acquired former Alitalia MD-11 combis recently^[when?] joined the fleet.^{[citation needed]}

Retired Fleet

References

^ "Contact Us." (Direct link to image) Centurion Air Cargo. Retrieved on July 1, 2010. "Head Office 1851 NW 68 Ave., Bldg 706 Miami, FL 33126. This address may incorrectly be mapped to a residential subdivision. The proper location is at Miami International Airport.
^ ^a ^b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 63.
^ CH-Aviation

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

External links

Centurion Air Cargo

[1] "Contact Us." (Direct link to image) Centurion Air Cargo. Retrieved on July 1, 2010. "Head Office 1851 NW 68 Ave., Bldg 706 Miami, FL 33126. This address may incorrectly be mapped to a residential subdivision. The proper location is at Miami International Airport.

[FI-2] "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 63.

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 founded=1985|
 headquarters=[[Miami International Airport]]<br>[[Miami-Dade County, Florida]] |
-company_slogan = |
+company_slogan = Will always SATISFY and SUPRISE...
-key_people= Alfonso Conrado Rey (Chairman); Carlos Donado (COO); Patricia Millon (Sales Director)|
+key_people= Alfonso Conrado Rey (Chairman); Carlos Donado (COO); Eric Vega (Vice President of Logistics); Tony Da Silva (Sales Director);
 hubs=[[Miami International Airport]]|
 focus_cities=|
 frequent_flyer=|
 lounge=|
-alliance= Cielos Airlines|
+alliance= Skylease Cargo|
 fleet_size=4|
-destinations=16|
+destinations=20+|
 website= http://www.centurioncargo.com|
 }}
-'''Centurion Air Cargo''' is a [[cargo airline]] with its headquarters in Building 706 on the grounds of [[Miami International Airport]] in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], [[Florida]], [[United States|USA]].<ref>"[http://www.centurioncargo.com/en/contact-us.php Contact Us]." ([http://www.centurioncargo.com/assets/images/en/contact.jpg Direct link to image]) Centurion Air Cargo. Retrieved on July 1, 2010. "Head Office 1851 NW 68 Ave., Bldg 706 Miami, FL 33126. This address may incorrectly be mapped to a residential subdivision. The proper location is [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Centurion+Cargo,+Miami,+FL&sll=25.791796,-80.307891&sspn=0.008501,0.013797&ie=UTF8&hq=Centurion+Cargo,&hnear=Miami,+Miami-Dade,+Florida&ll=25.792154,-80.307902&spn=0,0.006899&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=25.791797,-80.307896&panoid=XfFb9L-I2-tfgAKMoTh7PQ&cbp=12,56.02,,0,-6.2 at Miami International Airport].</ref> It operates all-cargo services to [[Central America]] and [[South America]], serving 16 scheduled destinations. It specializes in carrying seafood, vegetables, flowers and horses to and from [[Latin America]]. Its main base is Miami International Airport.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 63 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref>
+'''Centurion Air Cargo''' is a [[cargo airline]] with its headquarters at 1851 N.W. 68th Ave Building 706 Suite 225 on the grounds of [[Miami International Airport]] in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], [[Florida]], [[United States|USA]].<ref>"[http://www.centurioncargo.com/en/contact-us.php Contact Us]." ([http://www.centurioncargo.com/assets/images/en/contact.jpg Direct link to image]) Centurion Air Cargo. Retrieved on July 1, 2010. "Head Office 1851 NW 68 Ave., Bldg 706 Miami, FL 33126. This address may incorrectly be mapped to a residential subdivision. The proper location is [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Centurion+Cargo,+Miami,+FL&sll=25.791796,-80.307891&sspn=0.008501,0.013797&ie=UTF8&hq=Centurion+Cargo,&hnear=Miami,+Miami-Dade,+Florida&ll=25.792154,-80.307902&spn=0,0.006899&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=25.791797,-80.307896&panoid=XfFb9L-I2-tfgAKMoTh7PQ&cbp=12,56.02,,0,-6.2 at Miami International Airport].</ref> It operates all-cargo services to [[Central America]] and [[South America]], serving 20+ scheduled destinations. It specializes in the Importation/Exportation of Perishable Goods, General/Oversized Carg, and The Transportation of Live Animals to and from Central America, South America, North America and Europe . Its main base is Miami International Airport.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 63 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref>
 == History ==
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 The [[airline]] was established in 1985. It was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Challenge Air Transport, but this connection was severed in 1986. In June 1999, [[United Parcel Service]] agreed to buy the assets of Challenge Air Cargo, excluding the company's name and air operator's certificate. In 2001, Challenge Air Cargo was renamed to 'Centurion Air Cargo'. Centurion Air Cargo was then formed in July 1999, taking over the [[operating certificate]] of Challenge Air Cargo<ref name="FI"/>.
-After years of service, Centurion Air Cargo was purchased by [[Alliance Management Center|AMC]], and continues to operate successfully as a sister company to [[Cielos Airlines]] and [[Master Top Airlines]]. {{Citation needed|date=May 2007}}
+After years of service, Centurion Air Cargo was purchased by [[Alliance Management Center|AMC]], and continues to operate successfully as one of the leading dedicated cargo service providers in Miami Interantional Airport
 In April 2010 it was announced Centurion Air Cargo would be attempting to take over some of the routes assets of struggling [[MatlinPatterson]] subsidiary [[Arrow Cargo]]. This acquisition and sale of Arrow Cargo would not include any provisions for the employees of the company according to the [[private equity]] firm's representatives.[http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/04/12/daily12.html]
+On November 10, 2011 Chairman of Centurion Air Cargo Alfonso Rey announced to Miami Dade the Ground Breaking of Centurion Air Cargos brand New 800,000 Square foot Facility that is being built off of 36st and Lejuene on The North East Corner of Miami International Airport. This new project is bringing in 200 New jobs and a state of art European influenced design into the Miami International Airport Skyline. Completion of Project will be End of 2012.
-==Boeing 707==
+[[File:CenturionfFacilty2.jpg]]
+http://miamitodaynews.com/news/111110/story1.shtml
-During 1998 and 1999, Challenge Air Cargo received 3 [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-300Cs]] from [[OMEGA]]/[[Finova]] from [[Japan Airlines]]. Some were stored away after 2000.
 == Fleet ==
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 *4 [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11F]]
 Two newly acquired former [[Alitalia]] MD-11 combis recently{{When|date=July 2010}} joined the fleet.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}