Airlift International
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| Founded | 1945 in Miami, Florida | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1991 | ||||||
| Destinations | Puerto Rico, Chicago, New York and Detroit | ||||||
| Headquarters | Miami International Airport | ||||||
Airlift International was an American
History
JFK International Airport
(July 1962)Airlift International was founded as Riddle Airlines by
charter and freight airline.[2] In 1965, Riddle Airlines was renamed to Airlift International.[3] In 1968, Airlift expanded and acquired Slick Airways.[3]
Fairchild-Hiller FH-227
C in 1989The first flights were between Miami and
Curtiss C-46 and Douglas DC-4 aircraft. In 1951 it expanded services to serve New York City. Then the route system was expanded to include Chicago and Detroit. In 1960 two Douglas DC-7
were added to the fleet and with those aircraft were used for charter flights to Europe, including charters for the military.
The next aircraft type to join the fleet was the
Lockheed L-382 Hercules, the Boeing 707, and the Boeing 727-100QC
.
The freight schedule was augmented by charter flights to South America and the military but by 1981 Airlift International went into
F-27
models were used.
Due to financial problems during 1990 and 1991, Airlift International ceased operations in June 1991.[3]
Fleet
- Boeing 707-300C
- Boeing 727-100QC
- Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Douglas DC-6A
- Douglas DC-7-CF
- Douglas DC-8-51F
- Douglas DC-8-54F
- Douglas DC-8-61
- Douglas DC-8-63F
- Douglas DC-8-73F
- Fairchild F27
- Fairchild FH-227C
See also
References
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 14–20 March 1990 "Airlift International" 57.
- ^ "Aerofiles: Airlines of North America N-Z".
- ^ a b c "Aerofiles: Airlines of North America A-M".
