Martinaire Aviation, L.L.C. is an American cargo airline based on the grounds of Addison Airport in Addison, Texas, USA, near Dallas.[1] It operates feeder flights for overnight package delivery services, most notably on behalf of UPS.[2] It is owned by Xwing.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1978 and acquired the freight operations of CCAir on 2 January 1990. It was in turn bought by a group of investors led by The Acker Group in December 1993. In 2005, Martinaire acquired fellow package carrier Mid Atlantic Aviation.[2] In 2006, Martinaire acquired Superior Aviation of Lansing, Michigan. In 2011 Martinaire began acquiring Beechcraft 1900 aircraft to replace the Fairchild Metroliner, a move completed by mid-2012. The Beech 1900 aircraft were later removed and sold to Alpine Air. As of January 2013, Martinaire is the second-largest single feeder carrier in the country.
The company was acquired by autonomous aircraft company Xwing in 2022.[3]
Fleet
The Martinaire fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2009):[4]
References
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 2011-01-11 at the Wayback Machine." Martinaire. Retrieved on February 12, 2011. " 4553 Glenn Curtiss Avenue, Addison, Texas 75001."
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 48.
- ^ Giacomo Amati (30 July 2022). "Xwing Increases Air Cargo Services To 400 Weekly Flights". Simple Flying. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14.
