Alaska Central Express
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| Founded | 1996 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 35 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Anchorage, Alaska | ||||||
| Website | www.aceaircargo.com | ||||||
Alaska Central Express (IATA: KO, ICAO: AER, Call sign: Ace Air) is an airline based at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, USA.[1] It is a cargo and small package express service.[2]
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History
The airline was created in 1996 when the certificate was bought from the Part 135 operator Alaska Central Express in Fairbanks, Alaska.[citation needed]
Much of the original pilots, staff, mechanics, and equipment including three Raytheon Beechcraft 1900Cs came from arkAir Express, a subsidiary of the bankrupt "MarkAir" . In 2007 with the purchase of N115AX a 'combi' Passenger/Cargo Beech 1900C, ACE Air Cargo began charter passenger flights. As of present, Alaska Central Express owns seven airplanes with plans for future expansion.[citation needed]
Destinations
Alaska Central Express operates freight services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005)[citation needed]: Anchorage, Aniak, Atmautluak, Bethel, Chefornak, Chevak, Cold Bay, Dillingham, Dutch Harbor, Eek, Hooper Bay, Juneau, Ketchikan, King Salmon, Kipnuk, Kodiak, Kongiganak, Kwigillingok, Marshall, Newtok, Nightmute, Petersburg, Port Heiden, Quinhagak, Sand Point, Scammon Bay, Sitka, St George Island, St Paul Island, Togiak, Toksook Bay, Tuntutuliak, Tununak, Wrangell and Yakutat.
Fleet
The Alaska Central Express fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2014):[2]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Notes | |
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| Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner | 7 | ||
| Total | 7 | ||
Accidents and incidents
On 22 January 2010, an Alaska Central Express Beechcraft 1900C operating as Flight 22 crashed in the sea off the end of the runway seconds after taking off at Sand Point airport, killing both crew.[3][4]
On March 8, 2013 ACE Beech 1900C (N116AX) operating as Flight 51 from King Salmon (PAKN) to Dillingham (PADL) crashed near the Muklung Hills-Aleknagik; the only two persons on board, the captain and copilot, perished.
See also
References
- ↑ "Contact Us." Alaska Central Express. Retrieved on January 24, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report of accident involving Beechcraft 1900C registration N112AX retrieved 2010-03-28
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
