Centurion Air Cargo

The airline was established as Challenge Air Cargo in 1985 as a subsidiary of Challenge Air Transport. In 1986 the airline became independent of Challenge Air Transport. In July 1999 following the takeover of the scheduled business by United Parcel Service a new company was formed as Centurion Air Cargo to take over the air operating certificate of Challenge.[1] The airline surrendered its operating certificate to the Federal Aviation Administration in June 2018, after being unable to restructure its operations after financial difficulties.[2]

Centurion Cargo MD-11F

Centurion Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF

The Centurion Air Cargo fleet comprised the following aircraft prior to its closure:[3]

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:

• 2 Boeing 707-300C
• 1 further Boeing 747-400F (as of 2015)[4]
• 3 Boeing 757-200PF
• 3 Douglas DC-6
• 2 Douglas DC-8-63F
• 1 Douglas DC-8-73F
• 4 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
• 1 further McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (as of 2015)[4]

• Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164

• List of defunct airlines of the United States

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

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