AirNet Express


AirNet is an American Part 135 cargo airline based in Franklin County, Ohio, USA, near Columbus. It specializes in delivery of documents and small packages. Banks were once their main client, transporting checks for over 300 of the country's largest banks. With the passing of the Check 21 Act, and the increase in the usage of electronic banking, this has been greatly reduced. AirNet is now focusing on time critical documents and packages, such as those required in the scientific and medical field. The main sort facility is located at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus. In September 2008, AirNet announced that they were moving their sort facility to Chicago, reducing the number of aircraft, and redesigning their route network. Their corporate headquarters remains in Columbus.

History

Financial Air Express / PDQ was founded in 1974 by Gerald Mercer in Pontiac, MI. Jet Courier was founded at about the same time by Donald Wright in Cincinnati, OH. Jet Courier changed its name to Wright International Express in January 1985. In July 1988, these two companies merged to become US Check Airlines, headed by Gerald Mercer. US Check acquired Air Continental of Norwalk, OH a year later to become a dominant player in the cancelled check transportation industry. US Check later acquired Midway Aviation of Dallas, TX, Pacific Air Charter of San Diego, CA, Express Convenience Center of Southfield, Massachusetts and Data Air Courier of Chicago, Illinois.
In order to raise additional capital and further grow the company, US Check went public in 1998 to become AirNet Systems. In 2008, AirNet Systems was purchased by Bayside Capital, which had once owned the now defunct of Orlando, FL.
In August 2015 Kalitta Charters acquired AirNet.

Destinations

AirNet's destinations :
City, StateAirportAirport Code
Hub
Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque International SunportABQ/KABQ
Atlanta, GeorgiaDeKalb-Peachtree AirportPDK/KPDK
Atlanta, GeorgiaFulton County AirportFTY/KFTY
Baltimore, MarylandMartin State AirportMTN/KMTN
Bedford, MassachusettsHanscom FieldBED/KBED
Billings, MontanaBillings Logan International AirportBIL/KBIL
Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportBHM/KBHM
Boston, MassachusettsLogan International AirportBOS/KBOS
Boston, MassachusettsLawrence Municipal AirportLWM/KLWM
Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo Niagara International AirportBUF/KBUF
Burbank, CaliforniaHollywood Burbank AirportBUR/KBUR
Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte/Douglas International AirportCLT/KCLT
West Chicago, IllinoisDuPage AirportDPA/KDPA
Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati Municipal Lunken AirportLUK/KLUK
Cleveland, OhioCleveland Burke Lakefront AirportBKL/KBKL
Columbus, OhioRickenbacker International AirportLCK/KLCKHub
Dallas, TexasAddison AirportADS/KADS
Denver, ColoradoCentennial AirportAPA/KAPA
Des Moines, IowaDes Moines International AirportDSM/KDSM
Detroit-Ypsilanti, MichiganWillow Run AirportYIP/KYIP
Fort Lauderdale, FloridaFort Lauderdale Executive AirportFXE/KFXE
Fort Wayne, IndianaFort Wayne International AirportFWA/KFWA
Hartford-Windsor Locks, ConnecticutBradley International AirportBDL/KBDL
Helena, MontanaHelena Regional AirportHLN/KHLN
Houston, TexasWilliam P. Hobby AirportHOU/KHOU
Jacksonville, FloridaExecutive at Craig AirportCRG/KCRG
Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville International AirportJAX/KJAX
Kansas City, MissouriCharles B. Wheeler Downtown AirportMKC/KMKC
Memphis, TennesseeMemphis International AirportMEM/KMEM
Miami, FloridaOpa-Locka AirportOPF/KOPF
Milwaukee, WisconsinGeneral Mitchell International AirportMKE/KMKE
New Orleans, LouisianaLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportMSY/KMSY
Omaha, NebraskaEppley AirfieldOMA/KOMA
Orlando, FloridaOrlando Executive AirportORL/KORL
Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGreater Pittsburgh International AirportPIT/KPIT
Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPHX/KPHX
Portland, OregonHillsboro AirportHIO/KHIO
Raleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh–Durham International AirportRDU/KRDU
Richmond, VirginiaRichmond International AirportRIC/KRIC
Rochester, MinnesotaRochester International AirportRST/KRST
Saint Louis, MissouriSt. Louis Downtown AirportCPS/KCPS
Seattle, WashingtonBoeing FieldBFI/KBFI
South Bend, IndianaSouth Bend Regional AirportSBN/KSBN
Tampa, FloridaTampa International AirportTPA/KTPA
Teterboro, New JerseyTeterboro AirportTEB/KTEB
Washington D.C.Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportDCA/KDCA
Washington D.C.Washington Dulles International AirportIAD/KIAD

Fleet

The Airnet Express fleet consists of the following aircraft :
AircraftTotalNotes
Bombardier Learjet 356
Bombardier Learjet 35A18
Cessna 20816
Beechcraft Baron BE-5839
Piper PA-31 Navajo16

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