Mid-Atlantic_Freight Knowpia

Mid-Atlantic Freight
Founded	1990
Ceased operations	2005
Fleet size	8
Parent company	Atlantic Aero Inc
Headquarters	Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Website	http://www.atlantic-aero.com/

Mid-Atlantic Freight was an American charter airline based in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. It operated charter overnight freight feeder services. Its main base was Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro.^[1]

History edit

The airline was established on 1 January 1990 and started operations on 1 February 1990. It was set up as a sister company of Atlantic Aero with common management and has 8 employees (at March 2007).^[1] The Airline merged into Martinaire.^[2]^[3]

Accidents and incidents edit

23 October 2002 - Mid-Atlantic Freight Cessna 208B Cargomaster I, on a flight between Mobile and Montgomery in Alabama, crashed after an uncontrolled descent into Big Bateau Bay, 8 km from Spanish Fort, Alabama. It was suspected that the pilot's spatial disorientation, resulted in the loss of airplane control. The pilot was killed. There was no one else on board the aircraft.^[4] One theory said the aircraft collided with something. The engine was split in two, possibly prior to impact.^[5]

Fleet edit

As of March 2009 the Mid-Atlantic Freight fleet includes:^[6]

8 – Cessna 208 Caravan

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 50.
^ "Atlantic Aero Celebrates 40 Years in Greensboro". 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
^ "Mid-Atlantic Freight". rzjets. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 26 November 2006
^ Ahlers, Mike (May 22, 2004). "Plane's wreckage puzzles investigators". CNN.com. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14.