Centurion Air Cargo
Centurion Air Cargo operating as Centurion Cargo was an American cargo airline based in Miami, Florida, United States.
History
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. The airline surrendered its operating certificate to the Federal Aviation Administration in June 2018, after being unable to restructure its operations after financial difficulties.Centurion Cargo Center
Fleet
The Centurion Air Cargo fleet comprised the following aircraft prior to its closure:| Aircraft | In Fleet |
| Boeing 747-400BDSF | 1 |
| Boeing 747-400ERF | 2 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11CF | 1 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | 6 |
| Total | 10 |
Historical Fleet
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:- 2 Boeing 707-300C
- 1 further Boeing 747-400F
- 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
Accidents and incidents
- Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164