AAXICO was an

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based in the

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History

AAXICO, the American Air Export and Import Company, was founded in 1946 in Miami Beach, Florida. AAXICO's initial flight service consisted of five daily flights from New York to Atlantic City geared toward the horse racing industry, with the last flight scheduled to wait until after the last race. By 1956, AAXICO was registered as an all-cargo airline. AAXICO temporarily suspended flight operations on June 30, 1960, in negotiations with

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. Prior to its merger, AAXICO had a

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contract to carry 25,000 lbs of cargo daily. Its airline operations ceased in 1966, when they were sold to

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. AAXICO is now an airline support company based in

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Destinations

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Fleet

The AAXICO fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Incidents and accidents

*AAxico Airlines, Inc., C-46-F, N67941, near Great Falls, Montana, August 14, 1963 *AAxico Airlines, Inc., C-46-F, N67935, McCarran Field, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 25, 1963 *Aaxico Airlines, Inc., Douglas DC-6A, N6541C, West Slope of Mt. Rainier, Washington, April 23, 1965 *DC-6A, N6579C, on May 18, 1967, crash

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