Capital Cargo International Airlines, Inc. was a

cargo airline Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines. In 2018, airline cargo traf ...

based in

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures rele ...

, Florida, USA from 1995 to 2013. It provided on-demand and

wet lease Aircraft leases are leases used by airlines and other aircraft operators. Airlines lease aircraft from other airlines or leasing companies for two main reasons: to operate aircraft without the financial burden of buying them, and to provide tempora ...

aircraft charter. Its main base was

Orlando International Airport Orlando International Airport is a major public airport located 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Downtown Orlando, Florida. In 2021, it handled 19,618,838 passengers, making it the busiest airport in the state and seventh busiest airport i ...

. It is owned by the Air Transport Services Group (). The airline ceased in name in March 2013 when it was merged with its sister airline

Air Transport International Air Transport International, Inc. is an airline based in Wilmington, Ohio, United States. It operates worldwide cargo charters and combi charters for the express package industry and freight forwarders, as well as for the United States Department ...

History

The airline was established in September 1995 and started operations in April 1996. It was founded by Peter Fox, the airline's Chairman, and obtained its

operating certificate Operating certificate is a category of license issued by a government agency allowing an individual or company to provide a controlled type of service. These certificates are generally issued for a limited time period. Certificates can have in ...

on April 24, 1996. It is wholly owned by Cargo Holdings International (CHI) and has 265 employees (at June 2011). On November 2, 2007, Cargo Holdings International, the parent company of CCIA entered into an agreement to be acquired by Wilmington, OH-based ABX Holdings, Inc. The company along with sister company

were run as separate companies under the

Air Transport Services Group Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is an American aviation holding company which provides air cargo transportation and related services to domestic and foreign air carriers and other companies that outsource their air cargo lift requirements. A ...

umbrella until 2013 when Capital Cargo was formally absorbed by Air Transport. CHI and ABX Holdings have entered into an agreement under which ABX Holdings will purchase the stock of CHI. After the closing of that transaction, CHI and its wholly owned subsidiaries will be held by ABX Holdings as the parent company. ABX Air, Inc., Capital Cargo International Airlines, Inc., and Air Transport International Limited Liability Company will each continue to operate as separate and independent air carriers. Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc. and LGSTX Group, Inc. will also continue to operate as wholly owned subsidiaries of CHI.

Destinations

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Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín) is a joint civil-military international airport located in suburban Carolina, Puerto Rico, southeast of San Juan. It is named for Luis Muño ...

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Cibao International Airport Cibao International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao, links=no) , also known as Santiago Airport, is located in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic's second-largest city. It is the country's third-busiest airport by pas ...

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( Las Americas International Airport) *

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** El Marques, Mexico (

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Guadalajara International Airport Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla) or simply Guadalajara International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara) , is the main airport ...

) *United States **

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, Georgia ( Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) **Boston, Massachusetts (

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, Ohio (

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( El Paso International Airport) **

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Valley International Airport Valley International Airport (VIA) is owned by the City of Harlingen, in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is operated by a nine-member airport board appointed by the mayor. HRL is centrally located in the Rio Grande Valley and is refer ...

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( King County International Airport) **

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Fleet

The Capital Cargo International Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 2012):

References

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{{Airlines of the United States, state=collapsed Airlines based in Florida Airlines established in 1995 Airlines disestablished in 2013 Defunct airlines of the United States Defunct cargo airlines Companies based in Orlando, Florida Defunct companies based in Florida Cargo airlines of the United States

History

Destinations

Fleet

See also

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