Everts Air Cargo is an American Part 121 airline based in

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, USA. It operates D.O.D, scheduled and

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within Alaska, Canada, Mexico and the continental United States. Its maintenance base is Fairbanks International Airport with its major cargo hub at

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. The company slogan is ''Legendary Aircraft. Extraordinary Service.''

History

Everts Air Cargo, established as Air Cargo Express, is the sister company of Everts Air Fuel, that specializes in fuel transport throughout the state of Alaska and into Canada.

Destinations

See Everts Air destinations. Anchorage, Aniak, Bethel, Dillingham, Emmonak, Fairbanks, Galena, Illiamna, King Salmon, Kotzebue, Nome, St. Mary's, Unalakleet, Togiak

Fleet

As of October 2022, the active Everts Air Cargo fleet includes eighteen aircraft: * 1

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* 10

Douglas DC-6 The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with ...

* 2

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C-46 Commando The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a twin-engine transport aircraft derived from the Curtiss CW-20 pressurised high-altitude airliner design. Early press reports used the name "Condor III" but the Commando name was in use by early 1942 in company pub ...

(cargo only) * 1

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(cargo only) * 2

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(cargo only) A further fourteen aircraft (three DC-9, two MD-80, three BAe 146-300QT, six DC-6 and one C-46) are inactive or in storage. Everts Air Cargo DC-6 landing at ANC (6259046385).jpg, DC-6 Everts Air Cargo C-46 leaving ANC for the Bush (6479959785).jpg, C-46 Everts Air Cargo DC-9 landing at ANC (6863700901).jpg, DC-9

Operating the Douglas DC-6

Since Northern Air Cargo abandoned their regular service with the

, Everts Air Cargo is the last airline in the USA to operate scheduled flights with a rather large fleet of 60-year-old piston-powered aircraft. In a 2007 video interview, the Anchorage Station Manager stated that the DC-6 was still considered to be a valuable aircraft for operations in the harsh conditions of Alaska, with excellent landing and takeoff performance on gravel runways. The downside is the difficulty to find

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and the maintenance labor cost. Everts Air Cargo estimates a ratio of 12 hours of maintenance for every single flying hour. Spare parts could also be a problem but Everts Air Cargo anticipates they will have enough in stock to keep the last DC-6 flying beyond 2020.

References

External links

Everts Air Cargo
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