American cargo airline
Martinaire Aviation, L.L.C. is an American cargo airline based on the grounds of Addison Airport in Addison, Texas, United States, near Dallas.[1] It operates feeder flights for overnight package delivery services, most notably on behalf of UPS.[2] It is owned by Xwing.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1978 and acquired the freight operations of CCAir on 2 January 1990. It was in turn bought by a group of investors led by The Acker Group in December 1993. In 2005, Martinaire acquired fellow package carrier Mid Atlantic Aviation.[2] In 2006, Martinaire acquired Superior Aviation of Lansing, Michigan. In 2011, Martinaire began acquiring Beechcraft 1900 aircraft to replace the Fairchild Metroliner, a move completed by mid-2012. The Beech 1900 aircraft were later removed and sold to Alpine Air.
As of January 2013, Martinaire is the second-largest single feeder carrier in the country.
The company was acquired by autonomous aircraft company Xwing in 2022.[citation needed]
Fleet
The Martinaire fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2009):[3]
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