AirNet Express

Infobox_Airline
airline=AirNet Express
logo=AirNetExpressLogo.pnglogo_size=288px
fleet_size=40
destinations=
IATA=-
ICAO=USC
callsign=STAR CHECK
parent=
founded=1974
headquarters=Columbus, Ohio
key_people=George Gonzalez, CEO
hubs=Rickenbacker International Airport
focus_cities=
alliance=
website= http://www.airnet.com

AirNet Express is an American Part 135 cargo airline based in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It specializes in delivery of documents and small packages, operating over 500 flights a night throughout the USA and is a major carrier for over 300 of the country's largest banks.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 70 | date= 2007-03-27] Airnet flights operate under the ATC callsign "Star Check." The main sort facility is located at Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, Ohio.

History

The airline was established in 1974 and was formerly known as US Check Airlines. Since September 1996 it has acquired seven similar but smaller businesses, including:
* Wright International Express, acquired in 1984, a competitor in cancelled check transportation
* Air Continental, acquired in 1988, another cancelled check competitor
* Midway Aviation, of Dallas, Texas, a regional air carrier of cancelled checks
* Express Convenience Center, of Southfield, Massachusetts, a small package forwarder
* Pacific Air Charter, of San Diego, California, a small California-based Part 135 operation in June 1997
* Data Air Courier, of Chicago, Illinois, a national carrier of cancelled checks in July 1997 It is wholly owned by Bayside Capital who purchased them in early 2008 and took them private.

Fleet

The Airnet Express fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007):

At January 2005 the airline also operated Fact|date=April 2007:
*23 Piper Navajo
*48 Beechcraft Baron BE-58

External links

* [http://www.airnet.com AirNet Express]

References