Mid-Atlantic Freight

Mid-Atlantic Freight

IATA - ICAO MDC Callsign NIGHT SHIP
Founded	1990
Fleet size	8
Destinations
Parent company	Atlantic Aero Inc
Headquarters	Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Website	http://www.atlantic-aero.com/maf/

Mid-Atlantic Freight is an American charter airline based in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. It operates charter overnight freight feeder services. Its main base is Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro.^[1]

History

The airline was established on 1 January 1990 and started operations on 1 February 1990. It was set up as a sister company of Atlantic Aero with common management and has 8 employees (at March 2007).^[1]

Incidents and accidents

• 23 October 2002 - Mid-Atlantic Freight Cessna 208B Cargomaster I, on a flight between Mobile and Montgomery in Alabama, crashed after an uncontrolled descent into Big Bateau Bay, 8 km from Spanish Fort, Alabama. It was suspected that the pilot's spatial disorientation, resulted in the loss of airplane control. The pilot was killed. There was no one else on board the aircraft.^[2]

Fleet

As of March 2009 the Mid-Atlantic Freight fleet includes ^[3]:

• 8 × Cessna 208 Caravan

External links

• Mid-Atlantic Freight
• Atlantic Aero
• National Transportation Safety Board Report on 2002 Accident

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 50. 2007-04-10. 
2. ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 26 November 2006
3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14.