- Platinum Airlines
Platinum Airlines is an
airline based inMiami, Florida , USA. It operates ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) services for charter airlines, as well as services for theUnited States Department of Defence . Its main bases areMiami International Airport andSão Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport .cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 64 | date= 2007-04-10]History
The airline started operations in 1998. In November 2005 it received
United States Department of Transportation authority to launch interstate and foreign charter services under ACMI contracts. [cite web | title= Platinum Airlines| date= 2005-11-03| work= Air Transport Intelligence | url=http://www.rati.com/ALLANDING_21861.htm | accessdate=2007-07-21] In September 2006 the airline transferred its Boeing 727-200 to the Brazilian register for use by a planned subsidiary,Platinum Linhas Aéreas , based inRio de Janeiro . Platinum Airlines itself plans to resume services with two new Boeing 727-200 aircraft. It has 250 employees (at March 2007).References
External links
* [http://www.platinumairlines.com/ Platinum Airlines]
* [http://www.platinumair.com.br/ Platinum Linhas Aéreas]
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