Ameristar Jet Charter
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| Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Addison Airport and Willow Run Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, USA | ||||||
| Key people | Tom Wachendorfer | ||||||
| Website | http://www.ameristarjet.com/ | ||||||
Ameristar Air Cargo, Inc. is an American passenger and cargo airline based in Dallas, Texas, USA. It operates passengers and cargo services in the Americas, as well as acting as a broker to other cargo carriers. Its main base is Addison Airport in north Dallas, with hubs at Willow Run Airport, and El Paso International Airport
The airline started operations on 4 September 2000 and is wholly owned by Tom Wachendorfer (airline President), who also owns Ameristar Jet Charter. Passenger operations began with Boeing 737-200 in September 2005. Passengers include sports and entertainment industry celebrities, college athletic teams, and high-wealth individuals.
In 2008, an Ameristar 737-200 was painted for use in the film, The Kingdom.
The Ameristar Charters fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2016):
The Ameristar Air Cargo fleet previously included the following aircraft (at December 2011):
Previously operated by Ameristar Charters permanent dead link]whyameristarfleet.htm:
Previously operated: Ameristar Passenger Fleet
On March 8, 2017 an Ameristar MD-83 slid off the runway at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti after an aborted takeoff in high wind. The plane was carrying the University of Michigan Basketball team to the Big Ten Tournament in Washington DC.
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