Alaska Central Express Explained

Airline:Alaska Central Express
Iata:KO
Icao:AER
Callsign:ACE AIR
Founded:1996
Aoc:YADA179J[1]
Bases:Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Fleet Size:15
Destinations:35
Headquarters:Anchorage, Alaska
Website:www.aceaircargo.com

Alaska Central Express is an airline based at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, United States.[2] It is a cargo and small package express service.[3]

History

The airline was established as Yutana Airlines in 1987 and renamed to Alaska Central Express in 1994[4] when the certificate was bought from the Part 135 in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Much of the original pilots, staff, mechanics, and equipment including three Raytheon Beechcraft 1900Cs, came from MarkAir Express, a subsidiary of the bankrupt MarkAir. In 2007, with the purchase of a Beech 1900C (N115AX) combi passenger/cargo, ACE Air Cargo began charter passenger flights. Alaska Central Express, as of 2020, owns twenty airplanes with plans for future expansion.[5]

Destinations

Alaska Central Express operates freight services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Anchorage, Aniak, Atmautluak, Bethel, Chefornak, Chevak, Cold Bay, Dillingham, Dutch Harbor, Eek, Hooper Bay, Juneau, Ketchikan, King Salmon, Kipnuk, Kodiak, Kongiganak, Kwigillingok, Marshall, Newtok, Nightmute, Petersburg, Port Heiden, Quinhagak, Sand Point, Scammon Bay, Sitka, St George Island, St Paul Island, Togiak, Toksook Bay, Tuntutuliak, Tununak, Wrangell and Yakutat.

Fleet

The Alaska Central Express fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2014):[3]

Alaska Central Express fleet
AircraftIn fleetPassengersNotes
Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner129
Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner16or cargo
Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner2cargo
Total15

On 7 July 2020, ACE acquired eight Beechcraft planes at Ravn Alaska's bankruptcy auction.[6]

Accidents and incidents

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View. av-info.faa.gov. 2019-06-27.
  2. "Contact Us ." Alaska Central Express. Retrieved on January 24, 2010.
  3. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 72 . 2007-03-27.
  4. Web site: Yutana Airlines . Airline History . 26 April 2020.
  5. News: ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS. 2020-06-25.
  6. Web site: Ravn sells off dozens of small planes to Alaska companies . www.alaskapublic.org . 2020-07-08.
  7. https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20100125X41838&key=1 National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report of accident involving Beechcraft 1900C registration N112AX
  8. Web site: Crash: ACE Air Cargo B190 at Sand Point on Jan 22nd 2010, lost height after takeoff . Aviation Herald . 2010-06-12.