First class equine air travel
Manestream Logistics has announced its strengthened weekly services with Amerijet International Airlines for equine shipments from Miami to Brussels and Brussels to Miami. Manestream Logistics is known for its commitment to ensuring the comfort and well-being of horses during transit. Directed by a team of horse professionals, Manestream is committed to transporting horses from origin […]
Quantum-South to boost Amerijet International’s load factor with cutting-edge solution
Amerijet International, one of the largest US cargo carriers operating from the Miami International Airport and Quantum-South, a leading logistics technology firm, announced today the successful completion of a joint Proof of Concept (PoC) project. The project concentrated on leveraging aircraft loading optimisation to enhance cargo load factor and revenue per flight. Amerijet operates a […]
Strike Aviation inks agreement with Amerijet
The international air cargo company Strike Aviation signed a Representation agreement with the US air freight company Amerijet International, based in Miami, Florida, in early November. For Strike Aviation, the new contract will offer a wide range of new opportunities, including a greater range of services to customers, geographical expansion, and stronger competitive positions in […]
Titan Aviation and Amerijet ink long-term dry lease agreements for B757 aircraft
Titan Aircraft Investments, the joint venture between Titan Aviation Holdings and Bain Capital Credit, have announced the placement of three Boeing 757-200SF converted freighters on long-term dry leases with Amerijet International to support its network in Central America and the Caribbean. Titan Aviation Holdings, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, will manage these assets. […]
Amerijet delivers COVID-19 Vaccines
Amerijet has delivered COVID-19 vaccines to the Caribbean and Central America on behalf of Odyssey Logistics Pvt. Ltd. These shipments were a part of India’s Government gifted Covishield AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. The vaccines bound for Jamaica, Guyana, and Nicaragua, were transferred via Amerijet’s Hub at the Miami International Airport. […]
Wilson appointed Amerijet CCO
Amerijet International Airlines has officially announced Eric Wilson’s appointment as chief commercial officer effective February 8th. Wilson will become a member of the executive team leading Amerijet’s commercial division. His core focus areas will include sales, pricing, marketing, network development, commercial and strategic alliances and new product development. He will be based at the company’s […]
Tim Strauss to become CEO of Amerijet International
Miami-based Amerijet International has announced that Tim Strauss will join as its CEO effective August 17, 2020, based at the company’s headquarters in Miami. Strauss is presently responsible for Air Canada’s cargo business and brings a deep air cargo background to the position, having also worked at Northwest/Delta Cargo, Hawaiian Airlines Cargo and Emery Worldwide. […]
Amerijet moves to indexed fuel surcharge model
Amerijet vice president sales and marketing, Derry Huff (pictured) has revealed that the airline will transition its fuel surcharge calculation method to an indexed model in order to more accurately follow the fuel markets. Huff says: “This will provide both Amerijet and our customers a fair and transparent methodology which will rise and fall with […]
Gates joins Amerijet as charter sales director
Glen Gates will join the Amerijet International senior management team as director of charter sales. The announcement was made on Thursday, June 7 at Amerijet’s office in Miami by Derry Huff, VP of Strategic Initiatives. According to Huff: “The addition of Glen is intended to fortify the entire Amerijet senior management team and help take […]
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport soar past 500,000 tonnes
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport have soared by 8.3 per cent in 2017 to 535,634 tonnes, the highest volume in the past 10 years. The airport serving Belgium’s capital saw particularly strong growth in belly cargo, rising 13.8 per cent, helped by Hainan Airlines launching Boeing 787 flights to Shanghai and Emirates introducing a second […]
Air & Sea Cargo Americas: Industry flies to Miami to talk about cargo
Top executives from the aviation, maritime and logistics industries will return to Miami for the Air & Sea Cargo Americas conference held from 1 – 3 November 2017. The Miami Airport & Convention Center will welcome top decision makers who will exchange views and experiences to enhance cargo growth across in the Western Hemisphere. The […]
Future looking bright for Amerijet as LATAM recovers
The first six months were a good start to the year at Amerijet, but the carrier is also facing challenges that are endemic to the industry as a whole. Amerijet operates a seven-strong freighter fleet of Boeing 767-300/200 aircraft from its primary hub at Miami International Airport to 38 destinations throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Central […]
Amerijet working on IATA CEIV and other initiatives for 2017
Amerijet is in the final stages of attaining the International Air Transport Association’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceuticals (CEIV Pharma) certification as it looks to further grow its first quarter 2017 pharma volumes. This is just one of the initiatives and focuses for the all-cargo carrier, but senior vice president of business […]
GPS tracking device approved by Amerijet
Amerijet has approved Starcom Systems Kylos Air GPS tracking device for air cargo use aboard on its freighter aircraft. The carrier says it made the move after identifying the need for the latest in tracking technology to better serve its shipping clientele. Starcom Systems Americas designs and manufactures a variety of GPS-based tracking devices that […]
Revenues rise in Q2 of 19% for ATSG
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has seen revenues rise 19 per cent to $176.5 million in the second quarter (Q2) ending 30 June, compared to the same quarter last year. ATSG says the increase included contributions from 35 Boeing 767 cargo aircraft leased to external customers at 30 June, six more than a year earlier. Eight […]
US-based freighter operator Amerijet changes ownership
Florida-based freighter operator Amerijet has a new owner after being sold by private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.). H.I.G. has more than $20 billion of equity capital under management, and has sold Amerijet Holdings, to an affiliate of ZS Fund, a middle market focused private equity firm. No details of how much it was […]