History
The airline was established in 1985. It was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Challenge Air Transport, but this connection was severed in 1986. In June 1999, United Parcel Service agreed to buy the assets of Challenge Air Cargo, excluding the company's name and air operator's certificate . In 2001, Challenge Air Cargo was renamed to 'Centurion Air Cargo'. Centurion Air Cargo was then formed in July 1999, taking over the operating certificate of Challenge Air Cargo.
After years of service, Centurion Air Cargo was purchased in 2003 by AMC, and continues to operate successfully as one of the leading dedicated all cargo service providers in Miami International Airport.
On November 10, 2011 Chairman of Centurion Air Cargo Alfonso Rey announced to Miami Dade the Ground Breaking of Centurion Air Cargos brand New 800,000 Square foot Facility that is being built off of 36st and Lejeune on The North East Corner of Miami International Airport. This new project is bringing in 200 new jobs and a state of art European influenced design into the Miami International Airport skyline. Completion of project will be end of 2012.
On October 13, 2012 one of the company's MD-11 freighters had an accident while landing in Viracopos international airport in Campinas. The aircraft lost one of its landing gears and ended up blocking the runway for 45 hours before rescue teams were able to move it.
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