Kalitta Charters

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Kalitta Charters
IATA ICAO Callsign
K9/K5 KFS/KII KALITTA/DRAGSTER
AOC #K11A535K[1]
Operating basesWillow Run Airport
AllianceKalitta
Fleet size44
DestinationsADHOC Charter Flights
HeadquartersYpsilanti, Michigan, United States
Key peopleDoug Kalitta, President
Websitehttp://www.kalittacharters.com/

Kalitta Charters is an American charter airline based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. Its main base is Willow Run Airport.[2] The company is owned and run by Doug Kalitta, nephew of Kalitta Air founder Connie Kalitta. Kalitta Charters is now the sole company with a contract with the US government to fly service members' remains to their final resting places. Kalitta Charters offers Executive Charter, Air Ambulance & Air Cargo services, and a FAR Part 145 aircraft repair station at their operating facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In August 2015, Kalitta Charters acquired AirNet.[3]

Fleet[edit]

A Kalitta Charters II 727-200, parked at LEX airport in Lexington, Kentucky
Dassault Falcon 20 registration N229CK at Dover Air Force Base

The Kalitta Charters fleet comprises the following aircraft as of March 15, 2024:[4] [5] [6]

Kalitta Charters Fleet
Aircraft In
Fleet
Notes
Boeing 727-200F 1 N729CK; Last one to be retired by April 6, 2024[7]
Boeing 737-300F 5 N331CK, N332CK, N335CK, (N336CK, N337CK painted in new Kalitta Charters II livery)
Boeing 737-400F 8 N403CK, N405CK, N406CK, N730CK, N732CK, N733CK (DHL, Kalitta hybrid), N734CK (DHL, Kalitta hybrid),
Boeing 737-800F 4 Operated for DHL, N318FL, N325FL, N326FL, N9242Y
Challenger 601 2 N242CK, N245CK
Dassault Falcon 20 9 N100AS, N192CK, N226CK (parked as of 2/13), N227CK, N229CK, N240CK, N244CK, N808CK, N820CK,
King Air 200 1 N243CK
Learjet 35 8 N295CK, N298CK, N35WL, N325NW, N431CK, N73CK, N870CK, N913CK
Learjet 36 2 N71CK, N905CK
Learjet 45 4 N451CK, N452CK, N453CK, N45KX
Total 44

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 99.
  3. ^ "AirNet, Kalitta Charters combine assets". 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  4. ^ "Our Cargo Fleet". Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  5. ^ "Our Passenger Fleet". Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  6. ^ "Kalitta Charters II Fleet". Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  7. ^ "US's Kalitta Charters II to retire B727s in 2024". Ch-aviation.com. December 22, 2023.

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