21 Air

Former Amerijet boss resurfaces as CEO of cargo airline 21 Air

MIAMI – Tim Strauss, the former CEO of Amerijet International and vice president of cargo at Air Canada, has quietly resurfaced as CEO of 21 Air, a small cargo airline that last week began flying for Amazon and also provides air capacity to DHL Express, FreightWaves has learned.

21 Air operates eight Boeing 767 medium freighters from a base at Miami International Airport and is owned by Avia Investments LLC, a joint venture that is majority owned by Houston Astros owner and logistics industry...

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21 Air makes debut cargo flight for Amazon

MIAMI – 21 Air, a small cargo airline based in Miami, on Thursday began operating the first of seven Boeing 767-300 freighter aircraft on behalf of Amazon as the e-commerce behemoth pivots from long-time partner Atlas Air to other cargo airlines that can support its domestic air delivery network.

Amazon has selected 21 Air, which is controlled by Houston Astros owner Jim Crane and his investment firm in a joint venture with Canadian freighter operator Cargojet, as an air transport provider,...

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21 Air gets creative, adds capacity with passenger freighter

A red-and-white jet comes in for landing with wheels retracted. 21 Air is a small cargo carrier that flies planes for DHL.

A small all-cargo airline is taking a unique approach to add capacity without the risk of ownership by entering a joint venture with a leasing company for passenger aircraft with the seats removed and contracting with a third-party carrier to fly shipments on its behalf.

21 Air, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been flying under its own license for four years. It owns and operates two Boeing 767-200 converted cargo planes with a 42-ton payload.

Like any small business, it faces the...

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