Gemini Air Cargo

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Gemini Air Cargo MD-11

Gemini Air Cargo is a cargo airline headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, USA. It operates worldwide cargo schedules and charters on a wet-lease basis. Its main bases are Miami International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York.

Code Data

• IATA Code: GR
• ICAO Code: GCO
• Callsign: Gemini

History

The airline was established in December 1995 and started operations on 24 October 1996. It began operations as a freight forwarder, wet-leasing three aircraft from Sun Country Airlines for its first year until it was granted certification for its own aircraft in October 1996. In July 1999 the airline was acquired by William Carlyle. It is owned by the Carlyle Group (56%), Lehmen Brothers (36%), management (5%) and Oak Tree Capital (3%), and has 412 employees (at January 2005).

Services

Gemini Air Cargo operates the following freight services (at January 2005):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Anchorage, Cincinnati, Columbus, Los Angeles, Miami and New York.

• International scheduled destinations: Brussels, Guayaquil, Hong Kong, Nottingham, Quito, Sapporo, Seoul, Taipei, and Medellín.

Fleet

The Gemini Air Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft (at November 2005):

• 4 McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
• 6 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

External links

• [Gemini Air Cargo]
• [Gemini Air Cargo MD-11 Fleet Detail]

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