NORTHERN AIR CARGO

'Northern Air Cargo' is an American cargo airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. It operates services within Alaska and to Canada and the USA. Its main base is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, with a hub at Fairbanks International Airport.^[1].

Contents

History

Destinations

Fleet

Previously operated

Incidents and Accidents

External links

References

History

The airline was established in 1956 as a charter freight service by Bobby Sholton and Morrie Carlson. It was Alaska's first scheduled all-cargo airline. Ownership later passed to the Sholton family. Its wholly owned subsidiary, NAC Link, is a freight forwarding company. In February 2006 the airline and its subsidiaries were wholly acquired by Seattle-based Saltchuk Resources. It has 289 employees (at March 2007)..

Destinations

As of January 2005 Northern Air Cargo operates scheduled freight services to the following domestic destinations ^[2] :

★ Anchorage

★ Aniak

★ Barrow

★ Bethel

★ Dillingham

★ Emmonak

★ Fairbanks

★ Iliamna

★ King Salmon

★ Kodiak

★ Kotzebue

★ McGrath

★ Nome

★ Noorvik

★ Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse

★ Red Dog

★ St. Mary's

★ St Paul Island

★ Unalakleet

Fleet

As of March 2007 the Northern Air Cargo fleet includes :

★ 3 Boeing 737-200

★ 1 Boeing 727-100C

Previously operated

As of August 2006 the airline also operated^[3] :

★ 1 ATR 42-300

★ 3 Boeing 727-100F

Incidents and Accidents

★ July 20, 1996: Northern Air Cargo Flight 33, a Douglas DC-6 was flying a cargo route (Emmonak-Aniak) when it crashed as it attempted an emergency landing at Russian Mission. The emergency landing was due to the #3 engine catching fire. As the plane made its approach and when it was turning to final, its right wing was seen fold up. The plane rolled to the right, nose down and slammed into the ground. All 4 onboard were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be the fatigue on the engine and the improper procedures regarding an emergency by the pilots onboard.
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External links

★ Northern Air Cargo

References

1. Directory: World Airlines
2. Flight International, 5-11 April 2005
3. Flight International, 3-9 October 2006