Back Southern Air German Southern Air Spanish ساوثرن ایر Persian Southern Air (compagnie aérienne) French Southern Air ID Southern Air (compagnia aerea) Italian サザン・エア Japanese Southern Air Kazakh 서던 에어 Korean Southern Air Russian
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| Founded | 1947 (as Southern Air Transport) March 5, 1999 (as Southern Air) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | November 1999 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | November 17, 2021 (merged into Atlas Air) | ||||||
| AOC # | Q2SA131J[1] | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 10 (at the time of merger) | ||||||
| Destinations | Global | ||||||
| Parent company | Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings | ||||||
| Headquarters | Florence, Kentucky, United States | ||||||
| Website | southernair | ||||||
Southern Air Inc. was a global air cargo carrier headquartered in Florence, Kentucky. It was the first airline to provide ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance) service for the wide-body Boeing 777F. On November 17, 2021, Southern Air ceased operations upon its merger into Atlas Air.[2]
The airline operated an all-Boeing fleet of aircraft, including the Boeing 777F and the Boeing 737-800BCF. Its wide range of services included long-term ACMI, on-demand commercial charters, and Department of Defense Civil Reserve Air Fleet. Southern Air’s operations also supported some of the world’s largest combination carriers as well as government agencies and non-government organizations.
- ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "Atlas Air Completes Operating Certificate Merger with Southern Air" (Press release). 17 November 2021.
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