The airline was established and started operations in 1969. It was formed as DHL Worldwide Express by Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn. The airline was spun off from DHL and a majority stake sold to a private investor in order to comply with federal foreign ownership laws. FedEx and UPS challenged the U.S. citizenship of DHL Airways, asserting to the Department of Transportation that DPWN exercised effective operational control of the airline. The airline rebranded as DHL Airways on December 22, 1981 and grew rapidly, initiating services to Asia and Australia.
In July 2003, John Dasburg completed a management buy-out of the airline and rebranded to ASTAR Air Cargo on June 30, 2003, with its two target customers remaining to be DHL and the United States Air Force. In 2007, DHL bought 49.5% of nonvoting and 24.5% of voting stock and added a member to the board of ASTAR Air Cargo.
On May 28, 2008, DHL announced the plan to terminate its business relationship with ASTAR by outsourcing the air transportation to its competitor UPS. In May 2009 DHL terminated their plan to outsource to UPS and ASTAR continued operating out of DHL's CVG facility.
The company decided to shut down its cargo operations when its contract with DHL was terminated abruptly effective on June 1, 2012. All remaining active aircraft were put in storage.
On August 31, 1998, a Boeing 727-200F (registered N722DH) suffered an engine failure on the 2nd engine shortly after taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport. The crew declared an emergency and requested to return to the airport. Shortly after landing, the right main gear failed and the aircraft slid through the runway to a stop. The 3 flight crew members and 2 jumpseat riders were not injured.[6]
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ASTAR Air Cargo Inc was an American cargo airline based in Miami Florida Its main base was Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron Kentucky with hubs at Miami International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport 2 It was owned by John Dasburg Richard Blum and Michael Klein ASTAR Air CargoIATA ICAO Callsign ER DHL DAHL 1 Founded1969Ceased operationsJune 1 2012HubsCincinnati Wilmington OH 2004 2009 Fleet size8Destinations18Parent companyDHL 49 5 HeadquartersMiami Florida United StatesKey peopleJohn Dasburg Chairman and CEO Stephen C Dodd CFO Websitewww wbr astaraircargo wbr us Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 Accidents and incidents 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp DHL Airways Airbus A300B4F The airline was established and started operations in 1969 It was formed as DHL Worldwide Express by Adrian Dalsey Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn The airline was spun off from DHL and a majority stake sold to a private investor in order to comply with federal foreign ownership laws FedEx and UPS challenged the U S citizenship of DHL Airways asserting to the Department of Transportation that DPWN exercised effective operational control of the airline The airline rebranded as DHL Airways on December 22 1981 and grew rapidly initiating services to Asia and Australia In July 2003 John Dasburg completed a management buy out of the airline and rebranded to ASTAR Air Cargo on June 30 2003 with its two target customers remaining to be DHL and the United States Air Force In 2007 DHL bought 49 5 of nonvoting and 24 5 of voting stock and added a member to the board of ASTAR Air Cargo On May 28 2008 DHL announced the plan to terminate its business relationship with ASTAR by outsourcing the air transportation to its competitor UPS In May 2009 DHL terminated their plan to outsource to UPS and ASTAR continued operating out of DHL s CVG facility The company decided to shut down its cargo operations when its contract with DHL was terminated abruptly effective on June 1 2012 All remaining active aircraft were put in storage Destinations edit nbsp DHL Airways Boeing 727 200F ASTAR Air Cargo operated the following freight destinations until operations were ended as of June 1 2012 3 nbsp Canada Hamilton Ontario John C Munro Hamilton International Airport nbsp Mexico Mexico City Mexico City International Airport nbsp United States Atlanta Georgia Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Boston Massachusetts Logan International Airport Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport Hub Denver Colorado Denver International Airport Greensboro North Carolina Piedmont Triad International Airport Houston Texas George Bush Intercontinental Airport Harlingen Texas Valley International Airport Memphis Tennessee Memphis International Airport Miami Florida Miami International Airport Minneapolis and St Paul Minnesota Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport Nashville Tennessee Nashville International Airport Newark New Jersey Newark Liberty International Airport Orlando Florida Orlando International Airport Saint Louis Missouri Lambert St Louis International Airport Salt Lake City Utah Salt Lake City International Airport Toledo Ohio Toledo Express Airport Fleet edit nbsp Astar Air Cargo Douglas DC 8 70CF The ASTAR Air Cargo fleet consisted of the following aircraft 4 5 ASTAR Air Cargo fleet Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes Airbus A300B4 100F 1 1999 1999 Use for spare parts only Airbus A300B4 200F 7 1999 2009 Bell 206 B 2 1 Un known Un known Bell 206 L 1 1 Un known Un known Boeing 727 100F 11 1984 2004 Boeing 727 200F 14 1990 2009 Convair CV 580 1 1989 1990 Leased from European Air Transport Douglas DC 8 73CF 5 1995 2012 Douglas DC 8 73F 5 1993 2012 Learjet 35A 1 1983 1999 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner 12 1984 1995Accidents and incidents editOn August 31 1998 a Boeing 727 200F registered N722DH suffered an engine failure on the 2nd engine shortly after taking off from John F Kennedy International Airport The crew declared an emergency and requested to return to the airport Shortly after landing the right main gear failed and the aircraft slid through the runway to a stop The 3 flight crew members and 2 jumpseat riders were not injured 6 See also editList of defunct airlines of the United StatesReferences edit Contractions Faao Jo 7340 2 Archived from the original on 2010 12 19 Retrieved 2010 11 14 Directory World Airlines Flight International 2007 03 27 p 78 ASTAR Freight Service Archived from the original on 2011 09 27 Retrieved 2007 07 11 ASTAR Air Cargo Fleet Facts Archived from the original on 2011 07 25 Retrieved 2009 10 14 Astar Air Cargo aerobernie bplaced net Retrieved February 20 2021 Accident description Aviation Safety Network Retrieved November 5 2022 External links editOfficial website Link was unusable 9 9 2020 ASTAR MEC ALPA Website Portals nbsp United States nbsp Florida nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en 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