Platinum Airlines
Encyclopedia
Platinum Airlines is an airline
based in Miami, Florida
, USA
. It operates ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) services for charter airlines, as well as services for the United States Department of Defence. Its main bases are Miami International Airport
and São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport.
authority to launch interstate and foreign charter services under ACMI contracts. In September 2006 the airline transferred its Boeing 727-200
to the Brazilian register for use by a planned subsidiary, Platinum Linhas Aéreas
, based in Rio de Janeiro
. Platinum Airlines itself plans to resume services with two new Boeing 727-200 aircraft. It has 250 employees (at March 2007).
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It operates ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) services for charter airlines, as well as services for the United States Department of Defence. Its main bases are Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...
and São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport.
History
The airline started operations in 1998. In November 2005 it received United States Department of TransportationUnited States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
authority to launch interstate and foreign charter services under ACMI contracts. In September 2006 the airline transferred its Boeing 727-200
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
to the Brazilian register for use by a planned subsidiary, Platinum Linhas Aéreas
Platinum Linhas Aéreas
Platinum Air Linhas Aéreas project from São Paulo, Brazil in order to offer aircraft lease services and charter flights out of São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport using Boeing 727-200 aircraft. Founded in early 2007....
, based in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
. Platinum Airlines itself plans to resume services with two new Boeing 727-200 aircraft. It has 250 employees (at March 2007).