Corporate Air is an
airline
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based in
Billings, Montana
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, United States. It was established in 1981 and operates primarily domestic scheduled cargo services, feeder service on behalf of
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, as well as the
United States Postal Service
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. Its main base is
Billings Logan International Airport.
Fleet
The Corporate Air fleet included the following aircraft in October 2011:
*4
Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner
*37
Cessna Caravan 675
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Shorts 330-100
Previously operated
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Dornier 228-212 (as of January 2005)
*1
Raytheon Beech King Air 200
*1
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
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Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia (as of June 2009)
*4
Cessna 208 Caravan
FAA fines
Corporate Air faced $455,000 in FAA fines for allowing a small airliner to carry passengers on 80 flights despite having an engine that needed repair. The Federal Aviation Administration said that the airline had flown a Beech 1900C without repairing its right engine, which was consuming excessive amounts of oil. It was later determined that the engine was being operated in accordance with the engine manufacturer's specifications for leaks, and its use was deemed legal.
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Cargo airlines of the United States
Airlines established in 1981
Airlines based in Montana
1981 establishments in the United States