CSA Air is a

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based in Kingsford,

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. It operates express cargo services in Michigan,

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and

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, operating 34 flights a day. Its main base is Ford Airport in

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and its

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call sign Iron Air is derived from that city. It exclusively serves as an affiliate of

FedEx Feeder FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, is a major American cargo airline based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. As of 2020, it is one of the world's largest airlines in terms of fleet size and freight tons flown. It is the name ...

, a regional service that operates as a subsidiary of

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History

The airline was established in 1998 and is wholly owned by Air T.

Fleet

The CSA Air fleet consists of 25 Cessna 208 Caravans.

Operations

In the United States,

operates

on a

dry lease Aircraft leases are leases used by airlines and other aircraft operators. Airlines lease aircraft from other airlines or leasing companies for two main reasons: to operate aircraft without the financial burden of buying them, and to provide tempora ...

program where the contractor will lease the aircraft from the FedEx fleet and provide a crew to operate the aircraft solely for FedEx. All of the feeder aircraft operated in the United States are owned by FedEx and because of this all of the aircraft are in the FedEx Feeder livery. Just like regional airlines, the contractor will operate the aircraft with their own flight number and call sign.

References

{{Airlines of the United States, state=collapsed Cargo airlines of the United States Airlines established in 1998 Airlines based in Michigan 1998 establishments in Michigan