Berry Aviation, Inc is an American
charter airline with its headquarters based in
San Marcos, Texas
San Marcos () is a city and the county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States. The city is a part of the Greater Austin, Greater Austin Metropolitan Area. San Marcos's limits extend into Caldwell County, Texas, Caldwell and Guadalupe County, T ...
. It operates charters for the US Department of Defense in multiple locations worldwide and Part 135 On-Demand Cargo across North America and the
Caribbean
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. It was founded in 1983.
Fleet
The Berry Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft (as of December 2021):
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
* 3 further
Dornier 328-100
* 4
UH-72 Lakota Helicopters
2017 Niger terrorist incident
On October 4, 2017, four U.S. Army personnel and five Nigerien soldiers were killed and two more injured after
being ambushed while assisting local forces in Southwest Niger. It was later reported that private contractors working for Berry Aviation "conducted casualty evacuation and transport for U.S. and partner forces". Berry Aviation was described as having a "sole source bridge contract" in
Niamey
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for duties including casualty evacuation.
2017 hurricane relief and pet evacuation flights
Starting on August 28, 2017, Berry Aviation conducted over fifty flights for
Wings of Rescue and the
Humane Society of the United States, carrying over 100 tons of emergency supplies into the
Hurricane Harvey,
Irma and
Maria zones and then flying over 4,500 pets, who otherwise would have died, to safety at no-kill animal shelters throughout the mainland United States.
Accidents and incidents
References
External links
Berry Aviation
{{Airlines of the United States, state=collapsed
Charter airlines of the United States
Airlines established in 1983
Airlines based in Texas
1983 establishments in Texas