Castle Aviation

Castle Aviation is a cargo airline and private passenger airline based in North Canton, Ohio, United States. It operates charter cargo and private passenger services but specializes in priority freight. Its main base is Akron–Canton Airport.[1]

Castle Aviation
IATA ICAO Callsign
CSJA CSJ CASTLE
Founded1984 (as Air Medical Transport Inc.) - 1986 as Castle Aviation
AOC #CSJA990C
Hubs
Focus cities
Fleet size20
HeadquartersNorth Canton, Ohio, United States
Key people
  • Michael Grossmann - Owner and CEO
  • David Combs - President
  • David Scheufler - Vice President and Director Of Maintenance
  • Dennis Telles III - Director of Operations
Employees~ 70
Websitehttp://www.castleair.com/

History

The airline was established and started operations in January 1986. In April 2004 it started operating the first freight version of the Saab 340A aircraft.[2]

Fleet

The Castle Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2021):

AircraftIn fleetOrdersNotes
208B Super Cargomasters80
Piper Aerostars40
Saab 340B40

Previously operated
AircraftIn fleet
Saab 340A1
Piper Cheyenne II1
Swearingen Merlins1

Accidents

On December 10, 2021, Castle Air Flight 921, a Swearingen Merlin flying from Essex County Airport in New Jersey to Manchester–Boston Regional Airport crashed into a wooded area in Bedford, New Hampshire, on the banks of the Merrimack River, while on short final to runway 6. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was killed upon impact.[3]

References
  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 62.
  2. "Castle Air History". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  3. Glavin, Kirsten (December 11, 2021). "Pilot, 23, Killed in Plane Crash Overnight in Bedford, NH". NBC Boston. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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