# AirNet Express

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AirNet IATA ICAO Call sign - USC STAR CHECK Founded 1974; 52 years ago (1974) Hubs Rickenbacker International Airport Fleet size 89 Parent company Kalitta Charters Headquarters Rickenbacker International Airport Franklin County, Ohio Key people Doug Kalitta, President and CEO Website http://www.airnet.com

**AirNet** is an American Part 135 [cargo airline](/source/Cargo_airline) based in [Franklin County, Ohio](/source/Franklin_County%2C_Ohio), United States, near [Columbus](/source/Columbus%2C_Ohio).[1] It specializes in delivery of documents and small packages. Banks were once their main client, transporting checks for over 300 of the country's largest banks. With the passing of the [Check 21 Act](/source/Check_21_Act), and the increase in the usage of [electronic banking](/source/Electronic_banking), this has been greatly reduced. AirNet is now focusing on time critical documents and packages, such as those required in the scientific and medical field. The main sort facility is located at [Rickenbacker International Airport](/source/Rickenbacker_International_Airport) in Columbus. In September 2008, AirNet announced that they were moving their sort facility to [Chicago](/source/Chicago), reducing the number of aircraft, and redesigning their route network. Their corporate headquarters remains in Columbus.[2][3]

## History

**Financial Air Express** / PDQ was founded in 1974 by Gerald Mercer in [Pontiac, MI](/source/Pontiac%2C_MI). **Jet Courier** was founded at about the same time by Donald Wright in [Cincinnati, OH](/source/Cincinnati%2C_OH). Jet Courier changed its name to **Wright International Express** in January 1985. In July 1988, these two companies merged to become **US Check Airlines**, headed by Gerald Mercer. US Check acquired **Air Continental** of [Norwalk, OH](/source/Norwalk%2C_OH) a year later to become a dominant player in the cancelled check transportation industry. US Check later acquired **Midway Aviation** of [Dallas, TX](/source/Dallas%2C_TX), **Pacific Air Charter** of [San Diego, CA](/source/San_Diego%2C_CA), **Express Convenience Center** of [Southfield, Massachusetts](/source/Southfield%2C_Massachusetts) and **Data Air Courier** of [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois).[4]

In order to raise additional capital and further grow the company, US Check went public in 1998 to become AirNet Systems. In 2008, AirNet Systems was purchased by [Bayside Capital](/source/H.I.G._Capital), which had once owned the now defunct [Flight Express](http://www.flightexpress.com) of [Orlando, FL](/source/Orlando%2C_FL). In August 2015 [Kalitta Charters](/source/Kalitta_Charters) acquired AirNet.[5]

## Destinations

AirNet's destinations (As of January 2019[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AirNet_Express&action=edit)):[6]

AirNet Express Destinations City, State Airport Airport Code (IATA/ICAO) Hub Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque International Sunport ABQ/KABQ Atlanta, Georgia DeKalb-Peachtree Airport PDK/KPDK Atlanta, Georgia Fulton County Airport FTY/KFTY Baltimore, Maryland Martin State Airport MTN/KMTN Bedford, Massachusetts Hanscom Field BED/KBED Billings, Montana Billings Logan International Airport BIL/KBIL Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM/KBHM Boston, Massachusetts Logan International Airport BOS/KBOS Boston, Massachusetts Lawrence Municipal Airport LWM/KLWM Buffalo, New York Buffalo Niagara International Airport BUF/KBUF Burbank, California Hollywood Burbank Airport BUR/KBUR Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte/Douglas International Airport CLT/KCLT West Chicago, Illinois DuPage Airport DPA/KDPA Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport LUK/KLUK Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport BKL/KBKL Columbus, Ohio Rickenbacker International Airport LCK/KLCK Hub Addison, Texas Addison Airport ADS/KADS Denver, Colorado Centennial Airport APA/KAPA Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines International Airport DSM/KDSM Detroit-Ypsilanti, Michigan Willow Run Airport YIP/KYIP Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport FXE/KFXE Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne International Airport FWA/KFWA Hartford-Windsor Locks, Connecticut Bradley International Airport BDL/KBDL Helena, Montana Helena Regional Airport HLN/KHLN Houston, Texas William P. Hobby Airport HOU/KHOU Jacksonville, Florida Executive at Craig Airport CRG/KCRG Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville International Airport JAX/KJAX Kansas City, Missouri Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport MKC/KMKC Memphis, Tennessee Memphis International Airport MEM/KMEM Miami, Florida Opa-Locka Airport OPF/KOPF Milwaukee, Wisconsin General Mitchell International Airport MKE/KMKE New Orleans, Louisiana Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY/KMSY Omaha, Nebraska Eppley Airfield OMA/KOMA Orlando, Florida Orlando Executive Airport ORL/KORL Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Greater Pittsburgh International Airport PIT/KPIT Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX/KPHX Portland, Oregon Hillsboro Airport HIO/KHIO Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Raleigh–Durham International Airport RDU/KRDU Richmond, Virginia Richmond International Airport RIC/KRIC Rochester, Minnesota Rochester International Airport RST/KRST Saint Louis, Missouri St. Louis Downtown Airport CPS/KCPS Saint Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Downtown Airport STP/KSTP Seattle, Washington Boeing Field BFI/KBFI South Bend, Indiana South Bend Regional Airport SBN/KSBN Tampa, Florida Tampa International Airport TPA/KTPA Teterboro, New Jersey Teterboro Airport TEB/KTEB Washington D.C. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA/KDCA Washington D.C. Washington Dulles International Airport IAD/KIAD

## Fleet

The Airnet Express fleet consists of the following aircraft (As of May 2012[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AirNet_Express&action=edit)):[7]

AirNet Express Fleet Aircraft Total Notes Bombardier Learjet 35 06 Bombardier Learjet 35A 18 Cessna 208 16 Beechcraft Baron BE-58 39 Piper PA-31 Navajo 16

## Accident

An AirNet [Beechcraft Baron](/source/Beechcraft_Baron) was lost in a crash on 8 January 2022 near [Defiance, Missouri](/source/Defiance%2C_Missouri), killing the two occupants. The plane had been traveling to [Centennial Airport](/source/Centennial_Airport) in [Colorado](/source/Colorado).[8]

## Gallery

		- N105AN a [Cessna 208 Caravan](/source/Cessna_208_Caravan) at Burke Lakefront Airport

		- N106AN a Cessna 208 at [Burke Lakefront Airport](/source/Burke_Lakefront_Airport)

		- N107AN a Cessna 208 Caravan at Burke Lakefront Airport

		- N108AN a Cessna 208 Caravan at Burke Lakefront Airport

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "[Contact](http://www.airnet.com/about/contact.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101029194345/http://www.airnet.com/about/contact.aspx) 2010-10-29 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)." AirNet. Retrieved on February 12, 2011. "Corporate Office: AirNet Systems, Inc. 7250 Star Check Drive Columbus, OH 43217."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Airnet | AirNet Systems Redesigns Network for Growth"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090227200158/http://www.airnet.com/LatestNews/AirNet%20Operation%20Move%20092408.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.airnet.com/LatestNews/AirNet%20Operation%20Move%20092408.pdf) (PDF) on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Columbus Business First | AirNet moving hub to Chicago](http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/09/22/daily20.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Airnet Express"](https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/airnet-express/). Airline History. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["AirNet, Kalitta Charters combine assets"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210808063423/https://aircargoworld.com/news/airnet-kalitta-charters-combine-assets/). 2015-08-15. Archived from [the original](https://aircargoworld.com/news/airnet-kalitta-charters-combine-assets/) on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2020-06-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AirNet_Express_6-0)** ["AirNet Locations List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130126050357/http://www.airnet.com/AirNetLocations/location-list.aspx). AirNet Express. Archived from [the original](http://airnet.com/AirNetLocations/location-list.aspx) on 2013-01-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["FAA | Registry results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120217034410/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/nameSQL.asp?nametxt=AIRNET&cmndfind.x=0&cmndfind.y=0&sort_option=5). Archived from [the original](http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/nameSQL.asp?nametxt=AIRNET&cmndfind.x=0&cmndfind.y=0&sort_option=5) on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Accident Beechcraft 58 Baron N585CK, 08 Jan 2022"](https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/273938).

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- [AirNet](http://www.airnet.com)

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