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Kalitta Air is an American cargo airline headquartered at Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The company operates international scheduled and cargo charter services. [ 4 ] Its call sign "Connie" is from its founder, Connie Kalitta .
Kalitta Motorsports Top Fuel Dragster (2007) Connie Kalitta vs. Dan Pastorini (1987) Conrad "Connie" Kalitta (born February 24, 1938) is an American businessman and former drag racing driver, nicknamed "The Bounty Hunter." Kalitta is the CEO of Kalitta Air and the owner of Kalitta Motorsports. [1]
Doug Kalitta (born August 20, 1964) is an American auto racing driver from Ypsilanti, Michigan, and owner of airline Kalitta Charters. He started racing in open-wheel cars on an oval. Kalitta won the 1994 USAC Midget rookie of the year title and the 1994 USAC Sprint car championship.
Kalitta Charters offers Executive Charter, Air Ambulance & Air Cargo services, and a FAR Part 145 aircraft repair station at their operating facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In August 2015, Kalitta Charters acquired AirNet. [3] In April 2024, Kalitta Charters retired their remaining Boeing 727s, previously being one of the last operators ...
Connie Kalitta (born 1938), American retired drag racer and CEO of the eponymous Kalitta Air Doug Kalitta (born 1964), American drag racer, nephew of Connie Kalitta and owner of Kalitta Charters Scott Kalitta (1962–2008), American drag racer and son of Connie Kalitta
Atlas Air, Inc. is a major American cargo airline, passenger charter airline, and aircraft lessor based in White Plains, New York. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings . Atlas Air is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 747 , with 65 of the type.
American International Airways Flight 808 was a cargo flight operated by American International Airways (now Kalitta Air) that crashed on August 18, 1993 while attempting to land at Leeward Point Field at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. All three crew members on board survived with serious injuries.
As of January 2025, there were 427 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service, comprising 1 747-100, 2 747SPs, 16 747-200s, 1 747-300, 256 747-400s, and 151 747-8s. These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table.