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iAero Airways, previously Swift Air, is an American airline based in Miami, Florida, United States. It operates charter flights for nationally known fractional aircraft operators, financial institutions, construction, transportation, many collegiate athletic departments, professional sports organizations, and major tour operators.[2] It is also a major contractor for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, operating many of the agency's deportation flights as well as flights transporting detainees between immigration detention facilities within the United States.[3][4] The airline also provides aircraft management services for private owners. Its main hub is Miami International Airport.[5]

iAero Airways

IATA ICAO Callsign WQ SWQ SWIFTFLIGHT
Founded	1997; 25 years ago (1997) (as Swift Air)
AOC #	I5EA212N[1]
Hubs	Miami International Airport Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
Fleet size	43
Parent company	iAero Group
Headquarters	Miami, Florida (corporate) Greensboro, North Carolina (operational)
Key people	Jerome L Morrisey Jr. John Torres
Website	iaerogroup.com

Following the acquisition of assets from the second Eastern Air Lines in 2017, Swift Air began operating charter flights to Cuba for Havana Air.

History

The airline was established in 1997 and was a customer for the Embraer ERJ-135.[5] In November 2006, the airline received authorization for Part 121 operations and began flying three Boeing 737-400s. These aircraft are each configured with all first class interiors, electrical outlets, and club work areas with tables. The primary use of these aircraft is air transportation for major professional sports team (NBA, NHL, MLB) and for VIP charters.[6]

John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign utilized one of Swift Air's Boeing 737-400s, which was dubbed the Straight Talk Express, the same name given to his bus used earlier in the campaign.

In June 2011, Swift Air originally planned to operate public charter flights from Chicago to some European destinations such as Belgrade, Zagreb and Kraków; however, these destinations were only flown in June 2011.

On June 17, 2011, Swift Air voluntarily suspended their Part 121 operations pending an inquiry by the FAA.[7][8] Swift Air resumed normal part 121 operations on June 25, 2011 after making manual changes to satisfy the FAA.

In 2017, Swift Air announced plans to acquire the Boeing 737-800 assets of the second iteration of Eastern Air Lines stating, "Eastern Air Lines’ name, assets, and associated trademarks will be retained within the transaction.".[9] One aircraft remains painted in Eastern livery to protect the trademark, although the fleet of Dynamic Airways (owned by a co-owner of Swift Air) would eventually take the Eastern name and trademark (as Eastern Airlines, without the space), retaining the Dynamic AOC.

In May 2019, Swift became a subsidiary of iAero Group, an aviation service firm minority owned by The Blackstone Group.[10]

As of December 2019, Swift Air began its transition to rebrand as iAero Airways.[11]

Rebranding

Swift Air has announced that it intends to rebrand itself as iAero Airways, following its recent takeover by the iAero Group. A filing with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) on September 9, 2019, stated that at present time, it intends to retain its corporate name - Swift Air, LLC - and therefore does not seek the re-issuance of its operating licenses and certificates.[12]

Fleet

Current

As of October 2022, the iAero Airways fleet includes:[13][14]

iAero Airways fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Boeing 737-300	8	—	138
Boeing 737-300BDSF	1	—	Cargo
Boeing 737-400	18	—	150
Boeing 737-400SF	2	—	Cargo	Operating for DHL Aviation
Boeing 737-800	6	—	189
Boeing 737-800BDSF	7	—	Cargo	Operating for DHL Aviation
Boeing 767-300ER	1	1	TBA
Total	43	1

Former

As Swift Air, it consisted of the following fleet:

iAero Airways former fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Boeing 727-200	1	2010	2013
Boeing 767-200ER	1	2010	2013
		2017	2018
Bombardier Challenger 800	1	2006	2008
Cessna Citation V	4	1997	2006
Cessna Citation X	9	1997	2010
Dassault Falcon 2000	3	1999	2006
Embraer ERJ-135	5	2002	2005
Embraer Legacy 600	2	2002	2004
Swearingen Merlin	1	1998	2001

See also

• List of airlines of the United States

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] IAero Airways

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[es] IAero Airways

iAero Airways[2] es una aerolínea estadounidense basado en Phoenix, Arizona, Estados Unidos. Opera una flota de jets empresariales y comerciales disponibles para vuelos chárter y privados. Su base principal es el Aeropuerto Internacional de Phoenix

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[it] IAero Airways

iAero Airways, precedentemente Swift Air, è una compagnia aerea americana con sede a Miami, Florida, Stati Uniti. Opera voli charter per operatori aerei conosciuti a livello nazionale, istituzioni finanziarie, costruzioni, trasporti, molti dipartimenti atletici collegiali, organizzazioni sportive professionali e grandi tour operator.[1] È anche un importante appaltatore per lo United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, gestendo molti dei voli di deportazione dell'agenzia e voli che trasportano i detenuti tra le strutture di detenzione per immigrati negli Stati Uniti.[2] La compagnia aerea fornisce anche servizi di gestione degli aeromobili per privati. Il suo hub principale è l'aeroporto Internazionale di Miami.

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