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Western Global Airlines, LLC is an American cargo airline based in Estero, Florida. The company's services include aircraft leasing, commercial charters and military charters. Its main hub is located at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida. In July 2018, the company established a 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m²) aircraft maintenance facility in Shreveport, Louisiana, capable of housing three wide-body aircraft simultaneously.

Western Global Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign KD WGN WESTERN GLOBAL
Founded	March 6, 2013
Commenced operations	August 1, 2014
AOC #	9WGA495N[1]
Hubs	Fort Myers, FL Miami, FL Liege, Belgium Anchorage, AK Hong Kong Incheon, South Korea
Fleet size	19
Parent company	Western Global Holdings
Headquarters	Estero, Florida, United States
Key people	Jim Neff (President and CEO)
Website	www.westernglobalairlines.com

History

Western Global Airlines was founded on March 6, 2013, by Jim Neff.[2][3] It was certified by the United States Department of Transportation on February 24, 2014 with FAA approval being granted on August 1, 2014 for operations using the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F.^{[citation needed]} Boeing 747-400 freighter operations were approved by the FAA on November 16, 2015 and Department of Transportation approval was granted on May 25, 2016.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2019, Flexport filed a complaint against Western Global Airlines, claiming that the airline failed to meet the reliability rate mandated by their contract. On June 7, 2019, Western Global Airlines ceased operations for Flexport, which then switched to Atlas Air.[4]

Fleet

As of May 2020, Western Global Airlines operates a fleet of 21 Boeing 747-400 freighters and McDonnell Douglas MD-11F:[3]

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Notes
Boeing 747-400F	4	—
Boeing 777F	—	2[5]
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F	17	—
Total	21	2

Incidents

• On February 13, 2016, Western Global Airlines Flight 4425, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (registered as N545JN) took off from Munich, Germany on a flight to King Shaka International Airport, South Africa carrying banknotes intended for the South African Reserve Bank. While making a fuel stop in Harare, Zimbabwe, the aircraft was impounded and its crew were arrested after ground staff reported seeing blood dripping from the aircraft. A subsequent search found a corpse in the lower compartment.[6][7][8] Zimbabwean Police reported the man was likely a stowaway who died from a lack of oxygen. The crew and the aircraft were later released.[7][9][10]

References

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[de] Western Global Airlines

Western Global Airlines ist eine amerikanische Frachtfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Estero, Florida. Sie wurde 2013 gegründet.

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- [en] Western Global Airlines

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[es] Western Global Airlines

Western Global Airlines, LLC es una aerolínea Estadounidense de carga. Su base se encuentra en Estero, Florida. La aerolínea ofrece vuelos comerciales de carga, servicios Chárter y militares. Su hub es el Aeropuerto Internacional Southwest Florida en Fort Myers, Florida.

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[it] Western Global Airlines

Western Global Airlines è una compagnia aerea cargo statunitense con sede a Estero, in Florida.

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