Originally Posted by
Elevation
Interesting. I didn't know Amerijet was coming to fly DHL, but it makes sense.
I saw them yesterday at CVG.
AJT is a different airline with different owners. The Caribbean stuff was always heavily subsidized by oil equipment going into a few stations. Heard most of that is gone. The rest were probably money losers. Back in the old days, AJT didn't have customers per say, they had "hostages". The Cargo bazaar that was Miami (including other operators) would take freight and either hold it until it there was enough to warrant a flight, or possibly even send it when it was promised. It was not uncommon to deliver Christmas trees in January. Electronics and cell phones? One time a full container disappeared driving the one block from the warehouse. A lot of businesses probably thrived on 72nd Ave. from pinched goods.
With the new IBT contract, AJT seems to be able to attract people with long haul and ETOPS experience. They are finding a niche and generating money. I hope all goes well for them.