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Grand Aire Express




  Fleet Size 4
  IATA -
  ICAO GAE
  Callsign GRAND EXPRESS
  Founded 1985
  Headquarters Swanton , Ohio , USA
  Hubs Toledo Express Airport
  Website http://wwwgrandairecom


Grand Aire Express is an American Airline based in Swanton , Ohio , USA . It operates passenger and cargo charter services, as well as charter management services. Its main base is Toledo Express Airport , Toledo, Ohio .1


HISTORY


The airline was established in 1985 . After five years based at Monroe, Michigan , Grand Aire Express moved to new corporate headquarters at Toledo Express Airport on 4 January
1999 .


FLEET


The Grand Aire Express fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2007 ) :



INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS

  • on a training flight from Traverse City to Toledo , crashed 1.9 miles west of the Toledo Express Airport while landing. The plane descended below glide path and impacted trees. All 3 occupants were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.
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  • , flying a ferry flight from St. Louis to Toledo crashed into Howell Island after departing Spirit Of St. Louis Airport . Both the pilot and copilot were killed in the crash. The pilot of the plane was Tahir Cheema , who was the founder and president of Grand Aire Express. The cause of the crash was the failure of the maintenance personnel to properly install and inspect the elevator trim system.
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