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Arrow Air
Former charter and cargo airline of the United States (1947–2010)
This article is about the U.S. airline. For other aviation topics, see Arrow (disambiguation).
Arrow Air was a passenger and cargo airline based in Building 712 on the grounds of Miami International Airport (MIA) in Miami-Dade County, Florida.[2] At different times over the years, it operated over 90 weekly scheduled cargo flights, had a strong charter business and at one point operated scheduled international and domestic passenger flights.[3] Its main base was Miami International Airport.[4] Arrow Air ceased operations on June 29, 2010, and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 1, 2010.[5] It was then liquidated.[6]
History
California origins
Arrow Air founder George E. Batchelor was born of Native American ancestry in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1920. He became a pilot, and the loss of his first wife and son in a plane crash did not stop him from moving to Compton, California, in 1947 and establishing Arrow Air.[7 Fostering professionalism in aviation, the GMAA-Batchelor Aviation Scholarship Fund (formerly the GMAA/Grover Loening Scholarship Fund) awards scholarships to qualified aviation students pursuing a career in the South Florida Aviation industry. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic and aviation achievement, leadership and financial need. Scholarships are awarded yearly to qualified South Florida college students majoring in aviation and aviation-related programs. The Fund Formerly the GMAA/Grover Loening Scholarship Fund, the Fund’s name was changed in 2004 to honor the endowment and substantial impact made to the South Florida aviation industry and community by the late George Batchelor. Thanks to a significant contribution made by Batchelor in 1994 and by the Batchelor Family and Foundation in 2003, the Fund has awarded over $350,000 in scholarships. George E. Batchelor Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1920, George E. Batchelor was a renowned aviation pioneer and phil The Batchelor Foundation was established in 1990 by its founder and sole benefactor Mr. George E. Batchelor, visionary aviator, business entrepreneur, and philanthropist.Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1920, Mr. Batchelor learned to fly at age 16 and began his long aviation career in his early 20’s by helping design the P-51 fighter plane, which was manufactured by North American Aviation during World War II, a war in which he served his country as a decorated Army Air Corps officer, transport and bomber pilot. Mr. Batchelor’s distinguished aviation career thereafter spanned close to six decades and involved every aspect of business ownership and investment, from passenger and cargo airlines to aircraft maintenance, leasing, insurance, overhaul and repair.Prior to his death in 2002 at age 81, Mr. Batchelor donated millions of dollars, both anonymously and through the Batchelor Foundation, to South Florida non-profits.Mr. Batchelor gifted the majority of his estate to the Batchelor Foundation, continuing a lasting legacy of exemplary philanthropy. As o
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