Airlift International

Airlift International
IATA ICAO Call sign
RD AIR AIRLIFT
Founded28 May 1945 (1945-05-28)
incorporated in Florida
Ceased operationsJune 1991 (1991-06)
Operating basesMiami, Florida
DestinationsPuerto Rico, Chicago,
New York and Detroit
HeadquartersMiami, Florida
United States
FounderJohn Paul Riddle

Airlift International was an American cargo airline that operated from 1945 to 1991, initially under the name Riddle Airlines. It was certificated as a scheduled freight airline in 1951 by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), the now-defunct federal agency that, at the time, tightly regulated almost all US commercial air transport. Airlift's headquarters were at Miami International Airport, Florida.