Fine Air [SEP] inception
Fine Air
Fine Air was an international cargo airline that operated from 1989 to 2002, when it was renamed Arrow Air following its bankruptcy and acquisition. It operated Douglas DC-8 and Lockheed L-1011 type jets to destinations in Central America, South America and the Caribbean from Miami International Airport.
History.
J. Frank Fine founded the predecessor of Fine Air in 1976 as a leasing company which owned two Boeing 707 aircraft. Fine owned farming operations in twelve countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and sought a reliable support system
Redesignated 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, and converted to provisional status, on 12 February 2009
Lineage Assignments.
The assignments of the 817th Air Support Operations Squadron from inception to 2009:
- 617th Air Support Operations Group, 1 July 1994
- Third Air Force, 1 August-30 Sep 1996
- Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate at any time on or after 12 February 2009
Lineage Stations.
The stations of the 817th Air Support Operations Squadron from inception to 2009:
- Wurzburg, Germany, 1