Western Global Airlines (KD, Fort Myers Southwest Florida) commenced scheduled cargo services to Latin America on Friday, November 14, using its MD-11(F), N435KD (msn 48435). The South Florida Business Journal reports the carrier plans to serve all major South American cargo centres - Colombia in particular. Its initial flights have been on a wet-lease basis for sister carrier Nordic Global Airlines (Helsinki Vantaa), it now operates its MD-11(F) freighter to Caracas Simón Bolivar and Santiago de Chile from Miami International.
The ch-aviation aircraft database shows Western Global's remaining fleet of four MD-11(F)s are currently in storage at Marana, San Bernardino, Lakeland, and Oscoda, awaiting entry into service.
