News / More law suits filed against Centurion Air Cargo and carrier's future looks doubtful

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By Alex Lennane

12/09/2014

Speculation over the future of Centurion is mounting after five more lawsuits have been filed against the airline by its lessor, AWAS.

At the end of August, five statutory trusts based in Ireland, one for each of five aircraft, filed a claim that Centurion owes $10.2m in lease payments.

AWAS, through its subsidiary Pegasus Aircraft Finance Co (PAFCO), has issued claims in the Florida Southern District Court in Miami against Centurion for debts on one B747-400F and four MD-11Fs.

Three of the four ...

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