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Freight Runners Express

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Airline of the United States

Freight Runners Express is an airline based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The airline operates scheduled and on-demand air cargo and passenger services. Passenger air charter services are operated under the Air Charter Express (ACE) brand using Saab 2000 aircraft.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Freight Runners Express is an airline based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The airline operates scheduled and on-demand air cargo and passenger services. Passenger air charter services are operated under the Air Charter Express (ACE) brand using Saab 2000 aircraft. Freight Runners is headquartered at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.2

The story

Company history

Freight Runners Express began operations in 1985 flying cargo across the state of Wisconsin. Passenger operations began in 1992 with the launch of the Air Charter Express brand. FRE/ACE is the world's largest civilian operator of Saab 2000 aircraft with 7 aircraft currently operating in the fleet.

Historical fleet

Freight Runners Express has operated many aircraft types in its history.

Notes:

The Cessna 402 fleet was originally operated in an interchangeable passenger and cargo configuration. In 2006 the fleet was permanently converted to an all cargo configuration.

From Wikipedia’s article on Freight Runners Express, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

As of August 2025, Freight Runners Express operated the following aircraft:

From Wikipedia’s article on Freight Runners Express, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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