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Royal Air Freight

Logo: http://www.royalair.com/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

Airline of the United States

Royal Air Freight (also known as Royal Air Charter) is an American passenger and cargo airline based in Waterford, Michigan, adjacent to the Oakland County International Airport. The airline is licensed and certified to serve the US, Canada and Mexico with charter passenger and air cargo services.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1961Founded1

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Royal Air Freight (also known as Royal Air Charter) is an American passenger and cargo airline based in Waterford, Michigan, adjacent to the Oakland County International Airport. The airline is licensed and certified to serve the US, Canada and Mexico with charter passenger and air cargo services.2

Timeline

  1. 1961Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$2.9M 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $2.9M in all. PPP loans $2.9M.$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 · PPP loans: $1.7M20202021 · PPP loans: $1.3M2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$1.3M$1.3M
2020$1.7M$1.7M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 13, 2020$1.7M PPP loan (first draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association4To ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC., Waterford MI; $1.7M forgiven Jun 10, 2021
  2. Feb 23, 2021$1.3M PPP loan (second draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association4To ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC, Waterford MI; $1.3M forgiven Oct 20, 2021

Sources

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