Private company
Sunbird Airlines
American airline
Sunbird Airlines was a United States airline founded by Ralph Quinlan in Denver, North Carolina on November 15, 1979 (1979-11-15). Operating the Cessna 402, and later the Cessna 404 aircraft, the company shared equipment, operations, maintenance and facilities with parent company Mountain Air Cargo founded by Ralph Quinlan.2 It ceased to exist in 1987.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersCharlotte1
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Sunbird Airlines was a United States airline founded by Ralph Quinlan in Denver, North Carolina on November 15, 1979 (1979-11-15). Operating the Cessna 402, and later the Cessna 404 aircraft, the company shared equipment, operations, maintenance and facilities with parent company Mountain Air Cargo founded by Ralph Quinlan.2
Corporate structure
Sunbird Airlines is part of a group headed by Mountain Air Cargo. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Mountain Air Cargo Denver, North Carolina, United States
- Sunbird Airlines Charlotte
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaSunbird Airlines
- WikidataQ7638920
Sources
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- 1WikidataSunbird Airlines on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSunbird Airlines on Wikipedia