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Article: Watkins Fights for Control of Cargo Airline.
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- PR Newswire
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- June 19, 2008
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Birmingham businessman Donald V. Watkins is engaged in a bitter fight for control of TradeWinds Airlines, Inc., a North Carolina-based cargo aviation company he acquired earlier this year. Watkins, whose aviation acquisition company owns 77 percent of TradeWinds, is the company's chairman.
The Retirement Systems of the City of Detroit and Watkins are the principal investors in the company.
TradeWinds operates a fleet of A300-B4F freighter aircraft for domestic and foreign customers. The company also conducts international and domestic on-demand cargo charter operations.
The fight for control of ...