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What type of plane is used in the Con Air movie?
The real Con Air uses 3 different types of planes: The Harker 800, Boeing 737 and SAAB 2000.
Is Con Air a real airline?
The real “Con Air” airline is used to drop off and pick up federal prisoners. It also is used to transport illegal immigrants ordered deported from the country. Officially it’s called the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System, or JPATS.
Are prisoners ever transported by plane?
JPATS operates a fleet of aircraft which moves prisoners over long distances more economically and with higher security than commercial airlines. Nearly all air movements are done aboard large and small jets that JPATS owns or leases. Ground transportation is usually provided by the Marshals Service and the BOP.
Where is the Con Air plane?
Con Air was filmed on location in Utah and Nevada. Some of the Nevada filming locations included Wendover Airfield and Valley of Fire State Park (source). However, one of the film’s most exciting scenes featured a plane crash on the Las Vegas Strip.
Why is Con Air called Con Air?
The film borrows its title from the nickname of the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System. Con Air was released theatrically on June 6, 1997, by Buena Vista Pictures through Touchstone Pictures and was a box office success, grossing over $224 million against a production budget of $75 million.
Who owns Con Air?
Conair Group Inc.
Conair currently employs over 250 staff and has a fleet of aircraft that are broken down into two categories; air attack (a.k.a. bird dog), and airtankers (a.k.a. waterbombers)….Conair Group.
| An Air Tractor AT-802 | |
|---|---|
| AOC # | Canada:2626 |
| Hubs | Abbotsford International Airport |
| Fleet size | 59 |
| Parent company | Conair Group Inc. |
What is a JPAT?
Joint Process Action Team. JPAT. Joint Planning and Assistance Team.
Can you take a prisoner on a plane if they dont want to fly?
(f) No aircraft operator may carry a prisoner in the custody of an armed law enforcement officer aboard an aircraft unless the following are met: (1) When practicable, the prisoner must be boarded before any other boarding passengers and deplaned after all other deplaning passengers.
Who was Nicolas Cage’s wife in Conair?
Monica Potter plays Nicolas Cage’s dopey wife, and there’s a token female security guard whose only purpose in the film is to get tied up and threatened with sexual assault to heighten the stakes for Cage’s character.
How is Conair used to fight forest fires?
Conair in support of our customers, has carefully selected the aircraft that we employ to provide full scale fixed wing aerial fire fighting management services to our customers. Each of our aircraft has been purpose engineered and built for launching successful aerial attacks on forest fires.
Who are the actors in the movie Con Air?
Con Air is a 1997 American action film directed by Simon West, written by Scott Rosenberg, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich, with Steve Buscemi, Colm Meaney, Mykelti Williamson, Ving Rhames, Nick Chinlund, Jesse Borrego, Jose Zuniga, and Monica Potter in supporting roles.
Where was the plane scene in Con Air filmed?
While most of the interiors of the Fairchild C-123 Provider transport aircraft were filmed in Hollywood Center Studios soundstage #7, Wendover Airport in Utah, as the stand in for the fictional Lerner Airfield, was used for the C-123 flying and taxi scenes.
Who are the new passengers on Con Air?
The plane arrives at Carson City and the inmate exchange commences, the ground crew unaware that hijackers are disguised as guards. Amongst the new passengers are Cindino, pilot Earl “Swamp Thing” Williams, and serial killer Garland Greene.
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