Saturn bought larger DC-7Cs in 1963 from BOAC[6] and operated them on transatlantic passenger charter flights.

Saturn specialized in unusual cargo, including the Triple Crown-winning racehorse Secretariat, a limousine for Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus, and satellite communication equipment for the 1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China, the first time a US commercial air freight flight landed in mainland China in over 20 years.

A significant motivation in the merger was for Howard J. Korth, CEO and 84% owner of Saturn to step back after over 30 years in the industry.

[7] In approving the TIA merger, the CAB went against the recommendation of its own administrative law judge and its own internal Bureau of Operating Rights, both of which recommended against the merger on competitive grounds.

[24] The process was still ongoing in 1976, and as shown in the table above, Saturn's profitability improved greatly during that time.

[22] At the time the merger with AAXICO was being evaluated by the CAB, Saturn had eight Douglas DC-7Cs, six of them leased, two of them owned.

[7] December 1967:[26] As of August 1971:[27] At the time the merger with Trans International was being evaluated by the CAB, Saturn had:[13]