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In January 2005, UPS Airlines became the second airline (behind FedEx Express) to order the Airbus A380-800F, placing an order for 10 aircraft (with an option for 10 more). [21] Configured to load three decks of freight (one more than a Boeing 747 and other widebody aircraft), the A380 freighter would have entered service from 2009 to 2012. [ 21 ]
In 2005, UPS offered non-stop delivery service between Guangzhou and the United States. [35] On October 3, 2005, UPS completed the purchase of Lynx Express, one of the largest independent parcel carriers in the United Kingdom, for £55.5 million (US$97.1 million) after receiving approval for the transaction from the European Commission.
The largest airlines in the world can be measured in several ways. As of 2023, Delta Air Lines was the largest by revenue, assets, market capitalization, fleet size and brand value; American Airlines Group by passengers carried and employees; FedEx Express by freight tonne-kilometers; Southwest Airlines by routes; and Turkish Airlines by countries served.
The aircraft were painted in the UPS livery and were operated out of their hub at Cologne Bonn Airport. [20] Boeing 727-100 — 1: 1996: 2004: Star Air operated one smaller -100-series of the 727. Like the larger variants it was used to haul for United Parcel Service. The aircraft carried a UPS livery. [20] [21] Fokker 50: 9: 1988: 2000
UPS Airlines Flight 1354 (5X1354/UPS1354) was a scheduled cargo flight from Louisville, Kentucky, to Birmingham, Alabama. On August 14, 2013, the Airbus A300 flying the route crashed and burst into flames short of the runway on approach to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport. [1][2] Both pilots were pronounced dead at the scene of ...
UPS Airlines just ordered 19 Boeing cargo freighters in a deal valued at more than $4 billion. But next-generation cargo aircraft are still years away.
11 August 2005 4 December 2006 A380-843F NA Trent 977-84 Rolls-Royce 359.33 kN / 80,781 lb 29 October 2004 4 December 2006 NA Trent 977B-84 Rolls-Royce 372.92 kN / 83,835 lb 29 October 2004 4 December 2006 A380-861 14 December 2007 GP7270 Engine Alliance: 322.44 kN / 74,735 lb 19 April 2007 29 December 2005 A380-863F NA GP7277 Engine Alliance
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