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UPS Airlines is a major American cargo airline based in Louisville, Kentucky, US. [8] One of the largest cargo airlines worldwide in terms of freight volume flown, UPS Airlines flies to 815 destinations worldwide. [9] It has been a wholly owned subsidiary of United Parcel Service since its launch in 1988.
UPS Airlines Flight 6 was a scheduled international cargo flight operated by UPS. On September 3, 2010, the Boeing 747-400F flying the route between Dubai , United Arab Emirates, and Cologne , Germany, developed an in-flight fire , which caused the aircraft to crash, killing both crew members, the only people on board.
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United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. [1] Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company [6] and one of the world's largest shipping couriers.
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 .
Because of UPS, Louisville is the sixth-busiest cargo airport in the world, and the third busiest in the United States. [12] [23] Although UPS has had a hub at Louisville since 1980, the term was not used officially by the company until 2002, after a $1 billion, five-year expansion. [24] Previously, the project was named Hub 2000.
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James E. Casey (March 29, 1888 – June 6, 1983) was an American businessman, known for being the founder of the American Messenger Company, today known as UPS.. In 1907, 19-year-old James Casey founded the American Messenger Company in Seattle, Washington.