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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 .
In 1995, UPS purchased a second aircraft type from Boeing, the Boeing 767 freighter. The launch customer of both aircraft, UPS Airlines would purchase 75 757s and 32 767s, more than doubling the size of its aircraft fleet. To update the oldest aircraft in its fleet, the 727-100QF conversion was introduced (QF=Quiet Freighter).
UPS Airlines is a worldwide cargo carrier owned by United Parcel Service. The majority of cargo flights are on Airbus A300F4-600 , MD-11F and Boeing 767-300F aircraft. Superior Aviation provided aircraft sales, maintenance, IFR certifications, flight training, and 24-hour air charter services.
The airline was established and started operations as Contract Air Cargo in 1983 and is wholly owned by the IFL Group Inc, operating the Dassault Falcon under part 135 as IFL Group Inc., and the Boeing 727 and Convairs under part 121 as Gulf and Caribbean Cargo.
Kalitta Charters is now the sole company with a contract with the US government to fly service members' remains to their final resting places. Kalitta Charters offers Executive Charter, Air Ambulance & Air Cargo services, and a FAR Part 145 aircraft repair station at their operating facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Last month the International Air Transport Association said that total demand for air cargo, which is measured in cargo ton-kilometers, climbed 18.4% in January compared with the prior-year period.
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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