UPS Airlines
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| UPS Airlines | ||
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| IATA 5X |
ICAO UPS |
Callsign UPS |
| Founded | 1988 | |
| Hubs | Louisville International Airport Miami International Airport Cologne Bonn Airport |
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| Fleet size | 600 | |
| Destinations | 200 Countries | |
| Headquarters | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Key people | David Abney (President) | |
| Website: http://www.ups.com/ | ||
UPS Airlines is an worldwide cargo airline owned by United Parcel Service Inc. (NASDAQ: UPS). The company is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Its home airport is located at Louisville International Airport.
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[edit] Destinations
UPS Airlines flies to more than 200 countries.
[edit] Fleet
UPS Airlines has a fleet size of 284 aircraft making it the 14th largest airline by fleet size in the world. The United Parcel Service fleet consists of the following aircraft as of December 2006:
| Aircraft | In service | On order |
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| Airbus A300-600R | 53 | |
| Airbus A380-800F | 10 (Cancelled) | |
| Boeing 727-100C | 5 | |
| Boeing 727-100F | 28 | |
| Boeing 747-100F | 7 | |
| Boeing 747-200F | 4 | |
| Boeing 747-400 | 8 | |
| Boeing 757-200PF | 75 | |
| Boeing 767-300ERF | 32 | 27 |
| Douglas DC-8-71CF | 9 | |
| Douglas DC-8-71F | 11 | |
| Douglas DC-8-73CF | 18 | |
| Douglas DC-8-73F | 8 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 9 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | 22 |
UPS Airlines has ordered ten Airbus A380 freighters and has options on ten more. As part of the deal it is reducing an existing commitment for ninety Airbus A300 freighters to fifty three.As of March 2007 UPS has cancelled their Airbus 380 Freighters orders. UPS has yet to announce their replacement aircraft for the cancelled A380 Freighters.UPS has also ordered eight Boeing 747-400 freighters to increase capacity on its major "trunk" routes to Europe, Asia, and North America. These are expected to be delivered in June 2007 and go on through 2008.[1] UPS Airlines placed a firm order for 27 additional Boeing 767-300 Freighters in February 2007 to be delivered 2009 to 2012.[2] Most UPS Airlines flights go through the UPS Worldport at Louisville International Airport.
