UPS Airlines

UPS Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
5X UPS UPS
Founded1988
AOC #IPXA097B[1]
Hubs
Worldport
Asia/Pacific
Canada
Europe
United States
Fleet size284
Destinations815 (400 domestic, 415 international)
Parent companyUnited Parcel Service Inc
HeadquartersLouisville, Kentucky
Key peopleJim Joseph (President)[2]
Employees26,328[6]
Websiteups.com

UPS Airlines is a major American cargo airline based in Louisville, Kentucky.[7] One of the largest cargo airlines worldwide (in terms of freight volume flown), UPS Airlines flies to 815 destinations worldwide.[8] It has been a wholly owned subsidiary of United Parcel Service since its launch in 1988.

In line with passenger airlines, UPS Airlines operates under the hub-and-spoke model. The airline's primary hub in the United States is at Louisville International Airport, where it built a 5,200,000 square foot facility known as UPS Worldport.[9] In addition to Worldport, UPS has several secondary hubs across the United States and international hubs in Germany, China, and Hong Kong.

The pilots of UPS Airlines are represented by the Independent Pilots Association.

  1. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ a b "UPS Air Operations Facts - UPS Pressroom". Pressroom.ups.com. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  3. ^ "Welcome to UPS Malaysia". ups.com.
  4. ^ "UPS and Shanghai Announce First-Ever U.S. Air Hub in China". 2007-04-12.
  5. ^ "UPS launches Shenzhen flights". Ups.com. February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  6. ^ "fact sheets" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Special Delivery: UPS Moving Ancient Terra Cotta Army." United Parcel Service. May 5, 2008. Retrieved on June 19, 2010. "UPS air operations are headquartered in Louisville, Ky.,"
  8. ^ "UPS Fact Sheet". UPS Pressroom. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  9. ^ "Inside Louisville's UPS Worldport". AeroSavvy. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2021-03-14.

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