ABX Air
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| IATA code : | GB |
| ICAO code : | ABX |
| Call sign : | ABEX |
| Founding: | 1980 (as Airborne Express) |
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Wilmington , Ohio , United States
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| ISIN : | US00922R1059 (ATSG) |
| IATA prefix code : | 832 |
| Management: | Joe Hete ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees: | > 8000 |
| Fleet size: | 22nd |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.abxair.com |
ABX Air is a US cargo airline based in Clinton County near Wilmington , Ohio and based at the Airborne Airpark there .
history
The company took off on its first flight on April 17, 1980, at that time as part of its predecessor Airborne Express . The parent company of ABX Air, the Air Transport Services Group , also includes the cargo airlines Air Transport International and Capital Cargo International Airlines . In March 2003 DHL bought Airborne Express, which led to the division: Airborne Express Ground Operations, which was incorporated into DHL, as well as the now independent ABX Air, whose fleet at that time consisted of some Douglas DC-8s and Boeing 767-200s . By 2008 all DC-8s were retired and replaced by Boeing 767s.
Destinations
ABX Air operates scheduled cargo flights as well as ad hoc charter and ACMI cargo services within the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico . In addition, the cargo planes are also leased to other companies and airlines , one major customer is DHL .
fleet
As of March 2020, the ABX Air fleet consists of 22 aircraft with an average age of 33.2 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks |
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| Boeing 767-200BDSF | 13 | ||
| Boeing 767-300 (ER) BDSF | 9 | ||
| total | 22nd | - |
See also
Web links
- ABX Air website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ABX Air History , accessed September 4, 2015
- ↑ Bernhard Isidor Hengi: airlines worldwide . Edited by Josef Krauthäuser. NARA-Verlag, Zurich 2012, ISBN 3-925671-59-5 .
- ^ ABX Air Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. Accessed March 7, 2020 (English).
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