History of ABX Air, Inc.

 
ABX Air has come a long way in the last 25 years. To give you an idea of how far, take a look at this brief history highlighting some of our accomplishments over the years. Click on a year to view the events of that year, or view the full timeline.
 
1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989
1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999
2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007

1981
  • In mid-January, the airline reached a milestone in processing more than one million pounds over the course of a week.
  • In June, the first phase of Airborne’s package sorting facility was put into operation. At an initial cost of $6 million, the sort center covered 83,500 square feet, and was designed to process 50,000 packages each night. Packages were loaded into hampers and then into the aircraft through the passenger door.
  • Total nightly shipments grew from about 13,750 in January to about 20,275 by December of 1981.

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