History of ABX Air, Inc.

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

1983

A sophisticated Category II Instrument Landing System (CAT II ILS) was completed and received FAA approval, giving the company the only privately owned, operated, and maintained CAT II ILS in the country.
By the third quarter of 1983, Airborne was flying 42,000 miles a night, with 21 of our aircraft (landing at 30 airports) and 24 charter flights (landing at 30 airports). On-time performance was 85%.