History of ABX Air, Inc.

History of ABX Air, Inc.

ABX Air has come a long way in the last twenty 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

2005

Silver anniversary year for ABX Air. Twenty-five years flew by since Airborne Freight Corporation acquired Midwest Air Charter to create an airline subsidiary called Airborne Express, Inc., which became ABX Air, Inc.
ABX Air stock began trading on NASDAQ National Market on May 9, 2005. (The company’s common shares had been quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board market since it became an independent publicly traded company in August 2003.)
ABX Air committed to the purchase of 11 Boeing 767-200 passenger aircraft from Delta Air Lines shortly before Delta declared bankruptcy. The agreement called for ABX Air to take delivery of six of the 11 aircraft in 2006, three in 2007, and two in 2008, with payment due upon the delivery of each aircraft.