| An air freight carrier is an airline which is dedicated to | | | | and they operate an international service through |
| the transportation of cargo and in some cases they | | | | their air hubs in Miami, Hamilton, Cologne, Taipei and |
| may be a division or subsidiary of a larger passenger | | | | the Philippines. Because of this they are able to |
| airline service such as BA, United Airlines etc. | | | | manage the flow of goods to more than 200 |
| The major companies known for their air freight | | | | countries and territories around the world. |
| carrier services are Federal Express or as they are | | | | Often these companies will use new or recently built |
| now more commonly known Fed-Ex who | | | | aircraft in order to carry the freight, whilst some |
| commenced trading in 1973 and now have annual | | | | companies still prefer to use the old stables such as |
| revenues of $21.4 billion. They employ over 140,000 | | | | the Boeing 707, Boeing 727 and Douglas DC-8 to |
| staff worldwide and have access to more than 375 | | | | name but a few. There are even some old Douglas |
| airports across the globe. Their main aircraft that | | | | DC-3's (now more than 60 years old) still being used |
| they use in order to transport air freight are | | | | in order to not just carry cargo but passengers as |
| Airbuses, ATRs and Boeings (they have a total of | | | | well around the world. |
| 674 aircraft worldwide). | | | | In 2004 the total scheduled freight ton that was |
| Then there is UPS who were founded in the US in | | | | flown around the world amounted to 72,686 million |
| 1907 and has now grown to a $42.6 billion corporation | | | | and the largest of all the air freight carriers during this |
| and since 1982 when UPS Air Cargo was set up to | | | | period was Federal Express with 14,579 million ton of |
| provide a way for customers to move their freight | | | | freight. Whilst the total amount for international |
| shipments. Although their all points international air hub | | | | scheduled flights that was sent in 2004 amounted to |
| is located in Louisville, Kentucky they do have other | | | | 60,750 million ton and the domestic amount for the |
| regional hubs located in strategic cities around the US | | | | UK in this period amounted to 18,217 million tons. |