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