| 词条 | Airborne Express |
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|name = Airborne Express |logo = |type = Cargo airline, express delivery |foundation = 1946 |location = Seattle, Washington |industry = Logistics |homepage = |defunct = 2003 |successor = DHL }}{{Infobox airline | airline = Airborne Express | image = Airborne Express Logo.svg | image_size = | alt = Airborne Express' logo | caption = | IATA = GB | ICAO = ABX | callsign = ABEX | founded = 1946 | commenced = | ceased = 2003 | aoc = | bases = | hubs = | secondary_hubs = | focus_cities = | frequent_flyer = | alliance = | subsidiaries = | fleet_size = | destinations = | company_slogan = | parent = | traded_as = | ISIN = | headquarters = Seattle, Washington | key_people = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | profit = | assets = | equity = | num_employees = | website = | notes = }} Airborne Express was an express delivery company and cargo airline. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, its hub was in Wilmington, Ohio. Airborne was founded as the Airborne Flower Traffic Association of California in 1946 to fly flowers from Hawaii to the US Mainland. Airborne Express Inc. was acquired by DHL in 2003. Prior to the acquisition, it rose to be the third largest private express delivery company in the United States, behind Federal Express (FedEx Express) and United Parcel Service (UPS). HistoryGrowth during Airborne's first 22 years was slow. Progress came slowly and competition was stiff. But in 1968, the airline started going through some changes. The company Air Cargo Equipment Corporation developed and patented a special narrow container, known in the industry later as the "C" container (referring to its C shape), which allowed the more efficient use of space within large jet aircraft.[1] The containers also eliminated the need to modify the cargo doors, thus saving any air-freight company that used them, substantial sums of money. It does appear that around this time, early on, that Airborne began using the more efficient containers. Known at that time as Airborne of California, the company merged with Pacific Air Freight of Seattle. The newly formed airline moved its headquarters north to Seattle and changed its name to Airborne Freight Corporation. This was the name they kept until 1980. Growth from 1980-2008
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