ABX Air, Inc., formerly Airborne Express, is a cargo airline headquartered at Wilmington Air Park (formerly Airborne Airpark) in unincorporated Clinton County, Ohio, United States, near the City of Wilmington.[1] ABX Air operates scheduled, ad hoc charter and ACMI freight services. It also provides flight support services and training. ABX Air is owned by Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ: ATSG).
ABX Air's main customer is DHL, and the vast majority of the freight it carries is for that company. Most of ABX Air's aircraft are painted with DHL's yellow and red livery.
ABX also does cargo flights on behalf of Air Jamaica between Miami and the two Jamaican cities of Montego Bay (Donald Sangster International Airport) and Kingston (Norman Manley International Airport). One of their Boeing 767-200s routinely handles the flights, replacing the Douglas DC-8 types that flew previously. The aircraft fly with an Air Jamaica callsign of "Jamaica".
Sapp named quality assurance area manager for ABX Air Inc.
2006-11-29 / Other Jenkins News
James Sapp, son of the late James A. Sapp Sr. and Ollie J. Sapp of Millen, was recently named a quality assurance area manager of regional hubs for the ABX Air Quality Assurance Department.
Sapp has a quality assurance background with General Electric, R.R. Donnelley Logistics and the military.
Based out of Atlanta, Sapp travels to Memphis, Orlando, Waco, Baton Rouge and Kansas City as part of his regional responsibili-
ties. Over the past few months he has been instrumental is assisting the openings of the COH and Riverside hubs.
Sapp commented, "Both have been very challenging experiences."
When asked what his goal was for the regional hubs, Sapp responded, "I want to continue to strive for success in our overall operation and to keep our customers happy, as well as our business partners at DHI. I want to make sure I take care of the employees I work with each and every day."
Sapp's advise to anyone considering a career in quality assurance is to, "apply yourself."
His favorite way to relax is to, "take afternoon rides on my Yamaha 1100 Classic Cruiser."
He also enjoys watching his sons, James Jr. and Daniel, play football, baseball and soccer. What makes Sapp proudest is his granddaughter, Jaslynne Sapp, 5 months. Sapp said she made his latest title of "Grandpa" the most special title of all.
The airline was established in 1980 when Airborne Freight acquired Midwest Air Charter. It started operations on 17 April 1980. Airborne Express, as the airline was initially named, was a wholly owned subsidiary of Airborne Freight of Seattle.[2] ABX became a public company on 16 August 2003 as part of the merger of DHL and Airborne, in which DHL kept Airborne's ground operations and spun off its air operations as ABX Air Inc. ABX Air's common shares were traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the ticker symbol ABXA. In early 2007, ABX Air entered an ACMI agreement with All Nippon Airways to begin flying freight within Asia. The contract utilized two Boeing 767-200SF aircraft.[3] In March 2007, the airline had 7,600 employees.[2]
On 2 November 2007, CEO Joe Hete and the ABX Air board of directors announced that the company had entered into an agreement to acquire Cargo Holdings International, the parent company of Air Transport International (ATI) and Capital Cargo International Airlines for a cost of $350 million. The transaction was finalized on 31 December 2007,[4] and ABX Air was reorganized as a subsidiary of a holding company, later named Air Transport Services Group (ATSG).[5]
On November 10, 2008, ABX Air's largest customer, DHL, announced a plan to exit the United States domestic market.[6] Previous plans by DHL had been to keep its U.S. operations by contracting them out to United Parcel Service.[7] On 30 March 2010, ABX Air's parent company, ATSG, entered into new long-term agreements with DHL, under which ABX Air would continue providing airlift for the U.S. portion of DHL’s international network.[8]
ABX Air's main customer is DHL, and the vast majority of the freight it carries is for that company. Most of ABX Air's aircraft are painted with DHL's yellow and red livery.
ABX also does cargo flights on behalf of Air Jamaica between Miami and the two Jamaican cities of Montego Bay (Donald Sangster International Airport) and Kingston (Norman Manley International Airport). One of their Boeing 767-200s routinely handles the flights, replacing the Douglas DC-8 types that flew previously. The aircraft fly with an Air Jamaica callsign of "Jamaica".
Sapp named quality assurance area manager for ABX Air Inc.
2006-11-29 / Other Jenkins News
James Sapp, son of the late James A. Sapp Sr. and Ollie J. Sapp of Millen, was recently named a quality assurance area manager of regional hubs for the ABX Air Quality Assurance Department.
Sapp has a quality assurance background with General Electric, R.R. Donnelley Logistics and the military.
Based out of Atlanta, Sapp travels to Memphis, Orlando, Waco, Baton Rouge and Kansas City as part of his regional responsibili-
ties. Over the past few months he has been instrumental is assisting the openings of the COH and Riverside hubs.
Sapp commented, "Both have been very challenging experiences."
When asked what his goal was for the regional hubs, Sapp responded, "I want to continue to strive for success in our overall operation and to keep our customers happy, as well as our business partners at DHI. I want to make sure I take care of the employees I work with each and every day."
Sapp's advise to anyone considering a career in quality assurance is to, "apply yourself."
His favorite way to relax is to, "take afternoon rides on my Yamaha 1100 Classic Cruiser."
He also enjoys watching his sons, James Jr. and Daniel, play football, baseball and soccer. What makes Sapp proudest is his granddaughter, Jaslynne Sapp, 5 months. Sapp said she made his latest title of "Grandpa" the most special title of all.
The airline was established in 1980 when Airborne Freight acquired Midwest Air Charter. It started operations on 17 April 1980. Airborne Express, as the airline was initially named, was a wholly owned subsidiary of Airborne Freight of Seattle.[2] ABX became a public company on 16 August 2003 as part of the merger of DHL and Airborne, in which DHL kept Airborne's ground operations and spun off its air operations as ABX Air Inc. ABX Air's common shares were traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the ticker symbol ABXA. In early 2007, ABX Air entered an ACMI agreement with All Nippon Airways to begin flying freight within Asia. The contract utilized two Boeing 767-200SF aircraft.[3] In March 2007, the airline had 7,600 employees.[2]
On 2 November 2007, CEO Joe Hete and the ABX Air board of directors announced that the company had entered into an agreement to acquire Cargo Holdings International, the parent company of Air Transport International (ATI) and Capital Cargo International Airlines for a cost of $350 million. The transaction was finalized on 31 December 2007,[4] and ABX Air was reorganized as a subsidiary of a holding company, later named Air Transport Services Group (ATSG).[5]
On November 10, 2008, ABX Air's largest customer, DHL, announced a plan to exit the United States domestic market.[6] Previous plans by DHL had been to keep its U.S. operations by contracting them out to United Parcel Service.[7] On 30 March 2010, ABX Air's parent company, ATSG, entered into new long-term agreements with DHL, under which ABX Air would continue providing airlift for the U.S. portion of DHL’s international network.[8]