UPS to invest $750 million in Louisville Worldport

UPS will invest $750 million at its Worldport base in Louisville, Kentucky including the construction of a $220 million aircraft maintenance hangar. The 262,000 square foot hangar will be able to accommodate two Boeing 747-8 Freighters, and will be built on leased land at the northwest corner of the airport, on the opposite end of […]

UPS launches record breaking service from Louisville to Dubai

UPS is using one of its new Boeing 747-8 Freighters for its longest scheduled service, flying the aircraft from its Worldport global air hub in Louisville to Dubai. The 7,700 mile route is operated on a weekly basis and will become a daily flight on 27 February, operating Tuesday through Saturday, and is part of […]

UPS to increase capacity with an additional 14 747-8Fs

UPS is to significantly increase its cargo capacity with an additional 14 Boeing 747-8 Freighters and four new Boeing 767s. The additional aircraft building on UPS’s 2016 order of 14 747-8Fs, and all 32 of the jets will be delivered by the end of 2022, adding more than nine million pounds of cargo capacity. UPS […]

Boeing and UPS to convert three 767s into freighters

Boeing and UPS are to convert three 767 passenger aircraft into Boeing Converted Freighters in a deal signed at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The aircraft manufacturer predicts 400 widebody conversions will be needed over the next two decades, with strong demand for 767 freighter conversions due to a rise in e-commerce and the express […]

UPS and pilots reach “tentative agreement” on new contract

UPS Airlines has reached a “tentative agreement” with the Independent Pilots Association (IPA) for contract improvements valid until 2021. The five-year labour contract will run from 1 September 2016 to 1 September 2021 if it is ratified by a majority of UPS’s 2,600 pilots. Specific details of the agreement will not be disclosed until it […]