Emery Worldwide was a cargo airline, once one of the leading carriers in the cargo airline world. Its headquarters were located in Redwood City, California.[1]
Emery started in 1946 and was the first freight forwarder to receive a carrier certificate from the United States Government. For 40 years, Emery was the largest freight forwarder/integrated air carrier in the US.
Emery had its planes grounded on August 13, 2001 due to poor aircraft fleet maintenance.[2] It officially ceased operating on December 5, 2001 and as of 2006 has no plan to resume operations. All of Emery's cargo operations have been subcontracted to other airlines.
Emery's successor company, Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, was acquired by UPS at the end of 2004.[3]
At the time of their closing, Emery used Boeing 727, and Douglas DC-8 and DC-10 aircraft to transport freight.
Presently UPS uses the name Emery Worldwide to market the air freight portion of UPS Supply Chain Solutions.[4]
Accidents and incidents
- On 28 March 1977, Douglas C-47A N57131 was destroyed by fire following a taxiing accident at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois. The aircraft was due to operate a cargo flight.[5]
- On 9 December 1996, Douglas C-47A N75142 crashed on approach to Boise Airport killing both crew. The aircraft was on a cargo flight to Salt Lake City International Airport when the starboard engine caught fire shortly after take-off and the decision was made to return to Boise.[6]
- On 21 February 2000, DC-8-71F crashed on take-off on a scheduled cargo flight from Sacramento Mather Airport to Dayton, Ohio, with three crew members aboard. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post-crash fire; there were no survivors. This was the crash that resulted in Emery's fleet being grounded for good.[7]
Notes
- ^ "We Welcome Diversity." Emery Worldwide. April 26, 2001. Retrieved on February 1, 2011. "Emery Worldwide Attn: HR Dept. One Lagoon Drive Redwood City, CA 94065"
- ^ "Safety Board Finds Poor Maintenance Caused Sacramento, Calif., Airport Crash". http://www.accessmylibrary.com/comsite5/bin/pdinventory.pl?pdlanding=1&referid=2930&purchase_type=ITM&item_id=0286-8890270. Retrieved December 13, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ "UPS Completes Purchase of Menlo Worldwide Forwarding". UPS Pressroom. December 20, 2004. http://www.pressroom.ups.com/Press+Releases/Archive/2004/Q4/UPS+Completes+Purchase+of+Menlo+Worldwide+Forwarding. Retrieved October 9, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Emery Worldwide Freight Services - UPS Supply Chain Solutions
- ^ "N57131 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770328-0. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "N75142 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19961209-0. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Emery DC-8 cargo plane crashes near Sacramento, California". CNN. February 17, 2000. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/17/calif.crash.02/index.html. Retrieved December 13, 2006.
External links
- Emery Worldwide (Archive)
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