Emery Worldwide
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Emery Worldwide was a cargo airline
Cargo airline
Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.-Logistics:...

, once one of the leading carriers in the cargo airline world. Its headquarters were located in Redwood City, California
Redwood City, California
Redwood City is a California charter city located on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California, approximately 27 miles south of San Francisco, and 24 miles north of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans from its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people, to its tradition as a port for...

.

Emery started in 1946 and was the first freight forwarder to receive a carrier
Common carrier
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 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. 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
United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...

 at the end of 2004.

At the time of their closing, Emery used Boeing 727
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...

, 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.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 28 March 1977, Douglas C-47A N57131 was destroyed by fire following a taxiing accident at O'Hare International Airport
    O'Hare International Airport
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    , Chicago, Illinois. The aircraft was due to operate a cargo flight.
  • On 9 December 1996, Douglas C-47A N75142 crashed on approach to Boise Airport
    Boise Airport
    Boise Airport , also known as Boise Air Terminal or Gowen Field, is a joint civil-military, commercial and general aviation airport located three nautical miles south of downtown Boise in Ada County, Idaho, USA...

     killing both crew. The aircraft was on a cargo flight to Salt Lake City International Airport
    Salt Lake City International Airport
    Salt Lake City International Airport is a major public airport in Utah. A joint civil-military facility, it is located in western Salt Lake City, approximately four miles from the central business district...

     when the starboard engine caught fire shortly after take-off and the decision was made to return to Boise.
  • On 21 February 2000, DC-8-71F
    Douglas DC-8
    The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined narrow-body passenger commercial jet airliner, manufactured from 1958 to 1972 by the Douglas Aircraft Company...

     crashed on take-off on a scheduled cargo flight from Sacramento Mather Airport
    Sacramento Mather Airport
    Sacramento Mather Airport , also known as simply Mather Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located 10 nautical miles east of the central business district of Sacramento, in the city of Rancho Cordova, California, United States...

     to Dayton, Ohio
    Dayton, Ohio
    Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

    , 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.

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