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Emery Worldwide Airlines 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 Worldwide Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign EB EWW EMERY
Founded	1946 (as Emery Air Freight)
Ceased operations	August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) (grounded) December 5, 2001 (2001-12-05) (liquidated)
Hubs	Dayton International Airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Fleet size	37
Parent company	CNF Transportation
Headquarters	Redwood City, California
Key people	John Colvin Emery, Sr. (founder)
Website	www.emeryworld.com

History

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.

In 1987, Wilton, CT-based Emery acquired Purolator Courier, Inc., a leading provider of logistics services between the U.S. and Canada.

In 1988, Towers Financial Corporation, led by its CEO Steven Hoffenberg and his consultant Jeffrey Epstein, unsuccessfully tried to take over Emery in a corporate raid with Towers Financial as their raiding vessel. Their bid failed.[2]

In 1989, Emery was acquired by Consolidated Freightways which gained U.S. rights to the Purolator name. In 2011 Purolator was renamed Purolator International.

Emery had its planes grounded on August 13, 2001, due to poor aircraft fleet maintenance.[3] It officially ceased operating on December 5, 2001. All of Emery's cargo operations were subcontracted to other airlines.

Emery's successor company, Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, was acquired by UPS at the end of 2004.[4]

At the time of their closing, Emery used Boeing 727, and Douglas DC-8 and DC-10 aircraft to transport freight.

At the end of 2020, UPS was using the name Emery Worldwide to market the air freight portion of UPS Supply Chain Solutions.[5]

Fleet

Emery Worldwide Airlines had in the past operated the following aircraft:[6]

Emery Worldwide fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Beechcraft 1900	1	1991	1992
Boeing 727-100F	42	1981	2001
Boeing 727-200F	14	1993	2002
Cessna Citation I	1	Un­known	Un­known
Convair CV-580	11	Un­known	Un­known
Convair CV-600	3	1984	1986
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter	1	1992	1994
Douglas C-47A Skytrain	1	Un­known	1977	Written off as N57131
Douglas DC-8-21F	1	1982	1984
Douglas DC-8-33F	5	1977	1985
Douglas DC-8-54AF	3	1990	1999
Douglas DC-8-55CF	2	1990	1992
Douglas DC-8-61CF	1	1982	1984	Leased Flying Tiger Line
Douglas DC-8-62AF	3	1990	2001
Douglas DC-8-62F	4	1991	2001
Douglas DC-8-63AF	3	1984	2001
Douglas DC-8-63CF	3	1985	1999
Douglas DC-8-63F	6	1985	2001
Douglas DC-8-71F	13	1994	2001
Douglas DC-8-73AF	2	1996	2001	Transferred to Air Transport International
Douglas DC-8-73CF	12	1984	2001
Douglas DC-8-73F	1	1998	2001
Douglas DC-8-73PF	1	1994	2001
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15RC	8	1987	1998
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F	5	1999	2002
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F	3	2000	2002
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F	1	Un­known	Un­known	Leased from World Airways
Learjet 24	1	Un­known	Un­known
Grumman Gulfstream I	2	1979	1982

Accidents and incidents

• On 28 March 1977, a Douglas C-47A, N57131, was destroyed by fire following a taxiing accident at O'Hare International Airport outside Chicago. The aircraft was due to operate a cargo flight.[7]

• On 8 July 1988, a defamation suit was filed after a package was opened in transit in Los Angeles that included a video tape containing cash allegedly for an NCAA basketball recruit (Chris Mills) for the University of Kentucky. The package was identified as being sent by then-assistant coach Dwane Casey, who sued Emery for $6.9 million, but settled out of court before trial.[8]

• On 3 May 1991, a Boeing 727 crew had to abort mid-takeoff roll at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut when an engine compressor disk came loose destroying the engine nacelle and severing oil, hydraulic, and fuel lines. The resulting fire consumed the plane and cargo. 3 crew members were on-board. No fatalities.[9]

• On 9 December 1996, a Douglas C-47A (N75142) crashed on an emergency return approach to Boise Airport in Idaho, killing both crew. Contracted by Desert Air, it was on a cargo flight to its base in Salt Lake City when the starboard engine caught fire shortly after take-off and the decision was made to return to Boise.[10][11][12]

• On 16 February 2000, a Douglas DC-8-71F (N8079U) operating as Flight 17, crashed on take-off on a scheduled cargo flight from Sacramento Mather Airport in California with three crew members aboard. Bound for Dayton, Ohio, the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post-crash fire; there were no survivors.[13][14][15] The accident was caused by improper maintenance.

• On 26 April 2001, a Douglas DC-8-71F (N8076U) landed with a left main landing gear up at Nashville International Airport in Tennessee. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the three-member crew was not injured. Post-accident investigation found improper maintenance to the left main landing gear was at fault.

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the United States

Notes

External links

• Emery Worldwide Freight Services at UPS Supply Chain Solutions
• Emery Worldwide (Archive)
• 1983 Emery Worldwide Commercial

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[de] Emery Worldwide

Emery Worldwide Airlines war eine US-amerikanische Frachtfluggesellschaft, die von 1946 bis 2001 bestand. Sie führte Fracht- und Charterflüge weltweit durch. Ihr Sitz war am Flughafen Dayton.[1][2]

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[it] Emery Worldwide

Emery Worldwide era una compagnia aerea cargo, un tempo uno dei principali vettori nel mondo delle compagnie aeree cargo. La sua sede si trovava a Redwood City, in California.

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