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{{short description|Cargo airline in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use American English|date = October 2019}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = ABX Air
| logo = Logo ABX Air.svg
| image = N219CY Boeing 767-383ER(BDS) ABX Air LHR 12.1.22.jpg
| image_size = 280
| caption = An ABX Air [[Boeing 767-300F]]
| IATA = GB
| ICAO = ABX
| callsign = ABEX
| parent = [[Air Transport Services Group|Air Transport Services Group, Inc.]]
| founded = {{start date and age|April 1980}}
| aoc = ABXA001A<ref name="FAA">{{Cite web|url=https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=ABXA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=ABX+AIR+INC|title=Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View|website=av-info.faa.gov|access-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref>
| headquarters = [[Airborne Airpark|Wilmington Air Park]]<br>[[Clinton County, Ohio]], U.S.
| key_people = {{unbulleted list |John Maloney (President) |Brant Venice (Chief Operating Officer |Bob Boja (Vice President of Flight Operations) |Rob Davis (Vice President, Aircraft Maintenance)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.abxair.com/about|title = About ABX Air}}</ref>}}
| hubs = {{ubl|
*[[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport]]<ref name=hubsabx>{{cite web|title=About Us |url=https://www.abxair.com/about/index.cfm |website=ABX Air |access-date=December 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206145949/http://www.abxair.com/about/index.cfm |archive-date=December 6, 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Miami International Airport]]<ref name=hubsabx/>
}}
| fleet_size = 33
| website = {{URL|https://www.abxair.com/}}
}}

'''ABX Air, Inc.''', formerly [[Airborne Express]], is a [[cargo airline]] headquartered at [[Wilmington Air Park]] near the City of [[Wilmington, Ohio]], US.<ref>"[http://ci.wilmington.oh.us/images/map-small.jpg Zoning Map] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030004646/http://ci.wilmington.oh.us/images/map-small.jpg |date=October 30, 2008 }}." ''City of Wilmington''.</ref> ABX Air operates scheduled, ad hoc charter and [[Aircraft lease|ACMI]] (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) freight services. It also provides flight support services and training. ABX Air is owned by [[Air Transport Services Group]].

ABX Air's main customer is [[DHL Aviation|DHL]], and the majority of the freight it carries is for that company. Many of ABX Air's aircraft are painted with DHL's yellow and red [[livery]].

ABX also operated cargo flights on behalf of [[Air Jamaica]] between [[Miami International Airport|Miami]] and the two Jamaican cities of [[Montego Bay]] ([[Sangster International Airport|Donald Sangster International Airport]]) and [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] ([[Norman Manley International Airport]]). One of their [[Boeing 767]]-200s routinely handled the flights, replacing the [[Douglas DC-8]] types that flew previously. The aircraft flew with an Air Jamaica [[Callsign#Aviation|callsign]] of "Jamaica".

== History ==
The airline was established in {{start date|1980|4}} when Airborne Freight Corporation acquired [[Midwest Air Charter]]; operations started later that year. Airborne Express, as the airline was initially named, was a wholly owned subsidiary of Airborne Freight Corporation of [[Seattle]]. Apart from its core activity of cargo transportation, Airborne Express also performed airframe maintenance services to a number of aircraft types.<ref name="FI1997-50" /> At {{start date|1995|3}} the company had 5,500 employees.<ref name="FI1995-44" /> In {{start date|1996|1}}, the company acquired {{cardinal|12}} [[Boeing 767]] aircraft for conversion to freighters.<ref name="FI1997-50" />

ABX became a public company on August 16, 2003, as part of the merger of [[DHL Aviation|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|Boeing 767-200SF]] aircraft.<ref name="ABX Air Enters Into a Watershed ACMI Agreement With All Nippon Airways Co." /> In March 2007, the airline had 7,600 employees.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 45 | date= March 27, 2007}}</ref>

[[File:ABX Air.svg|thumb|Previous logo until 2021.]]
On November 2, 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 December 31, 2007,<ref name="ABX Completes CHI Acquisition and Holding Company Formation" /> and ABX Air was reorganized as a subsidiary of a holding company, later named Air Transport Services Group (ATSG).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atsginc.com/index.html|title=ATSG : Air Transport Services Group, Inc|website=www.atsginc.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713093552/http://atsginc.com/pr2008-05-16.html|archive-date=July 13, 2010|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref>
On November 10, 2008, ABX Air's largest customer, DHL, announced a plan to exit the United States domestic market.<ref name="ABX-Air-Nov-2008-10-Q">{{cite web|url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/1053/119312508235609/filing-main.htm|title=ABX Air, Form 10-Q, Quarterly Report, Filing Date Nov 14, 2008|website=secdatabase.com|access-date=December 29, 2012}}</ref> Previous plans by DHL had been to keep its U.S. operations by contracting them out to [[United Parcel Service]].<ref name="ABX-Air-Nov-2008-10-Q"/> On March 30, 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.<ref>[http://atsginc.com/pr2010-03-30.html Air Transport Services Group, Inc<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707103535/http://atsginc.com/pr2010-03-30.html |date=July 7, 2010 }}</ref>

== Fleet ==
[[File:ABX Air Boeing 767-232(BDSF) N747AX MIA 2013-2-12.png|thumb|A Boeing 767-200 on [[Final approach (aeronautics)|short final]] to Miami International Airport in 2013.]]
{{asof|2025|8}}, the ABX Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our fleet|url=https://www.abxair.com/our-fleet|access-date=February 9, 2025|website=ABX Air Services|language=en-us}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0.5em auto"
|+ ABX Air Fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!In Fleet
|-
|[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-200BDSF]]
|8
|-
|[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300BDSF]]
|25
|-
!Total
!33
|}
[[File:N362CM Boeing 767F ABX Air (7937462758).jpg|thumb|An ABX Air Boeing 767-300F]]

===Historic fleet===
ABX Air operated the following equipment throughout its history:
{{div col}}
*[[McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61]]<ref name="FI1997-50" />
*[[McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62]]<ref name="FI1997-50" />
*[[McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63]]<ref name="FI1997-50" />
*[[McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63|McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F]]<ref name="FI1995-44" />
*[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15]]<ref name="FI1997-50" />
*[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31]]<ref name="FI1997-50" />
*[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32]]<ref name="FI1997-50" />
*[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9#Series 30|McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32F]]<ref name="FI1997-50" />
*[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9#Series 30|McDonnell Douglas DC-9-33F]]<ref name="FI1997-50" />
*[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41]]<ref name="FI1997-50" />
*[[NAMC YS-11#Variants|NAMC YS-11A-200]]<ref name="FI1997-50" />
{{div col end}}

== Incidents and accidents ==
[[File:ABX Fire.jpg|thumb|An ABX jet damaged by fire at SFO in 2008]]

*On December 22, 1996, an Airborne Express [[Douglas DC-8|DC-8-63F]] operating as [[Airborne Express Flight 827|Flight 827]] conducted a test flight after undergoing modifications at [[Piedmont Triad International Airport]]. While performing a [[Stall (fluid dynamics)|stall]] test the airplane entered into a real stall and the flight crew was unable to recover before it crashed into mountainous terrain near [[Narrows, Virginia]]. All six occupants were killed.<ref name="ASN221296">{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident description |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19961222-0 |access-date=February 24, 2010 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9705.pdf|title=Uncontrolled Flight into Terrain, ABX Air (Airborne Express) Douglas DC-8-63, N827AX, Narrows, Virginia, December 22, 1996|date=July 15, 1997|publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]|id=NTSB/AAR-97/05|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref>
*On June 29, 2008, a [[Boeing 767]] parked at [[San Francisco International Airport]] was damaged beyond repair by a fire that broke out as it was being prepared for flight. An investigation by the [[National Transportation Safety Board|NTSB]] revealed that a design fault was to blame for the fire, allowing a short circuit between electric wiring and an electrically conductive component of the oxygen system.<ref name="NTSB: FAA, ABX share blame for 767 fire" /><ref name="Herald408ec81b">{{cite web |last=Hradecky |first=Simon |title=Accident: ABX Air Cargo B762 at San Francisco on Jun 28th 2008, on fire while parked, no arson |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=408ec81b/0006&opt=0 |access-date=February 24, 2010 |website=The Aviation Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 767-281SF N799AX San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080628-0 |access-date=October 25, 2019 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
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== References ==
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<ref name="ABX Air Enters Into a Watershed ACMI Agreement With All Nippon Airways Co.">{{cite press release|title=ABX Air Enters Into a Watershed ACMI Agreement With All Nippon Airways Co. |publisher=ABX Air, Inc. |date=May 1, 2007 |url=http://www.abxair.com/about/press-releases/2007-05-01b.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306014655/http://www.abxair.com/about/press-releases/2007-05-01b.cfm |archive-date=March 6, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="ABX Completes CHI Acquisition and Holding Company Formation">{{cite press release|title=ABX Completes CHI Acquisition and Holding Company Formation |publisher=ABX Air, Inc. |date=December 31, 2007 |url=http://www.abxair.com/about/press-releases/2007-12-31.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414081227/http://abxair.com/about/press-releases/2007-12-31.cfm |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="FI1995-44">{{cite journal|title=World airline directory – ABX Air (Airborne Express) |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |volume=147 |number=4464 |date=March 22–28, 1995 |page=44 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1995/1995%20-%200729.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128190549/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1995/1995%20-%200729.html |archive-date=January 28, 2015}}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="FI1997-50">{{cite journal|title=World airline directory – Airborne Express (ABX Air) |journal=[[Flight International]] |issn=0015-3710 |volume=151 |number=4566 |date=March 19–25, 1997 |page=50 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1997/1997%20-%200706.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128183303/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1997/1997%20-%200706.html |archive-date=January 28, 2015}}&nbsp;</ref>
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<ref name="NTSB: FAA, ABX share blame for 767 fire">{{cite news|title=NTSB: FAA, ABX share blame for 767 fire |first=John |last=Croft |location=[[Washington DC]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=June 30, 2009 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ntsb-faa-abx-share-blame-for-767-fire-329043/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306222455/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ntsb-faa-abx-share-blame-for-767-fire-329043/ |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="PICTURE: Fire badly damages ABX 767F at San Francisco">{{cite news|title=PICTURE: Fire badly damages ABX 767F at San Francisco |first=David |last=Kaminski-Morrow |location=[[London]] |publisher=[[Flightglobal]] |date=June 30, 2008 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-fire-badly-damages-abx-767f-at-san-francisco-224975/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305162854/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-fire-badly-damages-abx-767f-at-san-francisco-224975/ |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Sources==
*{{cite book|editor=Endres|editor-first=Günter|title=Flight International World Airlines 2010|year=2010|publisher=Reed Business Information|location=Sutton, Surrey, England|isbn=978-1-898779-39-1}}
*{{cite news|title=Why ABX Air Is Really Delivering |first=Gene G. |last=Marcial |publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |date=September 26, 2004 |url=http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2004-09-26/why-abx-air-is-really-delivering |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118165908/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2004-09-26/why-abx-air-is-really-delivering |archive-date=January 18, 2013 |url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.ruudleeuw.com/rem-abx.htm|title=Airborne Express|work=Airlines Remembered|date=April 20, 2006|author=Leeuw|first=Ruud}}
*{{cite news|work=Business First of Columbus|title=ABX Air sees 2Q earnings drop|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/08/07/daily21.html?surround=lfn|date=August 10, 2006}}
*{{cite news
 |work=Air Transport Services Group, Inc. 
 |title=ABX Holdings Announces Name Change to Air Transport Services Group 
 |url=http://www.abxair.com/atsg/pr2008-05-16.html 
 |date=May 16, 2008 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601104940/http://www.abxair.com/atsg/pr2008-05-16.html 
 |archive-date=June 1, 2008 }}

== External links ==
{{Wikinews|Boeing 767 cargo plane seriously damaged by fire at San Francisco | Threat received before Boeing 767 fire at San Francisco}}
*{{official website}}
*[https://www.secdatabase.com/CIK/894081/Company-Name/AIR-TRANSPORT-SERVICES-GROUP-INC. ABX Air SEC Filings]
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