McDonnell Douglas MD-11F - United Parcel Service
UPS United Parcel Service is a specialised cargo company, founded in 1907. In 1929 UPS became the first package delivery company to provide air service via privately operated airlines. However, because of lack of volume (caused in part by the Great Depression) UPS ended the service in the same year.
In 1953 UPS resumed air operations. It flew packages in the cargo holds of the aircraft of scheduled airlines. Deregulation of the airline industry created new opportunities for UPS and in the early 1980s it began to build up its own aircraft fleet to become less dependent on airline services. It also entered the overnight air delivery business.
In 1988 UPS received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate its own aircraft. Since then it is officially an airline.
Today, UPS Airlines is one of the ten largest airlines in the United States with a fleet of more than two hundred aircraft, including several widebody types. One of these types is the McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) MD-11F of which some dozens are in service. The aircraft on the picture is entering the runway at Anchorage Ted Stevens Airport.
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