2023年4月25日 · UPS Airlines, the Louisville-based division of Atlanta-based shipping giant United Parcel Service Inc., made the decision in April to retire its fleet of 44 DC-8s as part of a cost-cutting initiative. UPS once owned 49 DC-8 aircraft, but sold five over the years.

The Douglas DC-8 (sometimes McDonnell Douglas DC-8) is an early long-range narrow-body jetliner designed and produced by the American Douglas Aircraft Company. Work began in 1952 towards the United States Air Force 's (USAF) requirement for …

2009年5月12日 · The final Boeing DC-8 aircraft flight operated by UPS Airlines touched down Tuesday morning at Louisville International Airport. The plane received a water cannon tribute as it rolled down the runway.

2022年3月12日 · Douglas DC-8-73CF with registration N810UP (ex N863F, N799FT, HB-IDM, N872TV, EI-BTG, N706FT, N404FE) airframe details and operator history including first flight and delivery dates, seat configurations, engines, fleet numbers and names

3 天之前 · United Parcel Service (UPS) (IATA: 5X / ICAO: UPS) is an airline headquartered in Louisville, United States founded in 1982 currently operating a fleet of 291 aircraft with an average age of 22 years

2020年5月8日 · REMAKEWelcome to my world! This video describes about UPS DC-8 from 1983-2009. It is probably one of the longest living DC-8 in the US nor the world. Hope yo...

2016年9月10日 · On February 7, 2006, about 2359 eastern standard time, UPS flight UPS1307 (United Parcel Service) , a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (N-748UP) landed at its destination airport, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after a cargo smoke indication in the cockpit.

In the now obsolete aircraft that I once worked on category is the DC-8 for UPS (United Parcel Service). In 1980 UPS opened its first major hub in Louisville, Kentucky and began acquiring recently retired commercial jet aircraft. These Douglas DC-8s, Boeing 727-100s and Boeing 747-100s were converted from passenger aircraft to freighters.

2001年1月13日 · Yes, UPS is going to replace the DC-8 but not anytime soon. The DC-8's are in good shape. They meet noise regulations, new avionics, re-engined all with CFM-56's and there are alot of spare parts for them. As time warrants, when the DC-8's become unflyable or unprofitable then they will be phased out.

UPS records indicated that the captain had accumulated about 25,000 total flight hours, including 16,000 hours as pilot-in-command (PIC) in DC-8 airplanes. He had flown about 41, 5 1/2, and 4 hours in the 90 days, 30 days, and 24 hours, respectively, before the accident flight.