ABX Air

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ABX Air, Inc. is an American cargo airline headquartered at Wilmington Air Park near Wilmington, Ohio. ABX Air operates scheduled, ad hoc charter and 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. The airline was incorporated as Midwest Air Charter (MAC) in 1970. MAC was originally best known for flying cancelled checks for banks, including, starting in 1972, the United States Federal Reserve Bank. Airborne Freight Corporation (ABF) started to charter MAC aircraft in 1976. In 1978, MAC took control of the airport at Wilmington, Ohio. In 1980, ABF bought MAC and its name to Airborne Express as part of transitioning to becoming an integrated package delivery service in competition with Federal Express, using Wilmington as its hub. In 1985, ABF adopted "Airborne Express" as its trade name and in 1989 changed the name of the airline to ABX Air to eliminate confusion...

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