Emery Worldwide Airlines
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| Founded | 1985 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | October 1989 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | August 13, 2001 | ||||||
| AOC # | RRXA558B | ||||||
| Hubs | Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
| Fleet size | See Fleet | ||||||
| Parent company | CNF Transportation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Emery Worldwide Airlines (EWA) was the cargo airline subsidiary of CNF Transportation, a US trucking and logistics company. EWA's primary business was carrying high-priority mail, but it also flew air freight. In 1989, CNF-predecessor Consolidated Freightways bought a small freight airline called Air Train, later renaming it to EWA, to bid on a contract to fly for the United States Postal Service (USPS). CNF's air freight business operated under the Emery Worldwide brand and focused on heavy freight (i.e. not small packages or overnight letters) through a hub at Dayton, Ohio, where EWA was also headquartered. By the mid-1990s, EWA was one of the top 10 largest all-cargo airlines in the world by ton-miles carried.
In February 2000, an EWA aircraft crashed on takeoff near Sacramento, California. Ensuing investigations resulted in discovery of widespread safety violations. EWA agreed to suspend operations 13 August 2001. In the same timeframe, EWA suffered the loss of its USPS contracts. In December 2001, CNF chose to not resume EWA operations.