Category: UPS Press Release

New Cargo Aircraft Add Fleet Capacity and Flexibility in UPS Global Air Network

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has ordered 14 new Boeing 747-8 cargo jets to meet increased demand for the company’s air shipping services. UPS’s long term strategy is to increase customers’ access to global markets and air shipments are a major growth opportunity for the company. The 747-8s will enable UPS to begin a cascade of aircraft route reassignments that will add significant air capacity to the company’s busiest lanes, thereby optimizing global air network capacity well beyond the impact of adding new cargo jets.

• UPS forecasts record holiday delivery of more than 700 million packages
• Black Friday-to-New Year’s Eve deliveries up more than 14% with two more operating days from 2015
• 13 of 21 holiday delivery days before Christmas to exceed 30 million packages
• New temporary processing facilities and operational technology increase capacity, efficiency and flexibility

• 3Q16 Diluted Earnings per Share Increased to $1.44
• U.S. Domestic Deliveries per Day Climb 5.7% Driven by Ecommerce
• Deferred Air Shipments Jump 10% and Next Day Air Increased 5.9%
• International Operating Profit up 14% on Daily Package Growth of 7.5%
• Daily Export Shipments up 7.1% Led by Double-Digit Gains in Asia
• Total UPS Revenue up 4.9% with Headwinds from Fuel and Currency

Company Collaborating with American Red Cross, CARE,  Salvation Army, UNICEF and WFP to Provide Life Sustaining Relief Supplies and Logistics Expertise

The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS (NYSE: UPS), today announced more than USD $1 million in emergency funding and in-kind support to help response and recovery efforts following the destructive hurricane that recently ravaged Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The UPS Foundation contributions of logistics support will enable the provision of urgent relief efforts.

UPS (NYSE:UPS) will announce its 2016 third-quarter results on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at approximately 7:45 a.m. Eastern Time.

At 8:30 a.m. ET, UPS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Abney and Chief Financial Officer Richard Peretz will lead an investor conference call. This call will be open to reporters and the public via a live Webcast.

To listen to the live Webcast, go to and click on Earnings Webcast. The Webcast audio will remain accessible on the Investor Relations Website for a limited time following the call.