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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 4610392" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://simpleflying.com/what-happened-to-ups-passenger-services/" target="_blank"><strong>What Happened To UPS’ Passenger Services? - Simple Flying</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Did you know that, at one time, <a href="https://simpleflying.com/cargo-airbus-a380-orders/" target="_blank">UPS</a> (United Parcel Service) ran a passenger airline? What was it like, and what happened? Let’s explore. </p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Why did UPS run passenger services?</strong></p><p></p><p>UPS is a <a href="https://simpleflying.com/faa-makeshift-freighters/" target="_blank">freight airline</a>, running older aircraft like the Boeing 727 and others, overnight delivering freight around the world. However, back in the mid-90s, the team at UPS ran a program called the “Asset Utilization Experiment.”</p><p></p><p>Essentially, while the cargo aircraft were profitable and ran a tight operation, many planes sat idle over the weekends during the day as the package operation didn’t run. The team realized that they could use the aircraft to fly something else during the weekends, such as passengers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 4610392, member: 1"] [URL='https://simpleflying.com/what-happened-to-ups-passenger-services/'][B]What Happened To UPS’ Passenger Services? - Simple Flying[/B][/URL] Did you know that, at one time, [URL='https://simpleflying.com/cargo-airbus-a380-orders/']UPS[/URL] (United Parcel Service) ran a passenger airline? What was it like, and what happened? Let’s explore. [B] Why did UPS run passenger services?[/B] UPS is a [URL='https://simpleflying.com/faa-makeshift-freighters/']freight airline[/URL], running older aircraft like the Boeing 727 and others, overnight delivering freight around the world. However, back in the mid-90s, the team at UPS ran a program called the “Asset Utilization Experiment.” Essentially, while the cargo aircraft were profitable and ran a tight operation, many planes sat idle over the weekends during the day as the package operation didn’t run. The team realized that they could use the aircraft to fly something else during the weekends, such as passengers. [/QUOTE]
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