Emery Worldwide was a
cargo airline, once was one of the leading carriers in the cargo airline world.Emery started in
1946 and was the first freight forwarder to receive a
carrier certificate from the United States Government. For 40 years, Emery was the largest freight forwarder/integrated air carrier in the US. Emery's purchase of
Purolator Courier in
1987 ultimately led to their downfall and subsequent takeover by CF (now
CNF Incorporated). Emery had its planes grounded on
August 13,
2001 due to poor aircraft fleet maintenance, and a crash involving a
DC-8-71F in
Northern California. (
NTSB: "Emery Worldwide Airlines flight 17, a Douglas DC-8-71 (N8079U), on a scheduled cargo flight from
Sacramento Mather Airport to
Dayton, Ohio, with three crew members aboard, crashed shortly after
take-off. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post-crash fire; there were no survivors.") It officially ceased operating on
December 5,
2001 and as of
2006 has no plan to resume operations. All of Emery's cargo operations have been subcontracted to other airlines.
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