Emery Worldwide Airlines

Emery Worldwide Airlines
Founded	1981
Ceased operations	December 5, 2001
Hubs	Dayton International Airport; Maastricht Aachen Airport;
Fleet size	0
Parent company	CNF, Inc.
Headquarters	Palo Alto, California

Emery Worldwide Airlines was the cargo airline subsidiary of U.S. based Emery Worldwide, and “one of the nation's major cargo airlines”.^[1]

History

Emery Worldwide Airlines began operations in the early 1980s with a fleet composed mainly of Boeing 727 and Douglas DC-8 freighter aircraft. It flew scheduled nighttime routes to and from Emery Worldwide’s freight sortation hub in Dayton, OH, and connecting flights to Emery's European hub in Maastricht, Netherlands.

Two of its cargo planes crashed in early 2000. Flight 17 crashed on February 16, killing its 3 crew members, and on April 26, another of its jets crash-landed in Nashville, TN. Both crashes were attributed to improper maintenance.^[2]

Following an FAA investigation that discovered more than 100 violations of safety regulations, Emery Worldwide Airlines had its planes grounded on August 13, 2001.^[3] It officially ceased operating on December 5, 2001.^[4]

At the time of its closing, Emery Worldwide Airlines operated 37 freighter aircraft,^[4] including Douglas DC-8 and DC-10 aircraft.

Fleet

Emery Worldwide Airlines had in the past operated the following aircraft:^[5]

Emery Worldwide fleet
Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Beechcraft 1900	1	1991	1992
Boeing 727-100F	42	1981	2001
Boeing 727-200F	14	1993	2002
Cessna Citation I	1	Unknown	Unknown
Convair CV-580	11	Unknown	Unknown
Convair CV-600	3	1984	1986
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter	1	1992	1994
Douglas C-47A Skytrain	1	Unknown	1977	Written off as N57131
Douglas DC-8-21F	1	1982	1984
Douglas DC-8-33F	5	1977	1985
Douglas DC-8-54AF	3	1990	1999
Douglas DC-8-55CF	2	1990	1992
Douglas DC-8-61CF	1	1982	1984	Leased Flying Tiger Line
Douglas DC-8-62AF	3	1990	2001
Douglas DC-8-62F	4	1991	2001
Douglas DC-8-63AF	3	1984	2001
Douglas DC-8-63CF	3	1985	1999
Douglas DC-8-63F	6	1985	2001
Douglas DC-8-71F	13	1994	2001	One crashed as Emery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17
Douglas DC-8-73AF	2	1996	2001	Transferred to Air Transport International
Douglas DC-8-73CF	12	1984	2001
Douglas DC-8-73F	1	1998	2001
Douglas DC-8-73PF	1	1994	2001
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15RC	8	1987	1998
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F	5	1999	2002
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F	3	2000	2002
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F	1	Unknown	Unknown	Leased from World Airways
Learjet 24	1	Unknown	Unknown
Grumman Gulfstream I	2	1979	1982

Accidents and incidents

May 3, 1991: A Boeing 727 crew had to abort mid-takeoff roll at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut when an engine compressor disk came loose destroying the engine nacelle and severing oil, hydraulic, and fuel lines. The resulting fire consumed the plane and cargo. 3 crew members were on board. No fatalities.^[6]
December 9, 1996: A Douglas C-47A (registered N75142) crashed on an emergency return approach to Boise Airport in Idaho, killing both crew. Contracted by Desert Air, it was on a cargo flight to its base in Salt Lake City when the starboard engine caught fire shortly after take-off and the decision was made to return to Boise.^[7]^[8]^[9]
February 16, 2000: Flight 17, a Douglas DC-8-71F (registered N8079U) crashed on take-off on a scheduled cargo flight from Sacramento Mather Airport in California with three crew members aboard. Bound for Dayton, Ohio, the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post-crash fire; there were no survivors.^[10]^[11]^[12] The accident was caused by improper maintenance.
April 26, 2001: A Douglas DC-8-71F (registered N8076U) landed with a left main landing gear up at Nashville International Airport in Tennessee. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the three-member crew was not injured. Post-accident investigation found improper maintenance to the left main landing gear was at fault.

Notes

^ Phillips, Don (2001-08-14). "Emery To Ground Cargo Craft Indefinitely". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ "Top Of The News: Emery Grounded". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
^ Isidore, Chris (13 August 2001). "Emery grounds jets". CNN. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "COMPANY NEWS; CNF TO SHUT EMERY AIR CARGO OPERATION". The New York Times. Reuters. 2001-12-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
^ "Emery fleet". aerobernie.bplaced.net. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ "N425EX Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
^ "Two die when freight plane crashes at Boise". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 10, 1996. p. 7A. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^ "Plane crash in Boise kills pilot, co-pilot". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. December 10, 1996. p. 14A. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^ "N75142 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
^ Howard, John (February 17, 2000). "Fiery cargo plane crash". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^ "'Center of gravity' trouble cited in jet crash, 3 deaths". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). news service reports. February 18, 2000. p. 4. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^ "Emery DC-8 cargo plane crashes near Sacramento, California". CNN. February 17, 2000. Archived from the original on August 12, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2006.