While some passenger 747s are being retired, we’re still receiving brand-new 747-8Fs! We've received one
#UPS7478F
so far this year, with 4 more on the way in 2020!
#avgeeks
Monday giveaway! Win this
@BoeingAirplanes
#UPS7478F
model plane! All you have to do is follow
@UPSAirlines
, like/retweet any of our tweets this week, or tell us your favorite
@UPS
aircraft & why! Our winner will be chosen randomly Friday, 9 AM est. Good luck
#avgeeks
! ✈️📦
BREAKING: We're bringing our
@BoeingAirplanes
747-8F to
@EAA
's AirVenture Oshkosh 2021. The Queen will be on the ground July 27 - July 29.
Hope to see you there!
#OSH21
✈️
Working with
@Airbus
and
@Honeywell_Aero
,
@UPS
put a 2021 cockpit in an aircraft designed back in the 80s! Our A300s are now being equipped with new LCD displays, flight management system, FANS technology, weather radar and more.
#avgeek
#ICYMI
: While some passenger 747s are being retired, we’re still receiving brand-new 747-8Fs! We've received one
#UPS7478F
so far this year, with 4 more on the way in 2020!
#avgeeks
BREAKING:
@UPSAirlines
will break history tomorrow as the first all-black flight crew flies in Thunder Over Louisville.
Meet the crew flying to new heights and inspiring kids to pursue careers in aviation.
>>
We're modernizing the (
@Airbus
) A300 cockpits. Here you see before and after. They're equipped with new flight management system, GPS navigation system, weather radar and a new integrated ACARS digital communications. 🌎✈️
#avgeeks
.
@UPS
paints our aircraft every 6 - 10 years. Most aircraft are painted in Peru, Indiana
@dean_paint
. Watch this video to see how we're working to improve the process.
#avgeeks
Today
@UPS
took delivery of its latest
@BoeingAirplanes
747-8F aircraft N622UP. It will be available for its first revenue flight soon. This aircraft is UPS’s 17th 747-8F, with three more deliveries expected this year to help with peak season. ✈️📦✈️
Check out this before and after of our
@BoeingAirplanes
757 Large Display System (LDS). We're modifying our 757 and 767 cockpits with advanced avionics technology that will enhance safety and improve reliability. 💪✈️
#avgeeks
BREAKING: First shipments of
#COVID19
vaccines are on their way to
#UPSWorldport
via a
@Boeing
757.
@UPS
is proud to be a key player in the global public-private partnerships preparing to distribute vaccines to the world.
Happy Birthday to
@Airbus
! Today celebrates their 50th anniversary. 🎉 Our first A300 arrived July 28, 2000. Our 52 A300-600Fs make up 20% of the
@UPS
fleet, and we depend on them for medium haul/heavy lift routes. ✈️
#Airbus50
Orders Up!
@UPSAirlines
orders 14 MORE
@BoeingAirplanes
#UPS7478F
cargo jets! These will provide additional capacity in response to accelerating demand for our air services. ✈️📦✈️
Happy Monday! Thanks again for joining us last week for
#UPSFleetWeek
. To celebrate, here are a few shots of our (soon-to-be) newest
@BoeingAirplanes
#UPS7478F
N613UP. We can't wait to see her painted and in the skies. ✈️💪📦🌎
📸 - our friends at Boeing
After 30 years, only one thing could make Capt. Nelson Lare’s last
@UPS
flight even more special: flying it with his son, F/O Matt Lare - and that's exactly what happened today! The 2 landed in SDF today to mark the end of Nelson’s career with
@UPSAirlines
.
#ProudUPSers
The first of five additional MD-11s joining the
@UPS
fleet will be ready for service later this fall. The second comes later this year, with three more in 2021.
#avgeeks
Check out our newest 767! We took delivery of N366UP from
@BoeingAirplanes
July 26th. This is the 2nd of 5 production freighters scheduled for delivery in 2019. All will be equipped with LDS cockpits.
#avgeeks
#aviation
Big News! We're launching non-stop flights from Louisville to Dubai, UAE. Our
@BoeingAirplanes
#UPS7478F
will fly these routes to meet demand from our customers. At approx. 7,700 miles, this is the longest regularly-scheduled flight we've ever operated. ✈️🌍📦
#avgeeks
Because sometimes you just need a little
#TBT
. Remember, our
@UPS
birthday is next week and we're celebrating! Follow us, like/retweet any post this week and tell us your favorite
@UPSAirlines
aircraft for a chance to win a
#UPS7478F
model! Only one more day to enter!
#avgeeks
😎😍🤩 - can't pass up sharing this beauty. Thanks to ATC and
#avgeek
Thomas Urbild. He captured our
@BoeingAirplanes
747-400 departing Cologne during a stunning sunrise.
"You know you're carrying lifesaving equipment down below, and you know it's going to make a difference to those who need it on the front lines. It's very humbling."
-
@UPS
747 Captain Kelly Lepley
@CNN
@cnni
Early this morning we made history. Captain Larry Ashby and Captain Cato Floro flew tail 173 from SDF to YHM during the morning sort. This was the first revenue flight with the new
@Airbus
A300 cockpit.
#avgeek
✈️
The first EPIC modified A300 has returned to
@FlyLouisville
! We're planning for all A300s to be modified to the EPIC suite by peak of 2022. Many thanks to
@Airbus
&
@Honeywell_Aero
for their help in this journey.
#avgeek
VIDEO:
ICYMI: First
@UPS
Airbus A300 to receive cockpit upgrade lands EASA certification. Many thanks to
@Airbus
&
@Honeywell_Aero
for their help in this journey.
#avgeek
VIDEO:
We're
#DeliveringWhatMatters
with the help of our
@BoeingAirplanes
#UPS7478F
. This aircraft holds a total of 46 container positions - 34 positions on the main deck and 12 on the lower deck. Our Queen can carry a max payload of 307,600 pounds.
#avgeeks
UPS Worldport - in this 5.2 million-square-foot facility, a package can travel 155 miles of conveyors in 13 minutes! We have 300 acres to park 125 aircraft.
Let that sink in ... 😍
#avgeek
UPS is proud to continue to commit to the
#COVID19
relief effort. A 43,000 lb. shipment of protective gowns for
@fema
arrived in Miami via a
@UPSAirlines
767, with more charters planned.
Another neat angle of our newest
#UPS7478F
, N624UP. Soon, this queen will be loaded with roughly 300,000 lbs. of your holiday goodies.
#avgeeks
📦✈️
Thanks for the shot
@TSTP350
!
We've reached a new milestone. Delivering 110 million
#Covid19
vaccines across the U.S. with 99.9% on-time delivery. We're honored to play a critical role in the pandemic relief effort, and will continue to
#DeliverWhatMatters
. ✈️
Happy Friday for us, we've reached 20,000 followers! So, it's
#giveaway
time for our
#avgeeks
!
Easy to enter!
1. Follow
@UPSAirlines
2. Like this post & comment letting us know your favorite
@UPS
aircraft & why!
**Winners announced next week**
The
@BoeingAirplanes
747’s 50th anniversary is this month! Take a look back at our vintage aircraft livery. We retired the last of our classic 747s in January 2009. The classics helped us expand our global air network. ✈️
#WhyILoveThe747
#avgeeks
Employees from
@UPSAirlines
and
@BoeingAirplanes
gathered today in Everett, Washington. The celebration was for the delivery of the newest
#UPS7478F
& to commemorate a milestone - the 151st Boeing aircraft to be manufactured and delivered to
@UPS
! ✈️📦🌎
#avgeeks