Emery Worldwide

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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[1], 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.")[2] 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.

Emery's successor company, Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, has been acquired by UPS.

At the time of their closing, Emery used Boeing 727,and McDonnell Douglas DC-8 and DC-10 aircraft to transport freight.


  1. ^ [1] Safety Board Finds Poor Maintenance Caused Sacramento, Calif., Airport Crash retrieved from AccessMyLibrary.com on December 13, 2006.
  2. ^ [2] Emery DC-8 cargo plane crashes near Sacramento, California retrieved from CNN.com on December 13, 2006.


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