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In the fourth quarter of 2008, we began construction of a new intra-Asia air hub at Shenzhen International
Airport in China, which became operational in February 2010. The Shenzhen facility replaces our current intra-
Asia air hub at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines, and will serve as our primary transit hub in Asia. The
facility was built on a parcel of almost 1 million square feet, and has a sorting capacity of 18,000 packages per
hour.
Our primary information technology operations are consolidated in a 435,000 square foot owned facility, the
Ramapo Ridge facility, which is located on a 39-acre site in Mahwah, New Jersey. We also own a 175,000
square foot facility located on a 25-acre site in Alpharetta, Georgia, which serves as a backup to the main
information technology operations facility in New Jersey. This facility provides production functions and backup
capacity in the event that a power outage or other disaster incapacitates the main data center. It also helps us to
meet our internal communication needs.
We believe that our facilities are adequate to support our current operations.
Fleet
Aircraft
The following table shows information about our aircraft fleet as of December 31, 2009:
Description
Owned and
Capital
Leases
Short-term
Leased or
Chartered
From
Others
On
Order
Under
Option
Operating:
Boeing 747-400F ............................................ 10 — 2 —
Boeing 747-400BCF ......................................... 2 — — —
Boeing 757-200 ............................................. 75 — — —
Boeing 767-300 ............................................. 34 — 25 —
Boeing MD-11 .............................................. 38 — — —
Airbus A300-600 ............................................ 53 — — —
Other ...................................................... — 298 — —
Total .................................................. 212 298 27 —
Held for Sale / Disposal:
McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-71 .................................. 19 — — —
McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-73 .................................. 25 — — —
Boeing 747-100 ............................................. 7 — — —
Boeing 747-200 ............................................. 4 — — —
Total .................................................. 55 — — —
We maintain an inventory of spare engines and parts for each aircraft.
All of the aircraft we own meet Stage III federal noise regulations and can operate at airports that have
aircraft noise restrictions. We became the first major airline to successfully operate a 100% Stage III fleet more
than three years in advance of the date required by federal regulations.
During 2009, we took delivery of three Boeing 747-400F aircraft and two Boeing 767-300F aircraft. We
have firm commitments to purchase 25 Boeing 767-300ER freighters to be delivered between 2010 and 2014,
and two Boeing 747-400F aircraft scheduled for delivery during 2011. Also during 2009, we removed from
service the remainder of our McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-71 and DC-8-73 aircraft fleets, as well as our Boeing
747-100 and 747-200 aircraft fleets.
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