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Over the past several years, UPS has made a successful transition to become the first wholly-owned foreign express
carrier in China. In 2008, we opened the UPS International Air Hub at Pudong International Airport, which was built on a
parcel totaling 2.4 million square feet with a sorting capacity of 17,000 packages per hour. This hub links all of China via
Shanghai to UPS’s international network, with direct service to the Americas, Europe and Asia. It also connects points served in
China by UPS through a dedicated service provided by Yangtze River Express, a Chinese all-cargo airline.
In February 2010, we opened a new intra-Asia air hub at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in China. The Shenzhen
facility, which was built on a parcel of almost one million square feet and has a sorting capacity of 18,000 packages per hour,
serves as our primary transit hub in Asia.
Our primary information technology operations are consolidated in a 443,600 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 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, 2014:
Description
Owned and
Capital
Leases
Short-term
Leased or
Chartered
From
Others
On
Order
Under
Option
Boeing 747-400F 11 — — —
Boeing 747-400BCF 2 — — —
Boeing 757-200F 75 — — —
Boeing 767-300ERF 59 — — —
Boeing MD-11F 38 — — —
Airbus A300-600F 52 — — —
Other — 412 — —
Total 237 412 — —
We maintain an inventory of spare engines and parts for each aircraft.
All the aircraft we own meet Stage IV federal noise regulations and can operate at airports that have aircraft noise
restrictions.
We currently do not have any commitments or options to purchase aircraft.
Vehicles
We operate a global ground fleet of approximately 106,000 package cars, vans, tractors and motorcycles. Our ground
support fleet consists of 33,000 pieces of equipment designed specifically to support our aircraft fleet, ranging from non-
powered container dollies and racks to powered aircraft main deck loaders and cargo tractors. We also have 33,000 containers
used to transport cargo in our aircraft.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
For a discussion of legal proceedings affecting us and our subsidiaries, please see the information under the sub-caption
“Contingencies” of the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”
included in this report.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.