1990
- McDonnell Douglas debuts the MD-11 with launch customer Delta Air Lines.
1991
- Pan American World Airways goes out of business.
- The demise of the Soviet Union creates new business for massive, military-built freighters to haul oversized, heavy cargo.
- Airbus launches the four-engined A340 in October.
- Northwest and KLM win antitrust immunity and begin offering joint service.
1992
- The International Air Cargo Forum is reorganized as The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)
- Michael Chowdry launches Atlas Air, dedicated to leasing 747-200Fs to carriers under long-term contracts.
1993
- Boeing debuts the 747-400F in March with a record-high 129-tonne payload capacity, with Cargolux as the launch customer.
- TNT Express Worldwide begins the first intra-Asia dedicated air express network.
1995
- Lufthansa sets up separate Lufthansa Cargo company.
- The World Trade Organization (WTO) is formed.
1997
- Airlines and forwarders form the “Cargo2000” consortium in response to criticism of airfreight service quality.
1998
- Hong Kong’s Kai Tak International Airport closes; all airport operations move to the more spacious Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) on an artificial island.
1999
- Germany’s Deutsche Post buys the Swiss forwarder Danzas in March; DP later purchases U.S.-based forwarder AEI.
- China Southern Airlines begins 747-400F service to expand international cargo operations as China prepares to join the WTO.
- UPS raises $5.47 billion in its initial public offering of stock, then the largest IPO in U.S. history.
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