United Parcel Service Airlines Operations

Personnel From 2005 to 2007, the number of people employed by UPS Air increased from 5,898 (averaging 5,723 full-time and 175 part-time employees) to 6,280 (averaging 6,117 full-time and 163 part-time employees). As a result of the economic downturn which began in 2007/2008, UPS Air has decreased both its full-time and total workforce by 13% (its part-time workforce had been on the decline since 2002). As of December 31, 2014, UPS Air employed 5,461 people, including an average of 5,345 full-time employees and 116 part-time employees, not including temporary seasonal employees; and by August 2015, the number of employees had increased, for the first time since 2007, to a total of 5,483, consisting of 5,365 full-time and 118 part-time employees (BTS, 2015e; SEC, 2015a). Included in the full-time employees are “…pilots who are employed under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Independent Pilots Association ("IPA")… ” (SEC, 2015a, p. 11). The total number of pilots has decreased from a maximum of approximately 2,900 in 2007, to approximately 2,600 at the end of 2014 (SEC, 2006-2015a). In addition to the pilots, the company’s “…airline mechanics are covered by a collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 2727…” (SEC 2015a, p. 11). Operating and Financial Performance Data Operating Performance - Revenue Ton Miles (RTMs).