▁the ▁Small ▁Business ▁Center ▁and ▁Air bor ne ▁e C ou rier . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 : ▁Air bor ne ▁share hold ers ▁approved ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁Air bor ne ▁Inc . ▁by ▁D HL ▁of ▁Br uss els , ▁Belg ium . ▁D HL ▁is ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁owned ▁by ▁Deutsche ▁Post ▁World ▁Net . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁became ▁effective ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁D HL ▁retained ▁ownership ▁of ▁Air bor ne ' s ▁ground ▁operations ▁and ▁sp un ▁off ▁its ▁air ▁operations ▁as ▁AB X ▁Air , ▁Inc . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 : ▁Global ▁delivery ▁company ▁D HL ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁cutting ▁ 9 , 5 0 0 ▁jobs ▁as ▁it ▁dis cont in ues ▁air ▁and ▁ground ▁operations ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁D HL ▁said ▁its ▁D HL ▁Express ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁operate ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁other ▁nations . ▁But ▁the ▁company ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁dro pping ▁" dom estic - only " ▁air ▁and ▁ground ▁services ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁Jan . ▁ 3 0 ▁" to ▁minim ize ▁future ▁un cert aint ies ". ▁ ▁D HL ' s ▁ 9 , 5 0 0 ▁job ▁cut s ▁are ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁ 5 , 4 0 0 ▁job ▁redu ctions ▁announced ▁earlier ▁this ▁year . ▁After ▁these ▁job ▁losses , ▁between ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 4 , 0 0