▁ ▁It ▁does ▁appear ▁that ▁around ▁this ▁time , ▁early ▁on , ▁that ▁Air bor ne ▁began ▁using ▁the ▁more ▁efficient ▁containers . ▁Kn own ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁as ▁Air bor ne ▁of ▁California , ▁the ▁company ▁merged ▁with ▁Pacific ▁Air ▁Fre ight ▁of ▁Seattle . ▁The ▁newly ▁formed ▁air line ▁moved ▁its ▁headquarters ▁north ▁to ▁Seattle ▁and ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Air bor ne ▁Fre ight ▁Corporation . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁they ▁kept ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁G row th ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 - 2 0 0 8 ▁▁▁ 1 9 8 0 : ▁The ▁air line ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Air bor ne ▁Express ▁Inc . ▁after ▁bu ying ▁Mid west ▁Air ▁Char ter . ▁Air bor ne ▁Express ▁made ▁history ▁by ▁bu ying ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁County ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁in ▁Wil ming ton , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁air line ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁own ▁and ▁operate ▁an ▁air port . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁N AM C ▁Y S - 1 1 ▁tw in - eng ined ▁tur b op rop ▁fre ight ▁convers ions ▁were ▁also ▁purchased . ▁From ▁that ▁point ▁on , ▁Wil ming ton , ▁Ohio ▁became ▁the ▁company ' s ▁main ▁fre ight - sort ing ▁hub . ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 : ▁Air bor ne ▁started ▁offering ▁same ▁day ▁delivery ▁after ▁bu ying ▁Sky ▁Cou rier ▁( now ▁D HL ▁Same Day ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁forming ▁contract s ▁with ▁other ▁private ▁log ist ical ▁contract