John Starkovich's INFOline  |  February 2, 2012
Good Afternoon. This is John Starkovich with the ABX INFOline for February 2, 2012.

Safety & Compliance
Last month marked the first edition of the ABX SafetyLine. This Safety publication is another effort being taken by our safety professionals to keep you informed on various safety subjects and initiatives here at ABX. Much of it will focus on the flight side, but it will also be covering subjects of general interest for all of us. It is emailed and is also available via the company-networked computers on the ABXnet Safety page and also at myabx.com/flightweb (click on the Flight Safety button, log in, and click the ABX Air SafetyLine link). Issue 2 for the month of February is already out.

W-2 Distribution
ABX employees at ILN and CVG should have received their W-2s at work. They were mailed to outbased employees on January 30. If you have not received your W-2 by February 15, you should contact the ever helpful Rachel Bernard in Payroll by calling extension 62538 to request a replacement. Please do not call before February 15 as it allows time for the US Postal service to return undeliverable items to us, and we can then resend them to you at any revised addresses.

401k
On January 31, 2012, the Company made its 5% contribution under the Capital Accumulation Plan (CAP) (for non-pilots). This contribution is placed into your 401k account. As a reminder, this is the replacement program for the frozen Retirement Income Plan. Please use www.401k.com if you want to check on the contribution. The amount can be found under “Transaction History”, in the “Sources” tab, and is dated January 31, 2012. Employees have to be full time or part time status and must have worked 1,000 hours in 2011, and employed at ABX as of December 31, 2011. Should you have questions, please contact Dawna Kennedy in HR at extension 62150.

Service
Our on-time service performance for DHL during the 4th quarter stands at 98.52%. For the month of January, subject to verification with DHL, on-time performance looks to be over 99%.

Employee Safety Survey
At the request of senior management, the Safety Department will be conducting an employee survey directed to the pilot group. VP of Flight Bob Gray requested that the Safety department perform the survey because it has been some time since the last one was conducted and there have been many operational changes in the past several years. As ABX moves toward the Safety Management System this year, open and candid input from our employee groups regarding how they perceive our policies, programs and functional areas, is critical to being effective and compliant. Safety will be using the SurveyMonkey system to conduct the survey. It assures anonymity in completing the survey and will regulate that there is only one response per employee. Another survey is under development for the maintenance folks as well. The Safety department is looking for honest responses to each question and thanks you for your cooperation and participation.

Healthy Directions
The ABX Wellness Program and the new Fitbit pedometers continue to be a topic of conversation. The second order of Fitbits is scheduled to arrive tomorrow and will bring the total number of participants to just below 300. This is over 30% of the eligible population. As a reminder, for those who are participating in UnitedHealthcare Health Rewards coaching program, it requires 6 weeks of participation, so you need to start the program no later than mid-February. UHC has recently updated their myuhc.com website, so the directions that we provided in the initial package have changed. Please follow the updated version. If you have any problem logging in or getting started on the coaching program, please contact Dawna Kennedy at extension 62150. Also, keep in mind that in order to qualify for a reduction in your health care contribution, you must meet either meet the Fitbit requirements or the coaching program steps. Everyone is encouraged to participate for the sake of your own health and to save money on your health care expenses.

That is all for this week's INFOline. Thank you for all you do to make ABX a success. Take care.

Tammy Voss' INFOline  |  January 19, 2012
Hello, this is Tammy Voss with the ABX Air INFOline for January 19, 2012. I hope everyone is doing well.

Safety & Compliance
So far this winter, we have been very lucky to have such mild weather conditions. As a precaution, we would like to review the Emergency Operations Policy. ABX Air will maintain normal operations whenever possible to meet our customers’ service commitments. All employees are expected to be at work on time during inclement weather when the company has not announced closure. When conditions warrant, ABX Air may announce Delayed Operations or Closure of Operations as detailed in the policy. When these plans are announced at ILN, they will be communicated via the ABX Newsline: (937) 382-5591, press #, then dial 66397 (6NEWS). Outbased locations will follow the procedures for notifying their personnel when delays or closures occur. In all cases, we want our employees to take the necessary steps to ensure they remain safe.

Our People
We have a number of anniversaries to celebrate this month. Capt. Chris Reimer is celebrating 25 years with ABX. Judy Branham, Capt. James McCauley Jr., and First Officer John Ziegler are celebrating 20 years of dedicated service. Mark Staddon is celebrating 10 years with ABX. Congratulations!

Performance
I am pleased to report that our on-time performance for December 2011 was 98.50%. Our 4th Quarter 2011 CMI performance was 98.52%. We encountered some very challenging issues during the 4th quarter and achieving this level of on-time performance day in and day out is a huge accomplishment. As soon as our 4th Quarter audited financial results are reviewed and approved, we will update you on the 4Q results of the ABX Employee Incentive plan.

2012 Expense Reporting Rates and Tax Limits
For 2012, the 401(k) deferral limit is $17,000, the 401(k) catch-up limit is $5,500 and the Social Security Wage Base is $110,100.

Effective January 16, 2012, the new expense reporting rates for non-crewmembers are:

Mileage: $0.555 per mile

Company policies on the intranet have been updated to reflect the changes.

Wellness Update
Since the wellness program was announced in November, 239 employees have completed Health Risk Assessments and 276 employees have ordered Fitbit pedometers. Human Resources have had a lot of positive feedback on the program. Employees are closely monitoring their activity and are getting on the treadmill at night or walking around the block to reach the 5500 steps per day goal. All this activity can help reduce their insurance premiums as well as improve their overall health!

ABX Air featured in Delta TechOps 2012 Calendar
This year, Wilmington and Shanghai will share the distinguished honor of being featured in the 2012 Delta TechOps calendar highlighting cities around the world with close ties to the company. A photo of downtown Wilmington is featured on the November page, tucked between Moscow, Russia (October) and Seoul, Korea (December). A caption on the page recognizes ABX Air as the longest tenured customer of Delta TechOps.

Wilmington Air Park News
The CCPA has signed an agreement with the United State Air Force (USAF) to finalize a COA (Certificate of Authorization) that will allow the USAF to do research and development and fly SUAS (Small Unmanned Aerial Systems) from the Wilmington Air Park. This agreement begins Feb. 28, 2012 and runs through Feb. 27, 2013.

That is all the news we have for this week. Thank you for your time and all that you do for our company. John Starkovich will be back with an update to the INFOline on Feb 2, 2012.

Jeff Walling's INFOline  |  January 5, 2012
Welcome to the first ABX INFOline for 2012. Today is January 5th, and I am Jeff Walling, Manager of Human Resources.

Around the World in (less than) 80 Hours
Let me start the New Year by sharing the story of a recently completed around-the-world trip.

Our aircraft stationed in Japan, tail number 745, needed to return to ILN for its scheduled C-check in January. The authorized replacement aircraft, tail number 744, was in Europe serving our customers there. We needed to send a replacement aircraft to Europe and reposition 744 to Japan. And before 744 could leave for Japan it needed to be prepped, cleaned, and decaled. So how do you swap two airplanes between Europe and Japan? Obviously, ferrying empty airplanes half-way around the world can be very expensive and is best avoided. That’s when Eric Plas and his team went to work.

First Eric and his team arranged a shipment to Europe to send a replacement plane for the European operations. Then Eric arranged to carry a shipment from Poland back to CVG, and from there that shipment was trucked to its final destination in Canada. With 744 back at CVG it completed several domestic flights and was prepped and cleaned in LAX over the holiday weekend. A new decal for Japan Airlines was added next to the familiar ABX Air logo.

Finally, Eric and his team arranged a shipment from CVG to Muscat, Oman in the Middle East. After making this delivery, 744 departed Muscat and overflew the Indian subcontinent and China en route to Japan. The airplane arrived safely in Japan today and is now ready to resume our scheduled flights between Japan and China.

Meanwhile, aircraft 745 departed Japan for ILN via Anchorage, Alaska. This aircraft arrived at ILN has been inducted into the C-check line.

Thank you to everyone who helped make these repositioning trips possible. Special thanks to our operations people, including the flight crews, aircraft maintenance personnel, flight control, contingency, and scheduling; and to Eric and his team for their efforts. Also a special thank you to Stacia Garen for working around the clock as plans were reformatted on the run due to a work stoppage in Belgium and a government delay in Oman.

We successfully moved several revenue loads of freight while repositioning these aircraft. We’ve come a long way since our beginnings way back in 1980!

Flower Season Starts
In company news, we are getting ready to start the flower season in Miami. Valentine's Day is the biggest day of the year for fresh-cut flower sales in the U.S.

Have you every wondered how those fresh-cut roses show up in floral shops around the country in the dead of winter? The answer is air cargo, and ABX Air is a big part of moving flowers from the South American growers to Miami for final distribution to your local flower shop.

Our Boeing 767 aircraft with its ability to control the cargo deck temperature is ideal for moving high value and perishable floral shipments. The flower season is a great opportunity for our company to earn extra business. And it's just possible that the flowers you buy for your loved one this Valentine's Day were flown to the U.S. on an ABX airplane.

Global Flight Source
In other company news, our Flight Department received FAA approval to use a vendor for flight following services. Global Flight Source, previously the ABX Flight Control department, is providing this service for ABX. Global Flight Source offers a broad range of services to operators including complete route planning, dispatch release generation, weather analysis and briefings, and 24/7 flight following. Global Flight Source is staffed by FAA licensed dispatchers who have worldwide dispatching experience and who are qualified for ETOPS 120 and 180 flights. Jim O’Grady has been named the Managing Director of Global Flight Source and reports to Rich Corrado under Airborne Global Solutions. These changes were made to help grow our business by providing new services to the marketplace.

Healthy Directions Wellness Program
In Our People news, our new Wellness initiative, Healthy Directions, is off to a great start in 2012. We have 250 people signed up for the Fitbit pedometer program and we’re hearing lots of positive buzz from employees. If you are not signed up but are interested in joining the fun, please contact Dawna Kennedy in Human Resources at extension 62150 or via email at dawna.kennedy@abxair.com.

Thanks to everyone who completed the UnitedHealthcare online health risk assessment. If you completed the assessment by December 31, you’ve earned the company health insurance discount for the first quarter. You will see a discounted contribution starting on your January 13 paycheck. If you haven’t signed up for the Wellness program, visit www.myabx.com/benefits for details. By joining in, you can earn discounts on the company health insurance program staring the second quarter.

Accepting Applications for B-767 First Officers
For the first time in a great while, we are now accepting applications for Boeing 767 first officers. While we are not yet hiring new pilots, since we need to complete the process of going through the recall list of furloughed pilots, we wanted to start building a pool of qualified applicants for the day we can resuming hiring new employees. If you know anyone interested in applying for these positions, tell them to visit our website at www.abxair.com and click on the Careers section.

Winter Weather Safety Reminder
Finally, the New Year brings the wonder of the winter season here in the northern hemisphere. Let me take a moment to remind everyone, that if you’re aviating, driving, or just walking in the parking lot, please make sure you use your winter weather skills to the fullest. Winter weather is best enjoyed accident-free!

Well, that’s all I have for this week. Tammy Voss will be here with the next update on January 26. Until then take care and be safe!