FedEx, UPS feeder operator acquires small cargo airline

An Alpine Air Express cargo jet, view of rear. Alpine Air is expanding through an acquisition.

Alpine Air Express, which provides air cargo services to smaller communities in the western U.S. for customers such as FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service, said Monday it has acquired Omaha, Nebraska-based Suburban Air Freight to support growing demand for e-commerce services.

The deal positions Alpine Air Express, one of the largest regional air cargo carriers in the U.S., to begin flying for DHL Express and build on its expansion effort. 

Alpine Air operates a fleet of 50 turboprop aircraft...

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