an express service for shipping small packages of goods by air: includes ground pickup at origin and delivery at destination.
the goods shipped by this service.
First recorded in 1910–15
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UPS, by contrast, always has operated a single network, even after beginning air express service in 1988 to counter FedEx.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
A jet flight, a ship’s cargo, an air express package.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
While the air express giants vie to gain market share, the beleaguered Postal Service is rolling out a new television ad campaign highlighting the value of first-class mail.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2011
His job may be no more demanding than calling an air express agent at 3 a.m. to trace a high-priority package.
From Time Magazine Archive
The package should be sent railway express, prepaid, or, where there is need for speed, by air express, prepaid.
From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)
First step to air-express service, said he, is air-express planes: efficient freight-luggers built without the doodads of passenger craft, thus capable of carrying a bigger payload on the same horsepower.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Cubans carried a suitcase with air-express invoices addressed to Dr. Fielding, and thus persuaded a cleaning lady to admit them to Fielding's office.
From Time Magazine Archive
Down too went its transatlantic air-express rates, from $2.02 per pound to $1.17.
From Time Magazine Archive
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