UPS
Founded in 1909 as the American Messenger Company, the company became United Parcel Service (or UPS) in 1919 as it now sent more than just messages.
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DHL
The courier firm DHL was founded in San Francisco in 1969 by Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn, and takes its name from their surname initials.
FedEx
Fred Smith founded the cargo delivery company in 1971 in Little Rock, Arkansas as Federal Express before moving to Memphis, Tennessee in 1973.
Lufthansa
Lufthansa is Germany’s national airline, and is named after “luft”, the German word for air, and the Hanseatic League, an old German trading bloc.
United Airlines
The United name originated in 1929 when William Boeing, yes that Boeing, merged his company with Pratt & Whitney and began buying up airlines across the US.
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines started life in 1923, with began passenger services from around 1928. It is named after the Mississippi delta where it was once based.
Amtrak
Created in 1971, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation is a for-profit company funded by the US federal and state governments. Trading under the name Amtrak, the company brought together the passenger rail services, and...
Qantas
Rainman will happily tell you that the airline Qantas is an abbreviation for Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services. Header image: Airbus over Henson Park by Naparazzi on Flickr