The freight unit, started in 2001, is separate from FedEx Ground, which trucks packages directly to consumers.
The Boeing was operated by a Deutsche Post freight unit, DHL Worldwide Express, Reuters reported, quoting a spokeswoman for German air traffic control.
But the company said revenue should continue to improve and its freight unit should return to profitability in the fourth quarter.
But it has done little to streamline its operations, which will mean closing loss-making regional passenger lines and bolstering its more attractive freight unit.
U.P.S.'s international package business increased 12percentto to $2.53 billion, and sales at the company's supply chain and freight unit rose 6percentto to $2.13 billion.
Emery, the express freight unit of CNF Transportation, will ship items like computers and monitors weighing up to 70 pounds from warehouses to post offices.
It also has a broader range of additional businesses, including a food delivery service called Uber Eats and a freight unit.
United Parcel Service posted a better-than-expected profit yesterday, citing growth in its global business, supply chain and freight unit, as well as modest growth in its United States package business despite a sluggish economy.
Although U.P.S.'s results should continue to be driven by its international business and gains at the supply chain and freight unit, the chief financial officer, D. Scott Davis, warned in a statement that "slowing retail sales will restrain U.S. domestic volume growth".
Certainly, these roughly estimated price differences go hand in hand with freight unit costs in the Baltic Sea region.
