UPS Shipments Requires Government Photo ID At Retail Stores

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UPS Shipments Requires Government Photo ID At Retail Stores By Shane Nolan

		December 8, 2010 - As part of its ongoing review to enhance security, UPS on Tuesday announced it is expanding its policy to require customers who ship packages from retail shipping locations to present a government-issued photo ID for verification of identification. The directive will apply at The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations as well as authorized shipping outlets worldwide. This in response to what might have been a terrorist attack on September 3, 2010, when a UPS 747-400 cargo plane, Flight 6, had departed Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) about 6:53 PM local time, with a filed fight plan to Cologne, Germany. The pilot reported to air traffic control upon takeoff that there was a fire onboard the aircraft and requested to return back to the airport. The Captain declared an emergency and was instructed by controllers to land at a near by Emirati air force base in the desert.

It appears that there was a fire onboard the Boeing 747 and that the fire had caused a considerable amount of smoke in the cockpit to the degree that the pilots were unable to see outside the aircraft and were unable to read their instruments on the cockpit panels. The captain attempted to land at the airbase which is about 10 miles southeast of Dubai?s International Airport on two occasions, both approaches were missed approaches. On the third attempt the aircraft crashed at about 8 PM local time. Investigators are continuing investigate to determine what caused the crash. The pilot and co-pilot were the only occupants onboard and their bodies were found dead" in the wreckage. Consumers who tender a shipment through any retail access location and do not already have a pre-printed shipping label attached will have to present a government-issued photo ID or they will not be allowed to use UPS services. The ID policy has been in place at UPS Customer Centers since 2005. Valid forms of identification in the U.S. include a current state-issued driver's license or Department of Motor Vehicles ID card, U.S. or foreign government-issued passport, U.S. Permanent Resident card, U.S. military identification or a Native American Tribal photo identification card. Qualifying documentation may vary by country at international retail locations.

		"Since retail centers experience a significant increase in business from occasional shippers during the busy holidays, this enhancement adds a prudent step in our multi-layered approach to security," said Dale Hayes, UPS vice president of small business and retail marketing. "The safety and security of our customers, business partners and employees is our highest priority and UPS will continue to implement additional security precautions as necessary." Other News Stories Missouri Man Pleads Guilty In Selling False Aircraft Inspection Labels No Tarmac Delays Longer Than Three Hours In October 2010 Boeing Begins Production Of India?s First P-8I Navy Aircraft Court Rules Continental Airlines Responsible For Concorde Crash Gordon Bennett 2010 USA2 Balloonist Located Off The Coast Of Italy Royal Australian Air Force To Utilize JSOW C Chicago Becomes Cathay Pacific?s Next Destination Florida West International Airways Executives Indicted UPS And Boeing Applaud U.S.-Korea Free Trade Deal Boeing Should Use 787 Delay To Re-Evaluate Outsourcing Sonex E-Flight Electric Waiex Aircraft Achieves First Flight OIG Reports The FAA Made Improper Payments In The AIP Program Sikorsky Delivers 1st Upgraded S-61 Helicopter To State Department Singapore Civil Aviation Authority And ICAO To Hold Safety Seminar Sinapsis Begins Wrapping Luggage After Controversy At Miami Airport Royal Australian Air Force Retires Its F-111 Fleet Court Approves Lockheed Martin Settlement With Whistleblower NTSB To Hold Public Meeting On U.S. Forest Service Helicopter Crash Raytheon Flies New Advanced Combat Radar On F-16 Pentagon Report Supports Ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Airbus Offers Fuel Saving Engine Options For A320 Family Malaysia?s First EC145 Eurocopter Delivered To Sabah Air Aviation DHL Supporting U.S. Troops Abroad With Holiday Cheer Air Transport Association Names New President British Airways? Cabin Crew Call On Ballot Vote For Strike Bird Strike Resistant Windshield Contributed To Helicopter Crash Singapore Airlines Cargo Fined $48 Million On Price Fixing Lufthansa Airlines To Offer World?s First Passenger Biofuel Flights Jetairfly Takes Delivery On First Boeing Next Generation 737-800