ABX Air to lay off 283 workers in Ohio

WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) - ABX Air says it plans to lay off another 283 employees at DHL Express' freight hub in Wilmington over the next week.

ABX spokeswoman Beth Huber said Tuesday that the layoffs are in addition to the elimination of 158 jobs that ABX Air announced last week.

The latest cuts include ramp loaders, hardware technicians, sort supervisors and hazardous-materials specialists.

DHL plans to hire United Parcel Service to replace ABX Air and ASTAR Air Cargo, which now transport DHL packages by air from the hub at the Wilmington air park. Much of the work done at Wilmington will be transferred to a UPS facility in Louisville, Ky.

ABX currently employs 6,800 workers at the Wilmington hub.