Filed by Airborne, Inc.

Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933

Subject Company: Airborne, Inc.

Commission File No. 1-6512

This document is being filed pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 and is deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This filing relates to the proposed acquisition (the “Transaction”) by DHL Worldwide Express B.V. (“DHL”) of Airborne, Inc. (“Airborne”) pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 25, 2003 between DHL, Airborne and Atlantis Acquisition Corporation.

On March 25, 2003, we conducted a conference call for the investment community regarding the Transaction. The following are copies of powerpoint slides that were provided to the investment community and are currently available at www.dhlairborne.com.