Exhibit 23.2

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement No. 333-88102 of Airborne, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report
on the financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, dated
February 22, 2002 (May 9, 2002 as to Notes Q and R), appearing in the Current
Report on Form 8-K dated May 9, 2002 (which report expresses an unqualified
opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to a change in the
Company's method of accounting for major engine overhaul costs) and to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of
this Registration Statement.

                                                       /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Seattle, Washington
August 8, 2002