Amazing FEDEX Express
FedEx Logistics offers international air freight forwarding services connecting all major global markets — inbound and outbound, intercontinental and interregional. Our service coverage encompasses Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific region, Africa and the Middle East.
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The concept for what became Federal Express came to Fred Smith in the mid-1960s, while an undergraduate student at Yale. For an economics class, he submitted a paper which argued that in modern technological society time meant money more than ever before and with the advent of miniaturized electronic circuitry, very small components had become extremely valuable. He argued that the consumer society was becoming increasingly hungry for mass-produced electronic items, but
In thelate-2000s recession hit parent company FedEx Corporation and its express division hard. Many companies looking for ways to save money stopped shipping or moved to cheaper alternatives, such as surface shipping. FedEx Corporation announced large network capacity reductions at FedEx Express, including retiring some of its oldest and least efficient aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Airbus A310. FedEx also announced layoffs and work hour reductions at some of its hubs
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| Founded | June 18, 1971; 52 years ago (as Federal Express) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | April 17, 1973; 50 years ago | ||||||
| Fleet size | 699 | ||||||
| Destinations | c. 375 | ||||||
| Parent company | FedEx Corporation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | ||||||
| Key people | Frederick W. Smith (President & CEO) | ||||||
| Employees | 278,000+ (2022) | ||||||
Former FEDEX Air fleet
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Replaced by | Remarks |
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| Airbus A310-200F | 49 | 1994 | 2016 | Boeing 757-200SF | Includes N450FE, first A310 prototype. |
| Airbus A310-300F | 21 | 2000 | 2020 | Boeing 767-300ERF | Last commercial flight was January 4, 2020. |
| Boeing 727-100F | 75 | 1977 | 2013 | Boeing 757-200SF | Last commercial flight was June 21, 2013. FedEx continues to sell the 727 engine hush kit developed with Pratt & Whitney. Including N217FE, the last Boeing 727 ever built. |
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| Boeing 737-200C | 5 | 1978 | 1981 | None | |
| Boeing 747-100SF | 11 | 1989 | 1996 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | Acquired from Flying Tiger Line merger |
| Boeing 747-200F | 11 | ||||
| Dassault Falcon 20 | 33 | 1973 | 1985 | Boeing 727 | |
| Douglas DC-8-73CF | 6 | 1989 | 1991 | None | Acquired from Flying Tiger Line merger |
| MD DC-10-10F | 25 | 1980 | 2021 | Boeing 767-300F | |
| MD DC-10-30F | 6 | 1980 | 2022 | ||
| MD MD-10-10F | 64 | 1980 | 2021 | Boeing 767-300F | |
| MD MD-10-30F | 18 | 1980 | 2023 | Boeing 767-300F |
Current Aircraft Inventory FEDEX Express Airline
| Aircraft | Inservice | Orders | Notes |
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| Airbus A300-600RF | 65 | — | Includes the last Airbus A300 ever built, N692FE. Older aircraft to be retired and replaced by Boeing 767-300F.Largest operator of its type. |
| Boeing 737-400BDSF | 5 | — | Operated by ASL Airlines Belgium. |
| Boeing 737-800BCF | 8 | — | Operated by ASL Airlines Belgium. |
| Boeing 757-200SF | 115 | — | Largest operator of its type. |
| Boeing 767-300F | 133 | 19 | Deliveries through 2025. Replacing older Airbus A300-600RF and MD-11F.Largest operator of its type. |
| Boeing 777F | 55 | 4 | Deliveries through 2025. Replacing MD-11F.First operator in United States and largest operator of its type. |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | 46 | — | Largest operator of its type. To be retired and replaced by Boeing 767-300F and Boeing 777F. |
| Total | 427 | 23 | |
| FedEx Feeder Contracted Fleet | |||
| ATR 42-300F | 18 | — | |
| ATR 72-200F | 19 | — | |
| ATR 72-600F | 15 | 15 | Launch customer. Deliveries began in 2020. |
| Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster | 234 | — | Largest operator of its type. |
| Cessna 408 SkyCourier | 12 | 38 | Launch customer. Deliveries began in May 2022. |
| Total | 298 | 53 | |
Expansion On November 6, 2019
Expansion
On November 6, 2019, FedEx Express announced its return to the Philippines, an Asia–Pacific hub.[31] The company says it does not want to relocate Asia–Pacific hub to the Philippines, but they are planning to expand operations in Clark, Pampanga.[32] On October 6, 2020, FedEx celebrates its 36 Years of Operations with new Philippines gateway in Clark.[33] The company built and opened a 17,000 sq.m. facility (costing US$30 million) at Clark in July 2021
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| Role | Turboprop regional airliner |
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| National origin | France/Italy |
| Manufacturer | ATR |
| First flight | 27 October 1988 |
| Introduction | 27 October 1989 (Finnair) |
| Status | In production, In service |
| Primary users | Wings Air IndiGo Azul Linhas Aereas Air New Zealand TAROM |
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| Produced | 1988–present |
| Number built | 1,800 as of 23 October 2023 |
| Developed from | ATR 42 |
