Smith once said he came up with the name Federal Express because he wanted the company to sound big and important when in fact it was a start-up operation with a future far from assured.

Veteran Fred Smith, who founded FedEx in 1973 with just 389 team members and grew it into a global shipping giant with ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith, one of the most influential figures in the development of modern logistics, died on Saturday, the company has announced. Smith, who was 80, stepped down as chief executive of ...

T he Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380 are the world's only double-decker passenger jets. Visually, the Airbus A380 resembles a ...

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its inaugural scheduled transatlantic ...

FedEx recently reached agreements to purchase eight new Boeing 777 freighter aircraft and two used 777 freighters, which will be phased in during calendar years 2026 and 2027. “These modern and ...

Meanwhile, FedEx Express will receive the first ATR72-600F in 2027, with the final aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2029. "We have several aircraft modernization programs underway that are supported ...

The addition of newer generation freighters will also allow FedEx to continue to grow market share rather than wait for the next generation of freighter aircraft such as the Airbus A350F and the ...

which have become increasingly central to FedEx's medium-haul strategy 57 Boeing 777-200F aircraft serving as the cornerstone for long-haul international routes 37 MD-11F tri-engine freighters, which ...

FedEx currently operates 57 Boeing 777 freighters and has two deliveries ... to the MD-11s is motivated by the need to replace legacy aircraft with more modern ones, the availability of Boeing ...

FedEx currently operates 57 Boeing 777 freighters and has two deliveries from its 2018 order scheduled this year. The decision to acquire more widebody cargo jets and hold on to the MD-11s is ...