How Fred Smith Built FedEx Into the World’s Largest Cargo Airline
Late FedEx founder and leader Fred Smith is remembered as a hands-on executive with an uncanny eye for aircraft deals.
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FedEx Boeing 727s: Where Are They Now?
Federal Express operated the Boeing 727 for 35 years. It took delivery of the first aircraft in 1978. Initial acquisitions were from other carriers before the Memphis, Tenn.-based airline purchased new aircraft from Boeing. In fact, they took delivery of the very last 727 built in 1984. Line number 1832, registered N217FE. Now as the […]
Textron Aviation Delivers FedEx’s First Cessna SkyCourier
On Monday, Textron Aviation delivered the first Cessna SkyCourier to its launch customer, FedEx Express. The delivery of the twin-engine, high-wing turboprop marks the first of FedEx’s 50 aircraft orders for the SkyCourier. However, FedEx has options for 50 additional aircraft if they see fit. For Textron Aviation, the SkyCourier is their newest freighter, as […]
FedEx Pledges To Go Carbon Neutral By 2040
Memphis-based cargo giant FedEx is the latest airline to join a push by the aviation industry toward environmental responsibility, as the company announced its commitment to make its entire operation worldwide carbon neutral by 2040. This ambitious target substantially exceeds the objective set for commercial aviation by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which has […]
American Airlines Transports its First COVID-19 Vaccine
On Sunday evening American Airlines conducted its first transport of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The company flew the shipment from Chicago O’Hare to Miami International Airport on a Boeing 777-200, with the vaccine scheduled to arrive in a U.S. Caribbean territory the following day. The flight comes two days after the Food and Drug Administration […]
