FedEx Express will open a $12M, 193,000-square-foot logistics center in the Mexican city of León, creating 150 jobs.
FedEx doesn’t just operate big cargo jets. It has small delivery planes too. ATR completed a test flight of a propeller aircraft that will carry freight for FedEx Express.
The U.S. government is coordinating with the private sector how to quickly deliver a COVID-19 vaccine, but under one scenario officials are contemplating the military could deploy giant cargo planes to carry refrigerated trucks full of vaccines.
EPS numbers nearly double analysts’ median estimates.
Accessorial charges also to climb on dozens of services.
The freight-forwarding arms of DHL and DB Schenker are adding air capacity by leasing aircraft from all-cargo operators. The new services and features from DHL and FedEx are designed to meet growing demand associated with COVID and greater temperature requirements.
FedEx’s SenseAware ID will provide precise location tracking for COVID-19-related medical supplies and other critical shipments.
The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t move the mail by itself. It relies on many transportation and logistics contractors. Cargo Forceis expanding operations to assist with express mail that is transported from airport-to-airport by another contractor – FedEx.
UPS pilots are seeking protections from aggressive health safety measures in Hong Kong but aren’t going as far as their counterparts at FedEx.
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FedEx pilots say they face risks to their safety, well-being and mental health in Hong Kong, where they must submit to aggressive quarantine procedures.
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Personal protective equipment is moving by ocean, so FEMA doesn’t need to charter expensive freighter aircraft anymore to get the stuff to healthcare workers.
UPS didn’t need its weekly traffic rights on a key Asian route, so it turned them in. Two other airlines immediately pounced and were granted the routes by the U.S. government.
Amazon Air has gone from start-up to mid-size cargo airline in four years. By mid-decade, it is expected to be in air cargo’s major leagues.
FedEx is experimenting with combining some elements of its Express and Ground units. Read about how that might affect the company.
Amazon will occupy a huge air cargo facility being built at San Bernardino Airport as it expands its private airline and air delivery network.
While FEMA is working to airlift medical supplies from international sources, the White House doesn’t want to share equipment with other countries that may be in need. But don’t blame logistics providers like FedEx, which are executing on their logistics contracts.
FedEx’s Fred Smith speaks candidly about the future. Target kicks e-commerce butt.
