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    FedEx axes 22 757 freighters as express profits remain under pressure

    2024-06-26T10:04:00Z

    FedEx revealed in its fiscal fourth-quarter results that it has retired 22 of its Boeing 757 freighters as it looks to better match capacity to market demand. The move sees the express giant reduce its 757F fleet to 92 aircraft as of May 31, compared with 115 at the same ...

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    FedEx plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs in Europe

    2024-06-13T09:30:08Z

    FedEx is planning to cut thousands of jobs in Europe as it continues to struggle with sluggish market conditions.The express giant said that it would let go between 1,700 and 2,000 members of its back-office team on the continent - around 3-4% of its 52,000 European employees.It hopes the move ...

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    FedEx to ground more planes as profits come under pressure

    2023-06-21T10:48:10Z

    Express giant FedEx will ground more aircraft after both revenues and operating income declined during its fiscal fourth quarter of the year due to "demand weakness and cost inflation".In a results call, FedEx Corporation president and chief executive Raj Subramaniam said that the company had retired 18 aircraft, including 12 ...

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    FedEx to consolidate operating companies to cut costs

    2023-04-05T16:06:23Z

    Express giant FedEx has unveiled plans to consolidate its various divisions as part of efforts to generate cost savings of $4bn.The company intends to bring FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Services, and other FedEx operating companies into the Federal Express Corporation, becoming a single company operating a "unified, fully integrated ...

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    FedEx teams up with Direct Relief for Ukraine aid flight

    2022-06-27T10:03:03Z

    Source: FedExFedEx and charity Direct Relief worked together to fly 52 tons of medical equipment to Poland to support refugees from the war in Ukraine.The aid was transported on a FedEx Express Boeing B777 freighter on June 26 and included emergency medicines and supplies, including health kits, trauma and wound ...

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    FedEx expects slow recovery in bellyhold capacity and lower growth

    2022-06-24T11:30:46Z

    FedEx yesterday reported its full financial year results and outlined expectations of ongoing supply chain disruption, a slow return of air bellyhold capacity and lower growth levels for the coming fiscal year.In the fiscal year ending May 31, the express giant saw revenues increase by 11.3% year on year to ...

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    New chief executive for FedEx as founder Smith takes new role

    2022-03-30T11:26:20Z

    FedEx Corp will gain a new chief executive in June when Raj Subramaniam steps up to take over from company founder Fred Smith.Effective June 1, current chairman and chief executive Fred Smith will become executive chairman. Meanwhile, current president and chief operating officer Raj Subramaniam will be promoted to president ...