A FEDEX has redeployed another large freighter from its overnight parcel network to its daytime operation to serve forwarders, reports New York's FreightWaves
A FEDEX has redeployed another large freighter from its overnight parcel network to its daytime operation to serve forwarders, reports New York's FreightWaves. The parcel delivery express company has added a nonstop flight between Liege and Memphis, deploying a Boeing 777. The new flight increases frequency on the route from five to eight times a week.
The 777's redeployment is part of a broader transformation of the air network that is designed to eliminate excess capacity, as well as reduce costs.
FedEx transferred the widebody aircraft from its Purple network, which operates at night moving express parcels, to its daytime Orange network geared toward premium international air cargo such as pharmaceuticals and automotive parts, said company spokesman Jonathan Lyons.
'Liege plays a central role. With retimed flights and strong road connectivity, the site is ideally positioned to feed deferred freight volumes into our European road network,' he said.
Streamlining FedEx's air infrastructure has been in the works for two years but is gaining momentum following the September expiration of a large US Postal Service contract.
FedEx has targeted the US$80 billion deferred air freight market as an area for growth. Under the strategy, FedEx has repurposed its Liege terminal into a dedicated intercontinental freight hub for Europe. It also supports nonstop transatlantic flights to Indianapolis and Oakland.
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