1971: Founded as Federal Express by Fred Smith in Little Rock, Arkansas.
1973: Moved to Memphis, Tennessee and Memphis International Airport after lack of support from Little Rock National Airport.
April 17, 1973: Starts operations with 14 Dassault Falcon 20s connecting 25 U.S. cities.
1977: Cargo airline deregulation is enacted and FedEx purchases its first large aircraft: seven Boeing 727s.
1978 Listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FDX.
1979 First carrier to start using a computer to route packages.
1981 Begins international service to Canada.
1981 Officially Opens its SuperHub Memphis International Airport.
1983 Becomes the first United States company to reach revenues of $1 billion within 10 years of startup without merger or acquisition
1984 Acquires Gelco Express International and starts service to Asia
1984 Starts a fax service known as Zapmail. Offered fax transmission to customers as a means to expedite delivery of documents. This service would later become a commercial failure and resulted in a $320m write-off.[3]
1986 Introduces tracking to the shipping industry, allowing customers to see where their shipments are.
1989 Acquires Flying Tigers to expand its international service.
1994 Officially adopts the "FedEx" name, until then the abbreviation was unofficial.
The original Federal Express logo designed by Richard Runyan in 1973 used until name change in 19941994 Launches FedEx.com allowing customers to track shipments online.
1995 Acquires air routes from Evergreen International and starts service to China.
1998 Acquires Caliber System Inc. which included RPS, Inc., Roberts Express and Viking Freight.
1998 Changes name to "FDX Corporation".
1999 Acquires Caribbean Transportation Services.
2000 "FDX Corporation" is renamed "FedEx Corporation" and operating companies are rebranded with the FedEx logo.
A FedEx Express delivery truck, showing the dual branding—both "FedEx" and "Federal Express"—the company used from 1994 to 20002001 Starts providing air transportation for a large amount of United States Postal Service mail.
2001 Acquires American Freightways.
2001 FedEx Freight is established. American Freightways operates as FedEx Freight East while Viking Freight operates as FedEx Freight West.
2003 FedEx Express becomes the first shipping company to use a hybrid-electric truck.
2003 Acquires Kinko's and creates FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services.
2006 Acquires Watkins Motor Lines which becomes FedEx National LTL within FedEx Freight.
2007 Acquires ANC, a UK shipping company and Flying-Cargo Hungary Kft to boost its European shipping.
In December 2007, the Internal Revenue Service of the United States 'tentatively decided' that FedEx Ground Division might be facing a tax liability of $319 million for 2002, due to misclassification of its operatives as independent contractors. Reversing a 1994 decision which allowed FedEx to classify its operatives that own their own vehicles, the IRS is auditing the years 2003 to 2006, with a view to assessing whether similar misclassification of operatives has taken place. FedEx denies that any irregularities in classification have taken place, but is facing legal action from operatives claiming benefits that would have accrued had they been classified as employees.[4]
[edit] Future plans
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Federal Express in 1984 as the acquisition in Europe and Asia and has offices in the shipping company Gelco, has been the development of an international network of ideas.
In 1987, Federal Express set up in Hawaii the first Asia-Pacific Regional Office, the U.S. and Asia, and the former Gelco linked to the operating facilities.
In 1988, Federal Express operate direct flights to Japan scheduled cargo services.
In 1989, FedEx acquired the famous Flying Tiger Airlines (Flying Tigers), the company is committed to providing all-cargo services, with 21 countries freedom rights.
1992 will be moved to Hawaii Pacific headquarters from Hong Kong.
September 1995 opened a new AsiaOne ® Asian network. New services including five trans-Pacific flights, Subic Bay in the Philippines established its Asia Pacific hub, and launched AsiaOne ® Asian Network for 11 major Asian cities the following day courier service. To 2001, FedEx's air network expansion to more cities in Asia 19.
September 1997, Federal Express opened its first class global cargo flights from the United States IN Indianapolis and from Paris to the United Arab Emirates of Dubai, the Middle East countries to provide courier service.
April 2002, Federal Express expansion of Subic Bay, Philippines Asia-Pacific trans-shipment centre of the main cargo sorting facilities.
September 2002, Federal Express and from the Asia-Pacific region and strengthen the European courier service, upgrading the use of MD-11 cargo plane. Over the same period, Federal Express has also become the first and only international courier, to the Chinese customers with timely delivery guarantee.
September 2003, Federal Express opened a new direct flights to Shenzhen will connect its American and Alaska Anchorage hub in southern China for the first time to all customers in North America the following day courier service.
November 2004 in Shanghai, the establishment of regional headquarters in China
March 2005, Federal Express launched the first global air transport industry's first delivery of the Chinese mainland's direct European routes, daily from Shanghai to Frankfurt, Germany.
April 2005, the United States to confirm approval of the Ministry of Federal Express cargo plane add three classes to China.
March 25, 2006, 26 per week to offer classes cargo plane from China.
July 2005, Federal Express announced that 150 million U.S. dollars investment in the construction of the new Guangzhou Baiyun Airport in the Asia-Pacific transshipment center.
August 2005, FedEx launched the first air express transportation industry between China and India the following day for the new route.
In January 2006, Federal Express at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport under the auspices of the Asia-Pacific transshipment center of the groundbreaking ceremony.
The same month, Federal Express and Tianjin Datian W Group Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to acquire the two sides engaged in Daejeon Group in the international courier business venture - Daejeon - Federal Express Corp. in the 50 percent stake, and Daejeon in China's domestic express network. The contract agreement, Federal Express will be in China has over 6,000 employees.
FedEx now offers 26 weekly cargo flights between the Chinese classes in the Asia-Pacific region employs more than 10,000 employees serve more than 30 countries and regions, offers the industry an unparalleled trans-Pacific air courier service. Federal Express own MD-11 and A310 wide-body fleet, providing more than 400 per week classes cargo plane from Bangkok, Beijing, Cebu, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Osaka, Penang, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Subic Bay, Sydney, Taipei and Tokyo, Europe and the United States and a number of major cities.
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