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10 unusual facts about FedEx


164th Airlift Wing

The old air national guard facility and property was purchased by FedEx and utilized for its air operations at Memphis International Airport.

Aidonia

After being expelled, he relocated to the United States with his father, and worked at FedEx.

Chronopost

For some of the delivery of packages in the United States, Chronopost express packages are delivered by FedEx as International Priority.

Connie Glaser

As a keynote speaker, Glaser's clients include FedEx, ESPN, Deloitte, AT&T, Brookings Institution, Kimberly-Clark, Bristol-Myers Squibb, KPMG, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, and the U.S. Navy.

Ghetto Musick / Prototype

The music video for "Ghetto Musick" featured Big Boi during his daily routine as a "Delivery Boi" for Fed Up, a deliberate reference to FedEx.

Gospel Claws

After leaving Dear and the Headlights in 2007, Gospel Claws lead-singer and guitarist Joel Marquard returned to his job as a delivery-man for FedEx.

Harte-Hanks

Also, Harte Hanks provides customer service/technical support for selected products of major companies such as Microsoft, FedEx, Samsung and Apple Inc.

Lafayette Regional Airport

The relocation of the cargo ramp will give cargo carriers such as UPS and FedEx direct access to U.S. Highway 90 (future I-49 corridor).

Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle

FedEx and United Parcel Service augment park accessibility by air to and from major markets.

Williams FW27

BMW Williams went into 2005 season with renewed major sponsorships such as Allianz, FedEx, HP, Reuters, ORIS, Hamleys, Budweiser, Petrobras and Castrol.


Ameriflight

The majority of Ameriflight's operations consists of air feeder service for major package express integrators such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL.

Armen Keteyian

He served as a reporter for CBS's coverage of the 1998 FedEx Orange Bowl, the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and has been the host and co-writer of the Tour de France (2001–05).

Baron Aviation Services

November 16, 1991: A Cessna 208 Caravan leased from FedEx, departed on a cargo flight from Memphis en route to Destin when it plunged into Choctawhatchee Bay 2 miles NE of the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport while approaching for a landing.

March 5, 1998: Flight 8315, a Cessna 208 Caravan leased from FedEx departed on a cargo flight from Memphis en route to Bowling Green when radar and radio contact was lost.

Bidtopia

Bidtopia, which had been reportedly doing well to that point, sought out and agreed upon a partnership with Ken May and Bill Doherty, a former CEO and an executive, respectively, of FedEx, and seemed on to be on the road to recovery.

Brock Berlin

Miami would win the Big East Conference, defeat Florida State (for the second time that season) in the FedEx Orange Bowl, and finish the season at 11–2 and ranked #5 in both polls.

Cal Air International

Both DC-10's G-BJZD & G-BJZE went to FedEx in the USA while G-GCAL operates as a flying eye hospital for Orbis International.

Cost externalizing

An example of cost externalizing would be using a global courier service (such as FedEx and UPS) to do all or most of the shipping and logistics work for the company.

Dabua

Government owned Indian Postal Service and privately owned postal services like First Flight, DHL, FedEx, DTDC, Blue Dart etc. can be easily accessed.

DeAngelo Williams

In week 15 of the 2008 season, Williams was selected FedEx Ground Player-of-the-Week after a dominating performance in which he rushed for 186 yards on 19 carries and 2 touchdowns vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football.

Dyna-Flytes

Among the airlines that had models released by Dyna-Flites included FedEx, Delta Air Lines, Eastern Air Lines, Pan Am, TWA and Braniff.

Eagles Live

Eagles Live (released that November) was mixed by Glenn Frey and Don Henley on opposite coasts - the two decided they could not stand to be in the same state, let alone the same studio, and as Bill Szymczyk put it, the record's perfect three-part harmonies were fixed "courtesy of Federal Express."

Jane Ballard Dyer

They returned to South Carolina in 1988 and Dyer worked as a pilot at FedEx for the past 20 years, currently flying as an A300 Captain.

Jason Leffler

Shortly after being replaced at Haas, Leffler signed a deal to re-join Joe Gibbs Racing for 2005, taking over a newly created Cup team sponsored by FedEx.

Joe McNally

McNally’s advertising, marketing and promotional work includes FedEx, Nikon, Sony, Land's End, General Electric, MetLife, Bogen, Adidas, Kelby Media Group, Wildlife Conservation Society, Epson, and American Ballet Theatre.

Marion, Arkansas

The Memphis International Airport is nearby and provides commercial aviation through numerous carriers and is the international cargo hub for FedEx.

Mark Tatge

At Forbes, Tatge wrote profiles and interviewed chief executives at many top 100 U.S. corporations, including Boeing, Motorola, United Airlines, 3M, AT&T, US Airways, Delta Air Lines, Best Buy and FedEx.

Menlo Capital Group

Menlo has leased its properties to corporations, including Hewlett Packard, Intel, Sony, Panasonic, FedEx, Visa, UPS, Warburg Pincus and Sofinnova Ventures.

Mimeo, Inc

The Hewlett-Packard investment funded the lease for a 140,000 square foot facility in Memphis, Tennessee, across from the FedEx shipping hub in the Memphis International Airport Center.

North American Competitiveness Council

The meeting was attended by 50 government officials and business leaders from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, including officials from the Canadian Privy Council Office, the Mexican Presidency, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and corporate reps from ExxonMobil, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Tyco, and FedEx.

Omni Air International

Unlike MatlinPatterson and Global Aero Logistics, Omni which previously was with the Fedex team; has managed to steer clear of any conflict of interest issues since the economic upheaval of 2008, by competing solely upon one military bidding team.

Private equity in the 1990s

In the 1980s, FedEx and Apple Inc. were able to grow because of private equity or venture funding, as were Cisco, Genentech, Microsoft and Avis.

QuietMan

QuietMan has worked on campaigns for Pepsi Max, FedEx, M&M’s and GE, as well as ongoing animation and VFX work for American mainstays like Disney, CBS’s Early Show, Jim Henson’s Muppets and Saturday Night Live.

Rwanda–United States relations

American business interests have been small; currently, private U.S. investment is limited to the tea industry, franchising (FedEx, Coca-Cola, Western Union, and MoneyGram) and small holdings in service and manufacturing concerns.

ShipWorks

The software provides direct support for all major shipping carriers including DHL Global Mail, FedEx, UPS, and USPS.

ShopSavvy

Another businessman who has trusted ShopSavvy with his money is FedEx board member Brad Martin, former CEO of Saks.

The Bizarro Jerry

Vargus, a FedEx worker, is good friends with Kevin, opposed to Newman, a postal worker and mutual enemies with Jerry.

Total security management

Securing Global Transportation Networks details case studies of many large companies that benefited from the implementation of aspects of the TSM approach, including FedEx, Home Depot, Hutchison Port Holdings, Maersk, Procter & Gamble, and Target, amongst others.

United States Hydrogen Policy

Major corporations like Ebay, Google, Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, FedEx, Adobe and Sierra Nevada have been using some form of fuel cells for several years and are reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of energy savings every year.

Utilimaster Corporation

Utilimaster's customers include FedEx, United States Postal Service, UPS, Canada Post, Purolator, Airborne, Budget, Penske, Ryder TRS, Frito-Lay, Keebler, Krispy Kreme, IBC, Canadian Linen and Uniform Service, Cintas, AmeriPride, Verizon, Apria Health Care, and Home Depot.