FedEx Corp. has exercised options to purchase eight additional Boeing 777 freighters from Boeing and pushed back retirement of the tri-engine MD-11 fleet in response to rising demand for ...

FedEx still has 37 MD-11Fs in its fleet, which also includes 57 777Fs, 143 767Fs, 92 757s and 65 Airbus A300-600s. At the end of February the carrier had commitments for another nine 767Fs.

FedEx Corp. has exercised options to purchase eight additional Boeing 777 freighters from Boeing and pushed back retirement of the tri-engine MD-11 fleet in response to rising demand for ...