The carrier has been retiring older aircraft as it attempts to optimize its fleet, adjusting to the evolving air cargo demand after the pandemic. FedEx has retired 22 of its Boeing 757 aircraft as ...

Only eight DC-10s remain operational around the world - mostly in the United States as firebombers and tankers.

FedEx said that its 757-200s had been modified ... shorter repeat intervals for its aircraft. The FAA declined to adjust the directive, saying that the cargo airline did not justify and/or provide ...