Express transportation company FedEx Express has announced the launch of a new intercontinental flight route which will provide significant service improvements for customers shipping among the US, West Asia, India and Europe.
“The new Boeing 777F flight will provide businesses with the best US-Middle East connectivity as well as unbeatable transit times, additional capacity and best-in-class customs clearance operations,” the subsidiary of FedEx Corp said in a statement.
As of March 30, 2011, with this new flight providing a one-business-day service improvement, FedEx Express will offer the fastest service from the US, Canada and select markets in Latin America to the UAE, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Bahrain and improved clearance operations into other regional markets.
This will also provide additional capacity from India and between the Asia Pacific and EMEA region, providing untapped business opportunities for companies of all shapes and sizes.
“As the global economy becomes even more complex and intertwined, the markets of the West Asian region are some of the fastest growing, coming out of the recession stronger than anticipated,” FedEx Express Senior Vice-President — West Asia, Indian Subcontinent and Africa — Mr Hamdi A. Osman said.
“This transit time enhancement will open up exciting growth opportunities for our customers and all businesses in the region wanting to sell and source their products in the US and in other markets around the globe,” Mr Osman said.
The new Boeing 777F is the world’s largest twin-engine cargo aircraft, which delivers operational efficiencies as well as greater fuel efficiency and lower carbon emissions.
FedEx Express is the first US-based, global, all-cargo airline to add the B777F to its fleet and has taken delivery of 12 B777s and has 32 remaining on order, for a total of 44 B777Fs anticipated by the end of fiscal 2019.