FedEx introduces flight from Bangalore

Since becoming available for pre-order last Friday, Apple’s iPad has been greeted with strong sales by consumers. But will businesses and working professionals ever be among those who snatch up the device? More: continued here

Emergency officials are responding to a plane crash this afternoon at Memphis International Airport.Around 4:15 p.m., a single engine, Piper PA32RT-300 plane crashed on runway 18, according to Kathleen Bergen, spokesperson with the Federal Aviation Administration.FedEx spokesperson Sandra Munoz said the accident occurred near a FedEx facility, but she said no FedEX plane was involved….

Customers who preordered iPads from Apple’s websites are receiving shipping notifications today. The iPads are shipping directly out of China—as usual for Apple—and do not yet show a delivery date in the shipping system. Don’t go thinking you’ll get lucky and have your iPad at your door early—when Apple has done Saturday launches in the…

GM takes action in a restructuring plan that would shrink its distribution network from 6,000 to 3,600 by the end of 2010. The company is trying to avoid bankruptcy. The painful reshaping of the American auto industry hit home this week, delivered overnight by FedEx and UPS. More: continued here

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With class-action certification now granted in 20 states as well as nationwide, lawyers for FedEx Ground/Home Delivery drivers are preparing to file motions starting April 11 for summary judgment they say will prove the company has illegally misclassified as independent contractors thousands of workers and deprived them collectively of hundreds of millions of dollars in…