FedEx rolls out red tarmac for first of 45 new Boeing 777 freighters (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

FedEx welcomed a Boeing 777 Freighter as its 659th aircraft Saturday with a celebration befitting the crown jewel of a growing global powerhouse. An estimated 2,500 FedEx employees, family members and guests gawked and pointed as the plane did a fly-by of the World Hub before landing a crew including company founder Frederick W. Smith. “This is quite a machine,” Smith told the crowd in a giant …

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