FedEx delays freighters (Journal of Commerce Online)

FedEx will delay delivery of 11 Boeing freighters for up to 17 months. The express carrier reached agreement with the jet maker to defer the delivery of the B777F aircraft, the company said in a footnote to its quarterly report filed last week with the SEC. More: continued here

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STATES (The Hindu)

ANDHRA PRADESH: Post offices in AP circle to sell non-judicial stamp papers Hyderabad, Dec. 22 The Department of Posts, Andhra Pradesh Circle has tied up with Commissioner and Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, Government of Andhra Pradesh for sale of non-judicial … More: continued here

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Motor City’s woes extend beyond auto industry (Baltimore Sun)

DeWayne Wells, president of Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, looks out on the bank’s garden in Detroit. Wells said demand is up by 25 percent from a year ago in the region’s food banks as auto-industry layoffs multiply. “Many people are first-timers — they have no idea how …

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