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	FedEx Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The company was founded as Federal Express in 1971 by former U.S. Marine Frederick W. Smith in Little Rock, Arkansas, but moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1973 after Little Rock airport officials would not agree to provide facilities for the fledgling airline.
		Federal Express use of the hub-spoke distribution paradigm in air freight, first developed by UPS for ground distribution, enabled it to become a world leader in its field.
		The "Federal Express" name was eliminated entirely in 2000, when FDX Corporation changed its name to FedEx Corporation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Federal_Express (1707 words)

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		The dispositive question is whether federal law—in the form of a preemption provision in the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 and a doctrine of federal common law—precludes a state court from awarding any relief greater than was expressly and contractually negotiated between the carrier and the shipper.
		The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (ADA) and two decisions of the United States Supreme Court interpreting the ADA establish that Federal Express cannot be made to pay for more than the declared value of the equipment.
		Federal Express had already paid the compensatory damages for breach agreed upon by the parties in the contract of carriage.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /data2/californiastatecases/a103021.doc (4264 words)

	FedEx Express (airline) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The airline was established in 1971 and started operations on 17 April 1973.
		It was founded by Frederick Smith, chairman of Federal Express Corporation (now known simply as FedEx Corporation), and began operations with 14 small aircraft from Memphis International Airport.
		It will be the launch airline for the Airbus A380F and plans to introduce the first aircraft to service in August 2008 for use on routes between hubs in the USA and Asia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Federal_Express_(airline) (345 words)

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		Federal Express contends that several months before Jordan requested the change in his retirement option, one of its staff attorneys explained to Jordan's domestic relations attorney that the Qualified Domestic Relations Order would only extinguish Linda Jordan's rights, and not permit Patricia Jordan to receive Linda Jordan's benefits or increase Jordan's monthly retirement payments.
		Federal Express claims it suggested to Jordan that he negotiate a settlement with his former wife.
		We have held that federal common law causes of action are warranted when they are "necessary to fill in interstitially or otherwise effectuate the statutory pattern enacted in the large by Congress." Plucinski v.
	vls.law.vill.edu /locator/3d/Jun1997/97A1622P.txt (5924 words)

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		That the Airlines may have to negotiate with the various unions representing their employees to change the benefits policy is not in conflict with the RLA.
		The Airlines also argue that the City' s regulations addressing how contractors who have entered into CBAs must negotiate with their unions to comply with the Ordinance is in conflict with the RLA and therefore preempted.
		The only way the Airlines could be subject to eviction is if their old leases expired and they failed to enter into new leases or they entered into new leases and then breached those leases.
	www.law.com /regionals/ca/opinions/sep/9916391.shtml (7220 words)

	Dassault Falcon 20C
		It was fast, with a top speed of 535 mph; it could be converted for Federal Express’s very specialized needs; and it was small enough to reduce the risk of carrying uneconomical loads during the initial, highly sensitive period, when the new airline risked its entire future on the right choice of aircraft.
		he inclusion of the Federal Express Falcon 20 in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum is important for a number of reasons.
		First, it is representative of a new category of airline, the exclusive air express carrier.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/dassault.htm (962 words)

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		In that case, Judge Noonan, writing for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, held that part of the intent of the Airline Deregulation Act was "the encouragement and development of an expedited all-cargo air-service system" and "the encouragement and development of an integrated transportation system." 936 F.2d at 1079.
		The panel further found that: Federal Express is exactly the kind of an expedited all-cargo service that Congress specified and the kind of integrated transportation system that was federally desired.
		As Federal Express points out in its letter brief, certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court in the CPUC case one week after TWA was handed down.
	www.oag.state.tx.us /opinions/lo48morales/lo93-112.txt (671 words)

	Jordan v. Federal Express Corp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		On cross motions, the district court granted summaryjudgment to Federal Express, holding that Jordan failed tostate valid claims under ERISA §§ 502(a)(1)(B) and502(a)(3), or federal common law.
		We have held that federal common lawcauses of action are warranted when they are "necessary tofill in interstitially or otherwise effectuate the statutorypattern enacted in the large by Congress." Plucinski v.
		Federal Express claimsit suggested to Jordan that he negotiate a settlement with his formerwife.
	lw.bna.com /lw/19970715/963103.htm (5606 words)

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		where federal law is said to bar state action in fields of traditional state regulation, we have worked on the 'assumption that the historic police powers of the States were not to be superseded by the Federal Act unless that was the clear and manifest purpose of Congress.'" Id. at 654-55 (citations omitted).
		Plaintiffs argue that the Ordinance is preempted under the express preemption provision of ERISA, and under both express and implied preemption principles of the ADA and the RLA.
		Because no federal statute or Constitutional provision clearly prohibits a State or municipality from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or marital status, Plaintiffs argue, the danger of directly conflicting local regulations is particularly acute with respect to domestic partner benefits.
	www.qrd.org /qrd/usa/legal/ATA-v-San.Francisco-04.10.98 (19771 words)

	McDonnell Douglas Press Releases 96-231
		The first phase will be basic passenger-to-freighter reconfiguration of 36 DC-10s being acquired by Federal Express from United Airlines and will begin in early 1997.
		The ex-passenger DC-10s will remain in service with Federal Express during the period between the freighter and the ACF modifications.
		This ACF technology will offer airline customers a high degree of cockpit and systems commonality across the entire family of aircraft, which will translate into major savings in crew training and operating costs for airlines with more than one McDonnell type aircraft.
	www.boeing.com /news/releases/mdc/96-231.html (732 words)

	Aviation Group, Inc. Unit Receives Three-Year Aircraft Painting Contract from Federal Express
		Paul Lubomirski, President of Pride Aviation, stated, "The selection by Federal Express is very important to us for a number of reasons.
		Federal Express is known for running a premier business thus requiring unsurpassed quality and consistency.
		Our selection as Federal Express' aircraft painting provider confirms our business objective of being the world's leader in total quality workmanship.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-18-1998/0000659759&EDATE= (500 words)

	BBC News \| BUSINESS \| FedEx, Lufthansa eye superjumbos
		The US courier company Federal Express and the German airline Lufthansa appear to be on the verge of ordering a dozen or more or the proposed Airbus A380 aircraft.
		The German airline is considering both the A380 and its competitor Boeing's proposed 747X, a superjumbo which would be a stretched version of its existing jumbo, for routes between Frankfurt and Tokyo, New York, Singapore and Delhi.
		So far, Lufthansa is believed to be the only airline to express an interest in the stretched version.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/1102028.stm (709 words)

	Business Wire: China's Largest Airline Positioning To Be The &... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		China's Largest Airline Positioning To Be The ``Federal Express'' of China; China Southern Injects $18M and Buys 49% of China Postal Airlines.
		China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH) (HKSE: 1055), the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, has inked a new agreement with China State Post Bureau which will secure China Southern's position as the premier cargo, mail and overnight mail carrier in China.
		Wang added, "China Postal Airlines' future growth has been constrained by its own business environment -- due to the small operation scale and insufficient capacity -- and its current flights, aircraft maintenance and operations are just not able to meet the demand of a sustained development.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:87560907&refid=ink_tptd_np (691 words)

	Airwise Discussion Forum - Federal Express
		MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2003--On January 27, 2003, FedEx Express, a FedEx Corp. operating company (NYSE:FDX), expects to receive the first of eight ATR 42-320 aircraft acquired under a definitive purchase agreement with Continental Airlines.
		FedEx Express will use the ATR 42s within its U.S. domestic feeder operations to support, supplement and enhance the FedEx Express trunk aircraft system.
		The FedEx Express feeder network helps serve customers in geographic areas where surface transportation is not expedient enough to provide the service level desired.
	forum.airwise.com /forum/showthread.php?threadid=2756 (411 words)

	ThinkKC > Federal Express (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Federal Express, the world’s largest all-cargo express airline, has opened a distribution center capable of sorting 6,000 packages per hour at Kansas City International Airport.
		With more space and Federal Express’ extra sorting power, aviation officials expect an increase of 20 percent in cargo volume at KCI within a year and another 20 percent jump the following year.
		For four years, KCI has ranked first in cargo volume in the six-state region of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
	www.smartkc.com /1_kcnews/1c_article_archives/1997/fedex_97.htm (223 words)

	* FEDERAL EXPRESS *
		Knowing just how the express shipping industry is by todays standards and it's high volumes clearly suggests that this is how you have to pack.
		There will always be that first time for everyone until they "LEARN" how to properly pack shipments of this nature, but once you learn and you choose to take chances only suggests you don't really care for your model and all the work that went into it.
		We don't live in a perfect world and express shipping has blown up in a matter that was unforeseen by it's founders in the last decade alone.
	www.rcuniverse.com /forum/fb.asp?m=2780349 (2277 words)

	4.12: The Airline of the Internet
		And by the same token, even a speed-addicted company such as Federal Express can seem like a fossil-fueled dinosaur if you subscribe to the theory that "being digital" means that bits, not atoms, will be the bedrock of economic activity in the Information Age.
		The intimacy of this connection between the datasphere and the physical world is what enables FedEx to accomplish its daily miracle of collecting, sorting, and delivering millions of packages to millions of addresses around the globe overnight.
		Instead, they unselfconsciously proclaim that "FedEx is a network." When pressed, they go on to explain that the FedEx network embraces two essential components: a global network of planes and trucks used for moving bundles of atoms, and an information network of digital technology that specializes in moving streams of bits.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/4.12/ffedex_pr.html (5803 words)

	Federal Express
		The FedEx Corporation provides integrated transportation, information, and logistics solutions through a powerful family of companies including FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company.
		1965: The idea for Federal Express is developed by its founder, Frederick W. Smith, in an undergraduate term paper at Yale.
		1989: Federal Express expanded to the international market during the 1980's through acquisitions including Tiger International.
	www.shanaberger.com /airlines/fedex.htm (115 words)

	Wired 4.12: The Airline of the Internet
		In 1973, Fred Smith launched Federal Express from an abandoned military hangar tucked away in a dark corner of Memphis International Airport in Tennessee.
		During the company's early days, in classic entrepreneurial style, gung-ho couriers delivered packages in family cars, pilots bought fuel for company jets with personal credit cards, and sales reps called customers from warehouse phone booths.
		FedEx has become the largest express delivery company in the world by riding the leading edge of two trends that have revolutionized the shipping business since the late 1970s: the deregulation of the airline and trucking industries in the US, and the rise of information technology.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/4.12/ffedex.html?pg=3&topic= (836 words)

	www.cargoserv.com
		If you need more information about an individual cargo shipment, please contact the airline.
		Our Carriers Served page has links to many of the airline's cargo web sites.
		All you have to do is select the airline, verify or change the prefix of your shipment number, enter the AWB number, click on the SUBMIT QUERY button, and this system will automatically retrieve and display the current status of your cargo.
	www.cargoserv.com /tracking.asp?Carrier=FX&Pfx=023 (172 words)

	Technical Difficulties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In the meantime, Members and Subscribers who want to access the magazine and newsletter may do so through the links below:
		Newsletter: March 2004 Airline Pilot Job Monthly Newsletter
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	www.jet-jobs.com /airlineprofiles/airlinehistories/fedexhistory.html (126 words)

	Federal Express Retiree Club
		NEW DIRECTORY: Check out your newly updated club Member Directory.
		NEW AIRLINE DISCOUNTS: Four more airlines offer discounts to retirees.
		Go to the Travel Section and view the updated Travel Request Form.
	www.ferc1.org (145 words)

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