From: www.fedex.com
FedEx Express will be the first to take delivery of the Airbus A380-800F from Airbus in August 2008 and the first to deploy the plane in in service for its global customers.
FedEx, which announced its purchase of 10 A380-800Fs in January 2001, worked closely with Airbus working groups on design details of the cargo version. Delivery of the first A380 cargo plane will be followed by two more by the end of 2008, three in 2009, three in 2010 and the 10th in 2011. FedEx also holds options for 10 additional aircraft.
During the first year of operation, the three FedEx planes will operate on long-range routes between FedEx hubs in Asia and North America. Additional routes from Europe to North America and Europe to Asia will be added as more aircraft are added to the fleet in coming years.
The planes not only give FedEx greater network capacity, but they are cost effective and environmentally friendly. The engine, the Engine Alliance GP7200, has a design strategy which will allow the A380 to surpass requirements for lower emissions, noise and fuel burn.
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