FedEx expands north of England hub

Integrated Logistics Aircraft manufacturers Features

April 21, 2022

FedEx Express has expanded its operations at Newcastle International Airport in the north of England.

It has opened a new facility equipped with the latest scanning technology, allowing on-site sorting and package scanning. It supports an upgrade to a FedEx-branded B737-400, three times the size of its current ATR72 aircraft and adding 149,000lbs of additional inbound and outbound capacity per week.

A new weekly outbound flight will be added to the current schedule, giving five outbound flights and four inbound flights.

FedEx says the North East of England is one of the fastest-growing economies in the UK. In the year to March 2019 the region exported £59.6 billion worth of goods overseas.

James Graham

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