FEDEX’S HISTORY

1971 - 1989• 1971: Federal Express Corp. is

founded in Little Rock, Arkansas.

• 1975: Federal Express installs its first drop box.

• 1977: Federal Express purchases seven Boeing 727 aircraft

• 1978: listed on the New York Stock Exchange (FDX).

• 1983: reach revenues of $1 billion .

• 1989: purchases Flying Tiger

1971 - 1989

1990 - 1999

• 1990: win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in the service category.

• 1994: launches fedex.com • 1995: opens the Asia Pacific hub

in Subic Bay• 1998: creates FDX Corp.• 1999: opens a hub in Paris airport

and launches its Euroone network

2000 - 2015• 2000: FDX is renamed FedEx

Corporation.

• 2001: create an alliance with U.S. Postal Service.

• 2004: acquires Kinko's for $2.4 billion.

• 2005: launches around-the-world flights.

2000 - 2015• 2007: expands in India

• 2012: acquires Rapidão Cometa, Brazil.

• 2014: acquires the Supaswift businesses in South Africa and six other countries.

• 2015: starts the construction of the FedEx Shanghai International Express