2. 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
3. • 1978: listed on the New York
Stock Exchange (FDX).
• 1983: reach revenues of $1
billion .
• 1989: purchases Flying Tiger
1971 - 1989
4. 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
5. 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.
6. 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
