FEDEX EXPRESS TO BUY 10 PLANES FROM AIRBUS
Federal Express on Monday said it has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Industrie to acquire 10 A380-800Fs, the high-capacity, long-range plane.
FedEx Express will take delivery of three planes yearly from 2008 to 2011, and the 1 and The carrier will take 10 of the planes, three each year in years 2008-2010, and one plane in 2011. FedEx Express holds options from Airbus for 10 more A380 planes, it said.