Global integrator FedEx has launched a new route connecting the FedEx APAC Hub in Guangzhou, China and its World Hub in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Currently, an MD-11 freighter is being used, but it will be replaced with a B-777 freighter in May. The new routeoffers five flights per week from Tuesday to Saturday.

 

In April, the flight departing from Guangzhou stops in Osaka, Japan and Anchorage, Alaska. But beginning in May, the flight from Guangzhou will stop in Osaka before flying directly to Memphis. From Tuesday to Friday, the flight returning from Memphis stops in Indianapolis, Indiana and Anchorage before flying directly to Guangzhou, while the Saturday flight stops in Honolulu and Anchorage.

 

Karen Reddington, president, Asia Pacific FedEx Express said: “Adding volume and a faster, more direct connection to our Memphis hub will give Asia Pacific businesses a stronger competitive advantage in connecting to customers in North America and beyond.“

 

The Asia Pacific region is predicted to grow at a rate of 6.5 per cent in 2018, two per cent faster than the projected global growth rate. Boeing forecasts that air cargo flowing from Asia to North America will increase by 4.7 per cent per year over the next 20 years. In addition, Guangdong province, where the APAC Hub in Guangzhou is located, is one of China’s major trade centres. In 2017, Guangdong's total import and export value of goods grew by eight per cent year-on-year, while the total import and export value with the United States grew by 10.4 per cent year-on-year.