FedEx
American freight and package delivery company
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| 2025 | Planned completion of the FedEx Freight division spin-off as a separate publicly-traded company. |
| 2024 | FedEx relinquished their naming rights to the stadium, which was subsequently renamed Northwest Stadium. |
| 2024 | FedEx announces it will not return to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025, concluding a 20-year sponsorship of the No. 11 car. |
| 2024 | Josh Allen wins NFL Most Valuable Player for the first time in his career |
| 2024 | Ja'Marr Chase becomes first wide receiver to win FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week award |
| 2024 | FedEx introduces a new NFL Player of the Week award format, featuring six weekly finalists - three for the 'Air' category (quarterbacks) and three for the 'Ground' category (running backs, wide receivers, tight ends), with winners determined by fan online voting at NFL.com. |
| December 19 2024 | FedEx announced a strategic corporate restructuring plan to spin-off its freight truck division as a separate publicly-traded company, with the new entity to retain the FedEx Freight name and expected to be completed within 2025. |
| July 2024 | FedEx driver Santos M. Valentin killed three people in a vehicular homicide incident while using his cell phone while driving a FedEx semi truck. Video evidence showed Valentin looking at his phone for an extended period before the crash, and he was subsequently charged with three counts of vehicular homicide. |
| May 2024 | A FedEx truck in Texas veered into the oncoming lane and collided with an SUV, resulting in the deaths of all five occupants of the SUV. |
| 2023 | FedEx discontinued its SameDay City same-day delivery courier service. |
| 2023 | Retired the old tri-jet DC-10 aircraft after replacing them with newer Boeing 767 and 777 freighters. |
| April 13 2023 | Victims and families filed a lawsuit against American Tactical Inc. and Schmeisser GmbH, the distributors of the high-capacity magazine used in the shooting. |
| October 9 2022 | Tua Tagovailoa became the first player to win three consecutive FedEx Air Player of the Week awards since Aaron Rodgers in 2011, achieving this feat with three straight games of three passing touchdowns. |
| May 2022 | FedEx began deliveries of the Cessna 408 SkyCourier, of which they are the launch customer. |
| April 23 2022 | Eight memorial trees for the victims were planted at Arsenal Park in Indianapolis, sponsored by the Sikh Coalition and hosted by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and the Eway Foundation. |
| March 29 2022 | Founder Frederick W. Smith announced his retirement as CEO, to become executive chairman effective June 1, 2022. Raj Subramaniam was named as his successor. |
| 2021 | FedEx became the main global sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Youth League, and the UEFA Futsal Champions League for the 2021–24 cycle. |
| December 17 2021 | Joe Burrow set a new single-season franchise record for touchdowns and passing yards in a victory against the Kansas City Chiefs. |
| December 16 2021 | Joe Burrow set a new franchise record with 525 passing yards in a victory against Baltimore Ravens, becoming the first player in Bengals history to have a 500-yard game. |
| July 2021 | FedEx built and opened a new 17,000 sq.m. facility in Clark, costing US$30 million, further expanding its presence in the Philippines. |
| April 20 2021 | Governor Eric Holcomb announced plans to restore and bolster funding for mental health services over the next two years. |
| April 19 2021 | FedEx established a GoFundMe campaign through the National Compassion Fund, contributing $1 million to support survivors and victims' families. |
| April 18 2021 | The shooter's family apologized to the victims' families for his actions. |
| April 17 2021 | Over 200 people attended a candlelight vigil at Krannert Park in Indianapolis, with remarks from local officials including Mayor Joe Hogsett and Representative André Carson. |
| April 16 2021 | President Joe Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff and released a statement condemning mass shootings, calling for a ban on military-style assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines. |
| April 15 2021 | A mass shooting occurred at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, resulting in nine deaths, including the gunman Brandon Scott Hole. Seven others were injured, four by gunfire. This became the deadliest workplace shooting in Indiana's history. |
| March 2021 | FedEx announced a comprehensive plan to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040, committing $2 billion to sustainable energy initiatives, including $100M for a Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture and plans to transition to an all-electric ground fleet. |
| 2020 | Denny Hamlin wins his third Daytona 500 with the FedEx-sponsored No. 11 car. |
| 2020 | Became launch customer for ATR 72-600F, with deliveries beginning this year. |
| 2020 | Retired the older, smaller Airbus A310 freighters as part of fleet modernization efforts. |
| 2020 | Aaron Rodgers wins NFL Most Valuable Player for the third time in his career |
| 2020 | Derrick Henry named NFL Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for a career-high 2,027 yards |
| December 2020 | FedEx reported financial results for fiscal year 2020, with earnings of US$1.286 billion, annual revenue of US$69.217 billion, and market capitalization valued at over US$2,459 billion. |
| December 2020 | FedEx acquired ShopRunner, an e-commerce platform. |
| October 2020 | Hole was terminated from his FedEx job due to absenteeism. |
| October 6 2020 | FedEx celebrated its 36 Years of Operations and established a new gateway in the Philippines. |
| September 2020 | Hole legally purchased his second AR-15 style rifle from a licensed gun store. |
| August 2020 | Hole began working at the FedEx facility. |
| July 2020 | The Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA) called for a suspension of FedEx's Hong Kong operations, citing extremely difficult working conditions for pilots during the COVID-19 pandemic and criticizing the company's inadequate protections and sick leave policies. |
| July 2020 | Hole legally purchased his first AR-15 style rifle from a licensed gun store. |
| April 2020 | The FBI questioned Hole about white supremacist websites, but closed the investigation due to insufficient evidence. |
| March 2020 | Hole's mother contacted local authorities about his suicide intent and shotgun purchase. Police took him to a hospital and placed him in a mental health temporary hold. |
| 2019 | FedEx experienced a significant drop in net income to $540 million, with revenue increasing to $69.693 billion and employee count growing to 239,000. |
| 2019 | Denny Hamlin wins his second Daytona 500 with the FedEx-sponsored No. 11 car. |
| 2019 | Lamar Jackson becomes second player ever to be unanimously voted NFL Most Valuable Player |
| December 2019 | CNBC listed FedEx among 378 Fortune 500 companies that paid an effective federal tax rate of 0% or less. |
| November 6 2019 | FedEx Express announced its return to the Philippines, planning to expand operations in Clark, Pampanga as an Asia-Pacific hub. |
| August 2019 | FedEx terminated ground deliveries for Amazon. |
| July 2019 | Chinese regulators accused FedEx of holding back over 100 packages that Huawei was attempting to deliver to China, alleging the company committed regulatory 'violations' in its package handling. |
| June 2019 | FedEx announced they would not renew their $850 million contract with Amazon for U.S. domestic express delivery business. |
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