FedEx to close data centers, retire mainframes

Re:FedEx to close data centers, retire mainframes by scottyah on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @01:52PM (#31991447)

Fun Fact: They don't technically own their planes, since it would have made them an nice target for a hostile takeover if someone wanted them

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Re:FedEx to close data centers, retire mainframes by nightpool on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @10:50AM (#32001843)

This seems... incorrect? http://www.fedex.com/us/about/overview/companies/express/Exp... indicates that they own 696 aircraft, and https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airline-fedex-orders/fede... says that they just bought 50 more in 2015. No mentions of a lease agreement here. In fact, according to Wikipedia, for smaller aircraft FedEx operates a dry lease business where they lease their fleet out to contractors to deliver certain routes:

    In the United States (along with Morningstar Air Express in Canada), FedEx Express operates FedEx Feeder (and for Morningstar, mainline FedEx service) on a dry lease program where the contractor will lease the aircraft from the FedEx fleet and provide a crew to operate the aircraft solely for FedEx

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Re:FedEx to close data centers, retire mainframes by Jabbles on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @04:46PM (#31993484)

Please elaborate.

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Re:FedEx to close data centers, retire mainframes by kragen on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @08:03PM (#31995239)

Oh really. They lease their fleet of planes? I had no idea!

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