FedEx debuts air freight service connecting Dublin and Indianapolis

FedEx has began a brand new flight linking Dublin and Indianapolis, the second largest air hub within the firm’s community, to hurry transport of healthcare and different high-value freight merchandise for shippers in the USA and Eire.

The brand new direct air freight lane will function 4 days per week and permit items from Dublin to bypass congested East coast gateways and arrive at their vacation spot sooner or later quicker, FedEx (NYSE: FDX) stated in a information launch on Tuesday. Eire is a high pharmaceutical and biopharma hub. Many pharmaceutical and medical gear corporations are additionally based mostly in Indiana.

Chief Buyer Officer Brie Carere first disclosed the brand new flight on Sept. 18 through the firm’s first-quarter earnings presentation, however provided no particulars.

“This flight highlights the success of our Tricolor worldwide community redesign technique in strengthening our capabilities within the international air freight market,” stated Richard Smith, chief working officer, worldwide and chief government officer, airline. “By including this route, U.S.-based prospects can scale back supply occasions to considered one of Europe’s key innovation hubs, the place industries like healthcare, electronics, and aerospace are experiencing important development. Our community, augmented by superior digital instruments, is designed to help prospects in these increasing sectors.”

Over the previous two years, FedEx has remodeled its air community to remove extra capability amid a slowdown in parcel volumes, and enhance profitability and customer support. A key a part of the color-coded technique includes segregating the fleet by product classes and demand necessities. The Purple community is for in a single day specific, the Orange community is for premium normal cargo tendered by freight forwarders and the White community is for low-priority shipments booked on business passenger plane by FedEx’s freight forwarding arm.

Eire is a robust export market, with about 68% of whole items exported in early 2025 certain for the USA. Prescription drugs and medical gear are the main export merchandise.

FedEx lately opened a 16,000-plus-square-foot cold-chain facility on the Indianapolis hub. The ability options three temperature zones: minus 25 C to minus 10 C (minus 13 F), 2 C to eight C (35 F to 46 F), and 15 C to 25 C (59 F to 77 F), plus a re-icing room.

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