A work colleague was talking today of a pair of jeans he has ordered from a French online clothing store. The jeans are being freighted to Australia by FedEx, the American logistics/supply-chain behemoths.

Our conversation moved to FedEx’s acquisition of new aircraft to service the increasing demands for airfreight.

FedEx have recently cancelled their order for 10 Airbus A380-800F. Apparently this was due to long-delays with Airbus churning out the popular A380. It’s interesting how airlines are still ordering the A380 even with the long-delays.

Obviously Airbus are operating at full-employment and demand is still increasing. This is a great opportunity for Boeing to capture even more market share. This is exactly what they’ve done with FedEx who now have an order in for 15 Boeing 777’s and an option to take a further 10.

Source: BBC