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Article: Memphis International Airport, air cargo, and the global economy.
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- Business Perspectives
- Article date:
- June 22, 2007
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* The Airports International Council cites Memphis International Airport as the world's busiest cargo airport for the past 12 consecutive years.
* In 2006, over 3.5 million metric tons were shipped through the Memphis International Airport.
* The FedEx Worldwide Headquarters and World Hub employ 40,000 people from the Memphis area.
* 2 million packages are sorted nightly at the FedEx World Hub by 12,000 employees.
* 200 aircraft at FedEx provide next-day delivery to North America and 48-hour delivery to global destinations.
* UPS's third largest U.S. cargo facility is located in Memphis, and is the carrier's only facility ...