FedEx Express now operates a fleet of 92 Boeing 757-200 freighters (pictured) after sending 22 to retirement last quarter. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) FedEx Corp. has permanently retired 22 Boeing 757-200 freighter aircraft as part of a downsizing campaign to better align the air fleet with slower parcel demand, the company announced Tuesday along with fourth-quarter […]
A 689-foot freighter began taking on water Saturday morning after the massive ship hit an underwater obstacle in Lake Superior near Grand Portage, Minnesota, forcing about half of the 22 people on board to evacuate, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Michipicoten, which was carrying taconite, a low-grade iron ore, was around 35 miles southwest of […]
A ship carrying iron ore across Lake Superior collided with something underwater Saturday morning, puncturing the vessel and allowing water inside, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Michipicoten, a carrier ship longer than two football fields, began taking on water around 6:53 a.m. Saturday, the Coast Guard said. The ship is 35 miles southwest of […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — A freighter in Lake Superior hit something underwater on Saturday and started taking on water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Great Lakes district received reports about 6:53 a.m. that a 689-foot-long (210-meter-long) ship called the Michipicoten had collided with something about 35 miles (56 kilometers) […]
A UPS Boeing 767-300 waits for its next trip at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The express carrier operates 88 of the aircraft type. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) The Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill approved Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives includes language allowing Boeing an extra five years to produce 767 freighters for FedEx and […]