WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology - Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release: U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 777,510 workers in September 2022, 8,404 (1.09%) more workers than in August 2022 (769,106) and 34,410 (4.63%) more than in pre-pandemic September 2019 (743,100). U.S. scheduled-service passenger airlines employed  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 12 -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world's largest express transportation company, has teamed up with the non-profit organization, United Way Mumbai, to build nine play areas in schools for children, that are designed with sustainability in mind through the use of repurposed materials. Through this "Playscapes Project", over 6,500 school children from economically poorer areas in Mumbai,   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 10 -- FedEx issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2022: FedEx today announced 30 grant recipients of the FedEx(R) Entrepreneur Fund, a new initiative designed to uplift veterans and small business owners with disabilities by providing access to funding, resources and networks to help them succeed. The fund will provide grants of $10,000 each to the 30 small businesses selected, for a total of $300,000, in collaboration with Hello Alice and Global Entrepreneurshi  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 10 -- FedEx issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2022: FedEx today announced 30 grant recipients of the FedEx(R) Entrepreneur Fund, a new initiative designed to uplift veterans and small business owners with disabilities by providing access to funding, resources and networks to help them succeed. The fund will provide grants of $10,000 each to the 30 small businesses selected, for a total of $300,000, in collaboration with Hello Alice and Global Entrepreneurship  more

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 9 -- FedEx issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2022: FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, is bolstering support for cross-border trade and e-commerce growth in Korea with the launch of its new FedEx Incheon Gateway located at Incheon International Airport, South Korea. The new facility offers enhanced capabilities that will benefit local businesses looking to access inter  more

MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 10 -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world's largest express transportation company, is showcasing its one-stop shop shipping solutions for the aerospace industry, at the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS), from November 9 to 11, 2022. Aircraft maintenance is an extremely time sensitive undertaking and the time needed to ship replacement parts, which range from large materials to specialize  more

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- FedEx issued the following news release: With online shopping continuing to be a significant part of many Canadians' holiday preparations, e-commerce has empowered consumers with the tools to navigate a busy shopping season without having to necessarily tighten their purse strings. In fact, new data from this year's annual FedEx Express Holiday Shopping Survey reveals that a whopping 78 per cent of Canadian holiday shoppers expect to spend the same or m  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 9 (TNSrpt) -- FedEx issued the following news release: * * * In Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA), FedEx indirectly contributed to net economic output worth US$3.8 billion across the AMEA region's economy in FY 2022 - a 12% increase over FY 2021 * * * FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has released the findings from its 2022 report that analyzed the company's impact on the global economy with key regional and market-specific analyses from around the world at the concl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control issued the following testimony by Steven Cagen, assistant director of the Homeland Security Investigations at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, involving a field hearing at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa on Oct. 27, 2022, on fentanyl: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss Homeland Security Investigations' (HSI) efforts to disrupt the flow of fentanyl enteri  more