FedEx Express (FedEx) conceived the idea of an international network more than 20 years ago, when it purchased Gelco Express International, a courier service with offices in Europe and Asia. FedEx set up the first Asia Pacific regional office in Hawaii in 1987, and a year later began its first direct, scheduled cargo service to Japan.
In 1989, FedEx expanded its service offerings in the region when it purchased Flying Tigers, an all-cargo airline with flying rights to 21 countries. For the first time, FedEx had governmental permission to carry documents, packages and freight to multiple Asian destinations on a regular schedule including: Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
FedEx currently serves more than 30 countries and territories in the Asia Pacific market with more than 10,000 employees. Operating its own wide-bodied MD-11 and A310 aircraft, FedEx offers over 400 flights per week to Bangkok, Beijing, Cebu, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Osaka, Penang, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Subic Bay, Sydney, Taipei, and Tokyo, as well as destinations in the U.S. and Europe.
