Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

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Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

I****TEM 2. PROPERTIES

FedEx Express Segment

FedEx Express’s principal owned and leased properties include its aircraft, vehicles, major sorting and handling facilities, administration buildings, FedEx Drop Boxes, and data processing and telecommunications equipment.

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Aircraft and Vehicles

As of May 31, 2023, FedEx Express’s aircraft fleet consisted of the following:

DescriptionOwnedLeasedTotalMaximum Gross Structural Payload (Pounds per Aircraft)
Boeing B777F50353233,300
Boeing MD1141546192,600
Boeing 767F128—128(1)127,100
Airbus A300-60056965106,600
Boeing 757-200115—11563,000
ATR-72 600F13—13(2)19,290
ATR-7219—1917,970
ATR-4218—1812,070
Cessna 4089—96,000
Cessna 208B234—2342,830
Total68317700

(1)

Includes one aircraft not currently in operation and undergoing pre-service modifications.

(2)

Includes two aircraft not currently in operation and undergoing pre-service modifications.

During 2023, we retired our MD-10-30 fleet and accelerated the retirement of our MD-11 fleet to the end of 2028. See the “Results of Operations and Outlook — Consolidated Results — Goodwill and Other Asset Impairment Charges” section of “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of this Annual Report for more information on aircraft retirements during 2023.

As of May 31, 2023, FedEx Express operated more than 82,000 vehicles in its global network.

Aircraft Purchase Commitments

The following table is a summary of the number and type of aircraft we were committed to purchase as of May 31, 2023, with the year of expected delivery:

Cessna SkyCourier 408ATR 72-600FB767FB777FTotal
2024151014443
202512610230
2026141——15
2027—————
2028—————
Thereafter—————
Total411724688

As of May 31, 2023, we had $1.0 billion in deposits and progress payments on aircraft purchases and other planned aircraft-related transactions. See Note 17 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information about our purchase commitments and options.

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Sorting and Handling Facilities

At May 31, 2023, FedEx Express operated the following major sorting and handling facilities:

LocationAcresSquare FeetSorting Capacity (per hour)****(1)LessorLease Expiration Calendar Year
Primary
Memphis, Tennessee9163,671,859484,000Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority2036
National
Indianapolis, Indiana(2)4503,002,925140,000Indianapolis Airport Authority2053
Miami, Florida(3)35284,8097,000Aero Miami FX, LLC2041
Regional
Fort Worth, Texas168987,38876,000Fort Worth Alliance Airport Authority2041
Newark, New Jersey70634,193156,000Port Authority of New York and New Jersey2030
Oakland, California75587,70063,000Port of Oakland2036
Greensboro, N. Carolina165595,00023,000Piedmont Triad Airport Authority2031
Metropolitan
Chicago, Illinois54481,35024,000City of Chicago2028
Los Angeles, California34305,30023,000City of Los Angeles2025(4)
International
Anchorage, Alaska(5)64375,30025,000State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities2023
Paris, France(6)1111,238,00070,600Aeroports de Paris2048
Cologne, Germany(6)11325,00017,900Cologne Bonn Airport2040
Guangzhou, China(7)155873,00656,000Guangdong Airport Management Corp.2029
Osaka, Japan(7)17425,2069,000Kansai Airports2024
Liege, Belgium(8)23659,35415,600Liege Airport2036

(1)

Documents and packages.

(2)

In addition to U.S. domestic express package and freight shipments, handles certain international express package and freight shipments to and from Europe.

(3)

Handles international express package and freight shipments to and from Latin America and the Caribbean.

(4)

Property is held under two separate leases — we are currently renewing the lease for the sorting and handling facility that expired in 2021 on a month-to-month basis while a new lease is being negotiated, and the lease for the ramp expansion expires in calendar 2025.

(5)

Handles international express package and freight shipments to and from Asia, Europe, and North America.

(6)

Handles intra-Europe express package and freight shipments, as well as international express package and freight shipments to and from Europe.

(7)

Handles intra-Asia express package and freight shipments, as well as international express package and freight shipments to and from Asia.

(8)

Handles intra-Europe express package and freight shipments.

FedEx Express’s primary sorting facility, which serves as the center of its multiple hub-and-spoke system, is located at the Memphis International Airport. FedEx Express’s facilities at the Memphis International Airport also include aircraft hangars, aircraft ramp areas, vehicle parking areas, flight training and fuel facilities, the FedEx Cold Chain Center, administrative offices, and warehouse space.

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FedEx Express leases these facilities from the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (the “Authority”). The lease obligates FedEx Express to maintain and insure the leased property and to pay all related taxes, assessments, and other charges. The lease is subordinate to, and FedEx Express’s rights thereunder could be affected by, any future lease or agreement between the Authority and the U.S. government.

FedEx Express has additional major international sorting-and-handling facilities located at Narita Airport in Tokyo and Stansted Airport outside London. FedEx Express also has a substantial presence at airports in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Dubai. A central air hub near Liege, Belgium connects specific large European markets. In 2023, FedEx Express reopened and completed central European road hubs in Duiven, The Netherlands and Novara, Italy, respectively.

Administrative and Other Properties and Facilities

The World Headquarters of FedEx Express is located in southeastern Shelby County, Tennessee. FedEx Express international headquarters are located in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands. As of May 31, 2023, FedEx Express owned or leased approximately 650 facilities for city station operations in the U.S. In addition, over 1,100 city stations are owned or leased throughout FedEx Express’s international network. The majority of these leases are for terms of five to ten years. City stations serve as a sorting and distribution center for a particular city or region. We believe that suitable alternative facilities are available in each locale on satisfactory terms, if necessary.

As of May 31, 2023, FedEx Express had approximately 29,000 Drop Boxes. FedEx Express customers can also ship from over 45,000 staffed drop-off locations, including FedEx Office stores and FedEx Authorized ShipCenters. Internationally, FedEx Express had approximately 19,000 drop-off locations.

FedEx Ground Segment

FedEx Ground’s corporate headquarters are located in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. As of May 31, 2023, FedEx Ground owned or leased over 700 facilities, including more than 160 fully automated stations. In addition, more than 100,000 vehicles owned or leased by service providers support FedEx Ground’s business. Of the 606 facilities that supported FedEx Home Delivery as of May 31, 2023, 587 were co-located with existing FedEx Ground operations. Leased facilities generally have terms of five years or less. Strategically located to cover the geographic area served by FedEx Ground, the facilities range in size from approximately 1,000 to 1,060,000 square feet, with an average size of approximately 176,000 square feet. See “Item 1. Business” of this Annual Report under the caption “FedEx Ground Segment” for information regarding the rationalization of FedEx Ground’s operations in 2023 through sort consolidations and the cancellation of several planned network capacity projects.

FedEx Freight Segment

FedEx Freight’s corporate headquarters are located in Memphis, Tennessee, with some administrative offices in Harrison, Arkansas. As of May 31, 2023, FedEx Freight operated nearly 30,000 vehicles and approximately 390 service centers, which are strategically located to provide service throughout North America. These facilities range in size from approximately 1,000 to 280,000 square feet of office and dock space. FedEx Freight plans to close and consolidate approximately 30 locations in the first quarter of 2024.

FedEx Services Segment

FedEx Services’ corporate headquarters are located in Memphis, Tennessee. FedEx Services leases state-of-the-art technology centers in Collierville, Tennessee and Colorado Springs, Colorado. These facilities house personnel responsible for strategic software development and other functions that support FedEx’s technology and e-commerce solutions.

The FedEx Authorized ShipCenter program offers U.S. domestic and international FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipping and drop-off services through a network of nearly 4,700 franchised and independent “pack and ship” retail locations. The FedEx OnSite network includes nearly 17,000 drop-off locations at Walgreens, Dollar General, and Albertsons stores. Additionally, FedEx Services has an agreement with Office Depot, Inc. to offer U.S. domestic and international FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipping and drop-off services at nearly 1,000 Office Depot and OfficeMax retail locations.

FedEx Dataworks Operating Segment

FedEx Dataworks’ corporate headquarters are located in Memphis, Tennessee.

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FedEx Office Operating Segment

FedEx Office’s corporate headquarters are located in Plano, Texas. As of May 31, 2023, FedEx Office operated approximately 2,000 customer-facing stores and 18 manufacturing plants with expanded print capabilities (traditional electrophotography, digital and traditional offset, large and grand format, and dye sublimation printing), with 14 of the manufacturing plants also housing co-located signs and graphics production operations. Substantially all FedEx Office stores are leased, generally for terms of five to ten years with varying renewal options. FedEx Office operates approximately 200 stores at hotels, convention centers, hospitals, universities, and corporate campuses, with the remainder generally located in strip malls, office buildings, Walmart stores, and stand-alone structures. FedEx Office’s customer-facing stores average approximately 3,200 square feet in size. During 2023 approximately 150 FedEx Office stores were closed.

FedEx Logistics Operating Segment

FedEx Logistics’s corporate headquarters are located in Memphis, Tennessee. As of May 31, 2023, FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage operated approximately 122 offices and facilities in 33 countries and territories throughout North America and in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East, and Australia/New Zealand. In addition, as of May 31, 2023, FedEx Supply Chain had approximately 82 facilities through which it operates its supply chain logistics services.

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