Cargo carriers operate fewer flights than passenger lines but they still present a hazard to crew and people on the ground.

FedEx founder Fred Smith, known by many as Memphis, Tennessee’s "most important citizen," has died. He was 80 years old. Smith started FedEx in 1973 with 14 small planes flying packages to 25 U.S.

Fred Smith, who founded FedEx Express Corp. 54 years ago and revolutionized the parcel delivery business by using aircraft for overnight delivery, died Saturday, the company said on its website. He ...

FedEx founder Frederick Wallace Smith, whose express shipping company revolutionized air cargo transportation and set the standard for "absolutely, positively" overnight delivery, died on June 21, ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small parcels ...

The UPS plane that crashed in Louisville was a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, a long-range cargo jet known for its power.

Frederick W. Smith, who revolutionized express delivery as the founder and longtime chief executive of FedEx, a company that became so ubiquitous its name gained currency as a verb, died June 21 in ...

Fred Smith's innovative express shipping company revolutionized air cargo, establishing the overnight delivery standard. He built FedEx into a global shipping giant from a concept in a college term ...