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

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.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fred Smith, the visionary who turned a college paper into the global shipping powerhouse FedEx, has died. He was 80. Although he stepped down as CEO in 2022, Smith's influence on how the world ships ...

Fred Smith, who transformed the parcel shipping industry by risking his family’s fortune to found FedEx Corp. in 1971, has died. He was 80. “It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I share ...

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 ...