FedEx has added 567,000 kilograms of weekly capacity to its trans-Pacific network, expanding air cargo links between Asia Pacific and the United States, the company said.
The extra capacity operates through three routing variations. These connect FedEx's Asia Pacific hub in Guangzhou and its sub-regional hubs in Shanghai, China, and Osaka, Japan with its gateway in Clark, the Philippines, before routing via Anchorage, Alaska, to the FedEx World Hub in Memphis, Tennessee.
Businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as Hong Kong, can reach the additional US capacity through connections via Clark and Shanghai, according to the company.
The 567,000 kilograms is the weekly total for the new service, which FedEx describes as operating through the three routing variations set out above.
Five-times-weekly 777F service
The new service is flown five times a week with Boeing 777F freighters. FedEx said the capacity is expected to help customers in advanced industrial manufacturing, AI infrastructure and premium e-commerce meet rising demand. The company names those three segments as the demand drivers behind the added frequency but does not quantify expected volumes for any of them.
A second new connection links Asia Pacific customers to Dallas–Fort Worth five times a week via Anchorage, adding a gateway to what the company describes as one of the leading technology and data centre markets in the United States.
The additional capacity is being added through extra frequencies on routings that pass through FedEx's established hubs in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Osaka, Clark, Anchorage and Memphis, alongside the new Dallas–Fort Worth link.
Year-end peak preparation
Salil Chari, president of FedEx Asia Pacific, said global supply chains are becoming increasingly interconnected, particularly across advanced manufacturing, AI-related industries and premium e-commerce.
He said the added capacity comes at a critical time, as customers prepare for higher shipping volumes ahead of the year-end peak season, and that businesses need reliable access to capacity, speed and global connectivity to serve their customers and keep supply chains moving.
According to Chari, the additional flights strengthen links between Asia Pacific and key US markets including Dallas–Fort Worth, while supporting growth across semiconductors, technology and AI-driven industries.
The announcement does not give the share of the 567,000 kilograms allocated to each routing, the payload carried on each frequency, whether the capacity supplements or replaces existing trans-Pacific frequencies, or how long the additional flights will operate.