{"id":18339,"date":"2017-02-23T09:58:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T14:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=18339"},"modified":"2017-02-23T10:04:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T15:04:11","slug":"postal-service-fedex-renew-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/02\/23\/postal-service-fedex-renew-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal Service &#038; FedEx Renew Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2\/23\/17 &#8211; The U.S. Postal Service is pleased to execute a four year renewal to extend the Air Cargo Network (ACN) contract with FedEx through September 29, 2024. The competitively awarded contract began October 1, 2013, and provides domestic air transportation for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express. This contract modification aligns capacity with Postal demand, provides operational flexibility and service enhancements, and results in reduced costs for the Postal Service. FedEx is the largest provider of air transportation capacity to the Postal Service. The Postal Service and FedEx have had a longstanding business relationship since 2001. See FedEx press release below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9857\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/news27s1-e1425140051297-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/news27s1-e1425140051297-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/news27s1-e1425140051297.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>FedEx Extends Express Air Transportation Contract With United States Postal Service<\/h2>\n<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn., February 23, 2017\u2014FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced that its FedEx Express subsidiary has entered into an extension to the express air transportation contract with the United States Postal Service originally executed on April 23, 2013. \u00a0The contract modification extends the agreement through September 29, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The modified contract is expected to generate revenue of approximately $1.5 billion per year for FedEx Express. \u00a0FedEx Express will provide airport-to-airport transportation of USPS Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail within the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to be able to extend this agreement and to continue the outstanding service that FedEx Express has provided to the USPS for more than 16 years,\u201d said David J. Bronczek, president and chief operating officer of FedEx Corporation. \u201cThis contract provides USPS with the operational reliability and flexibility they have come to expect from FedEx.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2\/23\/17 &#8211; The U.S. Postal Service is pleased to execute a four year renewal to extend the Air Cargo Network (ACN) contract with FedEx through September 29, 2024. The competitively awarded contract began October 1, 2013, and provides domestic air transportation for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express. 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