06/24/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Air Courier.

• FedEx retires last of Boeing 727 freighters, ending era _{2013-06-24, 06:44 pm}
  These 727s, lined up in the foreground at FedEx's Memphis hub, were once the carrier's most popular aircraft.
• FedEx's Profit Dropped 23 Percent in FY2013 _{2013-06-24, 05:31 pm}
  FedEx reported net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, ending May 31, 2013, was $303 million, down from $550 million in the fourth quarter of the previous year, ending May 31, 2012.
• Second round of Social Madness ends Monday night _{2013-06-24, 05:20 pm}
  Only the top four companies in each of three categories will move on to round three, which kicks off June 25. The competition began June 18 and measures a company's social media engagement.
• Pitching Memphis _{2013-06-24, 05:04 pm}
  Staunching a brain drain of college-age creative talent is a task cities around the country are undertaking with varying degrees of enthusiasm.
• UPS opens 10th Louisville Supply Chain Solutions building _{2013-06-24, 02:46 pm}
  Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. opened its newest Supply Chain Solutions facility today, off Outer Loop in Louisville.
• FedEx set to acquire South African company _{2013-06-24, 09:24 am}
  FedEx Corp. announced it is acquiring a significant portion of the business that its South African service provider Supaswift Ltd. operates in five countries across Africa.
• Congressional Panel Visits FedEx, Port of Memphis Facilities in... _{2013-06-24, 09:15 am}
  A Congressional panel established to identify ways to improve U.S. freight transportation efficiency visited FedEx Corp. facilities and the Port of Memphis, Tenn., late last week, meeting with representatives of the region's freight transportation community.
• Monmouth's Durable 6.2% Dividend Fits Squarely In My SWAN Portfolio _{2013-06-24, 09:10 am}
  Today Industrial REIT ratings are stable as evidenced by key credit considerations such as the quality of core net operating income and rising occupancy and rental rates.
• FedEx Adds 1,900 New Lightweight, Fuel Efficient Vehicles to Fleet _{2013-06-24, 09:04 am}
  In 2008, FedEx Corp. set the U.S. transportation industry's first fuel efficiency goal with a commitment to improve the overall fuel efficiency of the FedEx Express vehicle fleet 20 percent by 2020, as compared with its 2005 performance.
• RDInvesting Provides Investors with Free In-Depth Equity Reports on... _{2013-06-24, 08:40 am}
  Research Driven Investing strives to provide investors with free daily equity research reports analyzing major market events.
• FedEx management to meet with Deutsche Bank _{2013-06-19, 03:00 am}
  FedEx management to meet with Deutsche Bank Meeting to be held in Frankfurt on June 21 hosted by Deutsche Bank.
• Report: Economic well-being of kids in Washington still down _{2013-06-24, 01:09 am}
  Although the economic well-being of Washington's kids has declined with the recession, health and education indexes have largely improved, according to the annual Kids Count Data Book, released Monday.
• Why we quit acquisition of TNT - UPS boss _{2013-06-23, 08:02 pm}
  Condamine Jean-Francois,President,West Europe & Africa District, of United Parcel Service Limited, the world's largest package delivery company and one of the leading global providers of specialized transportation and logistics services was on a working visit to Nigeria he spoke with Princewill Ekwujuru on how UPS has helped to boost Small and ... (more)
• Business Roundup | Taco Bell jumps on protein craze _{2013-06-22, 03:00 am}
  The chain says it will start testing the menu July 25 at about 40 locations in Dayton, Ohio.
• Minnesota's new tax revenue hard to snag? _{2013-06-22, 05:50 pm}
  In this file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service driver in Palo Alto, Calif.
• NFL commish Roger Goodell and retired QB Joe Theismann claim Redskins' name honours Natives_{2013-06-22, 05:41 pm}
  I broke up with my boyfriend about two weeks ago and it really bothers me that he already has another girlfriend.
• Construction workers find human remains in vacant apartment _{2013-06-20, 03:00 am}
  Brandon Berry is charged with official misconduct. The Memphis A former Memphis police officer is accused of forcing men to perform sexual acts in exchange for not arresting them on warrants.
• FedEx Retires Its Last Boeing 727 Freighter _{2013-06-21, 07:24 pm}
  The 727's domestic mission was scheduled to conclude today, with the last flight of aircraft N481FE landing at the Memphis International Airport.
• Post-Fed, but Pre-Earnings - Earnings Preview _{2013-06-21, 07:24 pm}
  The market was looking for clarity from the Fed about the future of the QE program.
• FedEx to Buy Supaswift Operations _{2013-06-21, 06:20 pm}
  FedEx Corp . said Thursday that it has agreed to buy businesses operated by its current service provider in five Southern African countries.