American delivery giant FedEx is expanding its trans-Pacific services between China and the United States, adding four weekly flights by cargo aircraft just days ahead of an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Shenzhen.
The Memphis-based courier said on Monday that Boeing 777 cargo planes would link Shanghai and Guangzhou with the US, providing additional capacity for advanced manufacturing, semiconductor production, artificial intelligence infrastructure and premium e-commerce.
Three flights will depart from Shanghai and stop in Osaka, Japan, before continuing to FedEx’s hubs in Anchorage, Alaska, and Memphis, Tennessee. The fourth will fly from Guangzhou to Anchorage and Memphis.