Dhaka, March 23 -- FedEx Corporation has confirmed orders for 8 Boeing 777 and 10 ATR 72-600 freighters and decided to delay retirement of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 fleet.

FedEx informed with an investor release that it exercised options to purchase an additional eight Boeing 777 freighters. The first five units of this order are scheduled to be delivered in 2026 and the remaining three in 2027. Apart from the eight units, FedEx has purchased two used 777 freighters from an undisclosed party.

In another release, Franco-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR has announced the transportation giant has placed an order for 10 ATR 72-600 freighters, in addition to a previous order for 30 units. ATR has delivered 23 aircraft of the previous orde...