FedEx CEO Says Defense Dept. Should Consider Smaller Cargo Jets

The Defense Department (DOD) should consider using smaller, widebody aircraft in its standby fleet of commercial carriers, FedEx Chairman and CEO Frederick Smith told a congressional hearing yesterday. FedEx heads one of the teams of cargo and passenger carriers that form the Civil Reserve Air Fleet...

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