FedEx has added 567,000 kilograms of weekly capacity to its trans-Pacific network, expanding air freight options between Asia Pacific and the United States through a set of new routings.
The extra lift is carried across three routing variations. These connect the company's Asia Pacific hub in Guangzhou with its sub-regional hubs in Shanghai and Osaka, Japan, and with its gateway in Clark, the Philippines. From those points, flights continue via Anchorage, Alaska, to the FedEx World Hub in Memphis, Tennessee.
The increase is delivered by a Boeing 777F service operating five times a week. According to FedEx, the flights are aimed at customers in advanced industrial manufacturing, AI infrastructure and premium e-commerce, segments where the company says demand is rising.
Businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as in Hong Kong, can reach the additional US-bound capacity through connections at Clark and Shanghai.
Network nodes in the expanded routing
- Asia Pacific hub: Guangzhou
- Sub-regional hubs: Shanghai and Osaka
- Gateway: Clark, the Philippines
- US routing: Anchorage, Alaska, onward to the Memphis World Hub
The new frequencies sit on top of FedEx's existing trans-Pacific path through Anchorage into Memphis, raising the number of weekly departures available between the two regions.
Dallas–Fort Worth link
The expanded network also introduces a five-times-weekly connection for Asia Pacific customers to Dallas–Fort Worth via Anchorage. FedEx describes the Texas market as one of the leading technology and data centre hubs in the United States, giving shippers an additional entry point into the country.
Memphis remains the company's world hub, while Dallas–Fort Worth now appears alongside it as a US destination on the added frequencies.
Peak-season timing
Salil Chari, president of FedEx Asia Pacific, said global supply chains are becoming increasingly interconnected, particularly across advanced manufacturing, AI-related industries and premium e-commerce. He said the additional capacity arrives at a critical moment, as customers prepare for higher shipping volumes ahead of the year-end peak season.
Chari added that businesses need dependable access to capacity, speed and global connectivity in order to serve their own customers and keep supply chains moving. The new flights, he said, strengthen links between Asia Pacific and key US markets including Dallas–Fort Worth, while supporting growth in semiconductors, technology and AI-driven industries.
FedEx presents the capacity as support for expected demand rather than as a response to measured volumes; the announcement did not disclose current utilisation, shipment volumes or how long the additional frequencies will run.