FedEx shifts from Newcastle to Teesside
After signing a five-year deal for an airfreight handling facility at Teesside airport (MME), FedEx is to relocate its cargo operation from Newcastle to Teesside – bringing eight additional inbound and outbound flights a week.
The operation will provide capacity for 89 t of cargo to be transported through the airport each week and ensure increased access to key markets. The company has also recommitted to its existing road operation, currently based in Hangar 1 at the airport, by signing a separate new five-year lease.
The new cargo operation is scheduled to begin in June and will be based out of hangar 3. The deal follows recent significant investments from the private sector at Teesside airport, including a GBP 25 million investment from Willis Aviation to build a new engineering base, which will create over 200 jobs. (ah)