“The opening of our new FedEx Express Ontario ramp positions ouroperations and services to efficiently handle the growinge-commerce volume coming out of Southern California and strengthensour competitive position in the market,” said Richard W. Smith,Regional President of The Americas and EVP of Global Support, FedExExpress. “FedEx launched operations at Ontario InternationalAirport 33 years ago, and we’re proud to have reached this newmilestone as we continue to transform our network for what’snext.”
The 59.5-acre site includes a 251,000-square-foot, two-storyfacility with an automated sort of up to 12,000 packages per hour,including more than 2,700 non-conveyable shipments. The facilitywill staff 490 team members and includes nine wide-body aircraftgates, 14 feeder aircraft gates and 18 truck docks.
