A FedEx plane will soon take a 15-plus hour flight from the U.S. to China. Its cargo: one giant panda, supplies and plenty of snacks.
A FedEx plane will soon take a 15-plus hour flight from the U.S. to China. Its cargo: one giant panda and plenty of snacks.
Bei Bei’s trip will be the eighth time the FedEx Panda Express has delivered a giant panda. The delivery is part of the “Delivering for Good” initiative at FedEx Cares, the Memphis-based logistics giant’s global charitable giving platform. “We are running pretty much the same process and checklist, because that one worked pretty darn good for us last time,” he said.
In the U.S., Dulles International Airport doesn't normally handle 777F aircraft, meaning more time is needed to coordinate that particular departure, Lange said. The FedEx crew performed dry runs at both the zoo and at Dulles a couple of weeks ago. Getting Bei Bei comfortableBei Bei is also getting prepared for the journey ahead. Keepers will acclimate him to his travel crate by having him walk through the crate and spend moments in it with the door closed, per the National Zoo.
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