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On FedEx's first day of operation, they delivered 186 packages. Now FedEx provides millions of packages every day. The company was founded in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1971 as Federal Express Corporation by Frederick W. Smith, a graduate of Yale University. The company grew rapidly and, by 1983, had a billion dollars in revenues, a rarity for a startup company that had never taken part in mergers or acquisitions in its first decade. It expanded to Europe and Asia in 1984. In 1988, it acquired one of its major competitors, Flying Tiger Line, creating the largest full-service cargo airline in the world. In 1994, Federal Express shortened its name to "FedEx" for marketing purposes, officially adopting a nickname that had been used for years. Today FedEx has 696 Aircraft. 550.000 Employees, 5000 operation centers. 215.000 vehicles and 16.000.000 shipments per day.