Friday, August 05, 2011

ORBIS International receives donation of USD5m and MD-10-30 aircraft from FedEx

A great reason to support Fedex!!!! They have been instrumental in the success of Orbis since inception!
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ORBIS International, a non-profit organisation dedicated to saving sight around the world, on Wednesday announced it has received a new USD5.375m commitment in the form of cash and in-kind gifts from Fedex Corp (NYSE:FDX),a logistics company.
FedEx is also donating an MD-10-30 cargo aircraft to ORBIS to be the third-generation Flying Eye Hospital. The new Flying Eye Hospital will be built on an MD-10-30 freighter aircraft and will use a modular design concept. It is said to be the first time such modular units have been designed for an aircraft and they must meet both aviation and medical certification standards.

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