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Federal Express Federal Express has started flying a scaled-down parcel freight service into Glasgow airport, following its decision to quit nearby Prestwick airport. 18-Apr-2000 Federal Express is to withdraw its daily cargo flights out of Prestwick, following the breakdown of talks about air freight rules between the UK and US governments. 01-Feb-2000 Federal Express of the US has won government permission to fly from Prestwick airport to third countries, following the company's threat to withdraw its freight business from Scotland. 26-Aug-1999 Federal Express has threatened to close its air freight operations in Scotland unless the government gives it unrestricted rights to fly onwards to third countries. 16-Mar-1999 Laura Ashley, the clothing and furnishings retailer, is to take back control of its distribution from Federal Express at a cost of about £1m. 09-Oct-1996 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007