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Commitments
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2022
Commitments [Abstract]  
Commitments

NOTE 18: COMMITMENTS

Annual purchase commitments under various contracts as of May 31, 2022 were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Aircraft and
Aircraft Related

 

 

Other(1)

 

 

Total

 

2023

 

$

1,986

 

 

$

965

 

 

$

2,951

 

2024

 

 

1,927

 

 

 

664

 

 

 

2,591

 

2025

 

 

1,404

 

 

 

490

 

 

 

1,894

 

2026

 

 

418

 

 

 

421

 

 

 

839

 

2027

 

 

306

 

 

 

172

 

 

 

478

 

Thereafter

 

 

1,948

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

2,076

 

Total

 

$

7,989

 

 

$

2,840

 

 

$

10,829

 

(1)
Primarily equipment and advertising contracts.

The amounts reflected in the table above for purchase commitments represent noncancelable agreements to purchase goods or services. As of May 31, 2022, our obligation to purchase two Boeing 777 Freighter (“B777F”) aircraft and two Boeing 767-300 Freighter (“B767F”) aircraft is conditioned upon there being no event that causes FedEx Express or its employees not to be covered by the Railway Labor Act of 1926, as amended. Open purchase orders that are cancelable are not considered unconditional purchase obligations for financial reporting purposes and are not included in the table above.

We have several aircraft modernization programs under way that are supported by the purchase of B777F and B767F aircraft. These aircraft are significantly more fuel-efficient per unit than the aircraft types previously utilized, and these expenditures are necessary to achieve significant long-term operating savings and to replace older aircraft. Our ability to delay the timing of these aircraft-related expenditures is limited without incurring significant costs to modify existing purchase agreements.

As of May 31, 2022, we had $1.3 billion in deposits and progress payments on aircraft purchases and other planned aircraft-related transactions. These deposits are classified in the “Other assets” caption of our accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Aircraft and aircraft-related contracts are subject to price escalations. The following table is a summary of the key aircraft we are committed to purchase as of May 31, 2022, with the year of expected delivery:

 

 

 

Cessna SkyCourier 408

 

 

ATR 72-600F

 

 

B767F

 

 

B777F

 

 

Total

 

2023

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

38

 

2024

 

 

12

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

36

 

2025

 

 

12

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

30

 

2026

 

 

14

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

49

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

119