Both FedEx and UPS operate McDonnell Douglas MD-11F cargo services to Sydney International Airport six days each week. FedEx has a fleet of 237 aircraft, and UPS has a fleet of 420 aircraft (as of 2017 from planespotters.net). On the Left Hand Side of the comparison is FedEx's livery, and on the Right Hand Side is UPS' livery.

• FedEx features their logo on the forward fuselage and all three engines, whereas the UPS logo is only on the tail.
• FedEx has a fully purple tail which wraps under the rear fuselage, whereas UPS has a brown tail wrapping from the top of the front fuselage to underneath the rear fuselage, and a yellow cheatline.
• FedEx MD11's have Pratt & Whitney PW4460 engines, whereas UPS MD11's have General Electric CF6-80C2D1F engines. The most noticable difference between the two is the inclusion of tail cones on FedEx's engines.
• Reverse thrust is still operating on the UPS aircraft.