(AP) — FedEx plans to hire more than 50,000 extra workers to handle another record year for holiday-season package deliveries. FedEx Corp. says its net income in the fiscal first quarter is up 24 percent from a year ago, thanks partly to a strong performance by its ground division. FedEx is getting a boost from the growth in online shopping, which generates strong business in ground shipments. Aside from the strong performance of FedEx Ground, Chairman, President and CEO Frederick Smith said in a statement that the Memphis, Tennessee company's results were also bolstered by solid volume and revenue increases at its freight division and healthy growth in U.S.