There are 252 article(s) tagged Memphis International Airport:

• March 2019

  • Airport eyes solutions to spring break, Thanksgiving parking crunch

    Airport officials are looking at ways to improve the customer experience when parking garages fill up at peak times, such as spring break and Thanksgiving.

    By Wayne Risher March 22, 2019

• February 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • Chris Jenkins named Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett COO
    • Airport board OKs surveillance, parking system contracts
    • Amazon to fund computer science courses in seven Memphis-area high schools

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 23, 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • Chris Jenkins named Saint Francis Hospital- Bartlett COO
    • Airport board OKs surveillance, parking system contracts
    • Amazon to fund computer science courses in seven Memphis area high schools

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 22, 2019

  • Airport’s inner workings come into focus on ‘World Class Tour’

    Memphis International Airport's Jon K. Thompson World Class Tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the airport and the FedEx Express hub.

    By Wayne Risher February 09, 2019

• January 2019

  • Airport posts increases in flights, seats and passengers in 2018

    Memphis International Airport posted gains in passengers, flights and available seats on planes in 2018 for the first time since Delta Air Lines dehubbed the airport.

    By Wayne Risher January 30, 2019

  • Airport snares $3 million grant for aircraft repair facility

    Memphis International Airport won a $3 million grant from the state to help design and develop an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility.

    By Wayne Risher January 28, 2019

  • Airport, FedEx combine for more than $1.6B in upgrades at Memphis International

    Partial demolition of Concourse B got underway Thursday at Memphis International Airport, signaling the start of the most visible part of a project to modernize the airport's oldest concourse.

    By Wayne Risher January 17, 2019

  • The Daily Traveler: Five winter getaways nonstop from MEM

    Instead of hiding indoors and waiting for spring, make a winter weekend escape to one of these five destinations – all with nonstop flights from Memphis.

    By Lance Wiedower January 17, 2019

  • Airport eatery serves up love for unpaid TSA officers during shutdown

    Runway 901, a bar and grill near gate A23 at Memphis International Airport, has extended its employee discount to Transportation Security Administration workers for the duration of the federal government shutdown.

    By Wayne Risher January 12, 2019

  • Via Airlines to launch MEM nonstops to Pittsburgh, Austin in June

    Maitland, Florida-based Via Airlines will enter the Memphis market in June, offering four nonstops weekly from Memphis to Pittsburgh and Austin, Texas.

    By Wayne Risher January 09, 2019

  • Southwest triples down on Memphis-to-Dallas Love Field

    Southwest Airlines has upped its game on a Memphis to Dallas nonstop route, expanding to three flights a day from one flight a day starting Monday, Jan. 7.

    By Wayne Risher January 08, 2019

• December 2018

  • Airport testing paves way for drones’ future as eyes in sky, delivery workhorses

    Drone testing by Memphis International Airport and technology partners could pave way for commercial uses like food, package deliveries. Memphis offers highly restricted airspace as proving ground.

    By Wayne Risher December 25, 2018

  • Memphis airport builds future on local traveler base

    Memphis International Airport expects 2019 to be a banner year for serving travelers who are flying to and from the city and not merely making connections.

    By Wayne Risher December 24, 2018

  • Business diversity gains touted by airport

    Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority spent $16.5 million or 30 percent on contracts with disadvantaged, minority and women owned businesses in fiscal 2018, up 3 percent from a year earlier.

    By Wayne Risher December 04, 2018

  • Airport reports spending 30 percent with disadvantaged businesses

    Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority spent $16.5 million or 30 percent on contracts with disadvantaged, minority and women-owned businesses in fiscal 2018, up 3 percent from a year earlier.

    By Wayne Risher December 03, 2018

• November 2018

  • Lamar Avenue overhaul set for spring launch

    The first phase of Lamar Avenue’s long-awaited overhaul is expected to begin next spring and be completed by November 2021.

    By Wayne Risher November 16, 2018

  • Airport braces for parking crunch, longer security lines during holiday peak

    Crowded parking decks and longer security lines await Thanksgiving week travelers at Memphis International Airport.

    By Wayne Risher November 12, 2018

• October 2018

  • TakeOff conference pairs airlines, airports for speed dating

    Northeast Florida Regional Airport executive director Edward Wuellner is in Memphis this week on a mission to bring flights and airlines to Saint Augustine, Florida.

    By Wayne Risher October 30, 2018

  • American Airlines adds 4th daily flight to Washington Reagan

    American Airlines is adding a fourth weekday nonstop between Memphis and Washington, starting Jan. 7.

    By Wayne Risher October 23, 2018

  • Airport sets Jon K. Thompson World Class Tour dates for 2019

    Memphis International Airport has announced its 2019 lineup of free behind-the-scenes tours designed to familiarize the public with airport operations and economic impact.

    By Wayne Risher October 21, 2018

  • Airport board approves hangar renovations at Charles Baker Airport

    Charles Baker Airport, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority’s facility for small planes in north Shelby County, is getting a renovation of four aircraft hangars.

    By Wayne Risher October 19, 2018

  • American Airlines adds 2nd daily Memphis-Miami flight

    American Airlines has beefed up Memphis-Miami service with a second daily nonstop that started Oct. 4.

    By Wayne Risher October 18, 2018

  • Airport’s mock disaster drill unleashes walking wounded on runway

    Zombies didn’t take over a runway at Memphis International Airport Monday morning, but it sure looked like it. A mass-casualty disaster exercise featured 117 students, moaning, limping and generally pouring on the theatrics as they pretended to be victims of an airliner crash landing. The mock disaster, which closed Runway 36L/18R from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, began with explosions and fireballs around 10:30 a.m., attracting fire trucks and ambulances to the airfield southwest of the terminal.

    By Wayne Risher October 16, 2018

  • Southwest, Allegiant collect bulk of airport’s incentives

    Southwest Airlines has been the biggest beneficiary of Memphis International Airport’s incentives for new nonstop flights, receiving more than half of $837,000 awarded since 2012.

    By Wayne Risher October 04, 2018

  • New Southwest flight gives Memphis three Denver options

    Southwest Airlines will launch its Memphis-Denver nonstop on Wednesday, giving Memphians three choices for nonstop travel between Memphis International Airport and the Mile High City.

    By Wayne Risher October 02, 2018