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Robert A. “Bob” Wilson, president of Wilson Air Center, has hauled disabled veterans and orphaned mountain lions for free. On Oct. 23, he’ll be honored by the National Business Aircraft Association.
A crush of fall break travelers and a bank of early morning departures combined for the biggest crowd at Memphis International Airport's main security checkpoint since at least July 2008.
Memphis International Airport’s B Concourse modernization is sitting at 25% complete as construction crews start erecting steel framework of a larger, light-filled space for passenger loading and unloading.
Memphis International Airport is expecting a big crowd of fall break travelers in October. Airport officials are taking steps to cope with long lines at security.
Memphians will have a choice on nonstop flights to Atlanta for the first time in more than three years, when Southwest launches Memphis-Atlanta service starting March 7, 2020.
Memphis held its No. 2 ranking among the top cargo airports globally for 2018, according to the Airports Council International.
Memphis International Airport has landed a $4.2 million federal grant for an ongoing project to build consolidated de-icing facilities.
Memphis International Airport officials say they are keeping an eye on FedEx Express operational needs as the company moves to reduce air express capacity to save money.
Gregory Fletcher, a retired attorney whose father was Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority’s chief executive from 1975-1985, has been appointed to the airport board.
FedEx said Wednesday it will hire more than 3,250 workers in the Memphis area and more than 55,000 companywide to meet customer demand during the upcoming holiday peak season.
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority and partners will present an Edge4Vets workshop Oct. 1 to help veterans translate military experiences into civilian careers.
Hotel executive Pace Cooper and car dealer Jim Keras Jr. have been reappointed to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board of commissioners.
American Airlines' last MD-80 aircraft are heading into retirement. Memphis International Airport figured prominently in the start of the aircraft's 36-year run at American.
An informational meeting is scheduled Thursday, Sept. 5, for disadvantaged, minority and women-owned businesses interested in competing for contracts at Memphis International Airport.
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board on Thursday, Aug. 22, approved a sale of nearly 51 acres of former noise abatement buyout land to a Georgia company.
American Airlines will add a seasonal nonstop between Memphis International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport from Dec. 18 through Jan. 7.
Passenger volume at Memphis International Airport is up for the fifth consecutive fiscal year, increasing a net 20.7% since July 1, 2014.
Allegiant announced Tuesday it will begin nonstop service between Memphis International Airport and Punta Gorda Airport starting in November.
RedRover's five-year run as Memphis International Airport's marketing and public relations agency will come to a close. Next up is Carter Malone Group, effective Oct. 1, pending contract negotiations.
Memphis International Airport chief Scott Brockman has been named to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis transportation industry council.
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority is considering offering a Tennessee-run deferred compensation program as a voluntary retirement savings option for its 285 employees.
Memphis International Airport's $33 million consolidated rental car facility saves rental car companies time and money by moving light maintenance and vehicle storage closer to the airport terminal.
We’ve gone from being the nation’s most-expensive airport for travelers to its 28th most expensive. And flights cost less than $10 more from Memphis than at the 20 next-cheapest airports, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Via Airlines has scrapped all scheduled commercial flights, taking down Memphis nonstops to Pittsburgh and Austin before their planned start date on June 25.