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Topic: Memphis International Airport
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March 2024
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Passengers heard crash, screams; felt plane list to side
Locals on board United Airlines flight 2477 heard a loud crash when a wheel hit the edge of the Houston runway. “It is the only time I’ve ever been in a plane where people were actually screaming.”
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Peak spring break crowds to hit airport over weekend
Sunday is expected to be busier than heaviest Christmastime travel day. Memphis International Airport officials warn to plan ahead.
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February 2024
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January winter weather cost airport $3.4 million in snow removal, de-icing
“We have a snow operations desk that was open throughout the entire week. It’s an all-hands-on-deck approach,” airport spokesman Glen Thomas said of the airport authority’s roughly 300 total employees. Many slept at the airport during the week.
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FAA sends MEM $16M for airport improvements
Funds will be divided between three local airports, with the lion’s share going to Memphis International Airport’s terminal modernization project.
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January 2024
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Airport braces for icy weather
Airport Authority officials are monitoring the weather and will activate the consolidated deicing facility or deploy snow and ice removal equipment if expected winter precipitation arrives.
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Memphis airport offering ‘behind-the-scenes’ tours
The airport will offer comprehensive tours on the last Thursday of the month, March through October.
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December 2023
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Miami firm gets airport design job that will grow to at least $15M
No local architects or engineers bid, and Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority commissioners are asking why.
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When you fly, MEM has new restaurants for you to try
A food tour revealed that, with a mix of Memphis-based brands and familiar chains, the airport is trying to have a little something for everyone.
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November 2023
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Airport begins first step to remake ticketing terminal, security
The airport’s massive ticketing and security terminal renovation will be a larger project than the recent $245 million remake of Concourse B.
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The airport was in a nosedive; Brockman got it back on course
As Scott Brockman nears retirement, he recalls taking over Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority in 2014, and rebuilding after Delta left and “things went from bad to worse.”
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Airport expects 90K passengers for Thanksgiving, starting Friday
Passengers should arrive at least two hours early; parking on peak days may take longer.
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October 2023
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Airport safety for dummies: Memphis International runs emergency exercise
Using red smoke, spilled water and practice dummies, airport officials and first responders undergo an approximately $10,000 emergency operations exercise at Memphis International Airport.
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901 Flights aims to help Memphians get in the air
Flights from Memphis to Dublin, Rome or Barcelona for less than $600? Ashling Woolley, founder of 901 Flights, says cheap flights out of MEM are available if you know how to find them.
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August 2023
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Memphis International expecting 45K+ travelers Labor Day weekend
The peak day is expected to be Friday, Sept.1, when more than 10,000 people could pass through the checkpoint.
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July 2023
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Airport Authority approves nearly $50M for new development projects
The bulk of that went to approve a proposal of more than $44 million for the reconstruction of the west half of the Taxiway Alpha at Memphis International Airport.
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Inked: $2.5M for Millington airport, 48 S. McLean Blvd. project moves forward
When the Federal Aviation Administration announced in March it would invest $14.8 million into upgrades at Memphis International Airport, the agency also announced it would grant Millington’s airport $1 million toward the new terminal.
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Southwest launches Memphis-Washington D.C. nonstop service
The airline’s other Memphis destinations are Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Orlando and Phoenix.
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June 2023
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Memphis airport expects more than 55,000 travelers over July Fourth break
The holiday period is Thursday, June 29, to Wednesday, July 5, with the peak expected to be Friday, June 30, when more than 10,000 people are expected to pass through the checkpoint.
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May 2023
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Memphis International expects 52K travelers this Memorial Day weekend
The airport and TSA have shared tips for people traveling for the holiday.
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Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority passes $156M 2024 budget
The increase in revenue will be supplemented by the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act funding and surplus funds that will carry over from 2023.
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A decade after Delta de-hub, Memphis airport becomes more strategic
Scott Brockman, the airport’s president and CEO, talked on “Behind The Headines” about incentives for flights to and from certain cities and other adjustments a decade after Delta ‘de-hubbed’ Memphis International.
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Spirit Airlines to launch Memphis, Los Angeles nonstop service
Flights from Memphis International Airport will depart daily.
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April 2023
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Airport taps new CEO
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority has selected an in-house candidate to become its new president and CEO after Scott Brockman retires.
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FedEx at 50: Why Memphis? An answer through the fog
Fred Smith has given several reasons for moving his young company to Memphis: the city’s central location, help from the Memphis International Airport and the area’s operational weather.
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