Memphis airport’s $300 million de-icing project forges ahead
Memphis International Airport's mammoth, 3.3 million square foot de-icing facility will dwarf one completed last year at Chicago O'Hare.
Topic: Memphis International Airport
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April 2020
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Airport explores downsizing to single concourse during pandemic
FedEx's landing fees will help Memphis International Airport balance its budget amid discussion of putting all passenger airlines in a single concourse until traffic rebounds from COVID-19.
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Aid package throws lifeline to Memphis airport, but COVID-19 dashes chances of record year
The Memphis airport has gone from 6,000-plus passengers and 80-90 flights a day to 20 or fewer flights and a few hundred passengers as COVID-19 hammers air travel.
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Nearly $25 million from CARES Act headed to Memphis International
Memphis International Airport expects to receive $24.6 million from the federal CARES Act in April to help offset some of the airport's losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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March 2020
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 9: Baptist patient improving
Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers — no subscription needed.
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 11: Rhodes, UT suspend in-person classes
- TSSAA addresses COVID-19 concerns
- Impact of flight reductions on Memphis unclear
- Dow enters bear market on Wednesday
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Airport adds to FedEx, UPS leases, ponders virus impact
Memphis International Airport officials approved leasing more land to FedEx and UPS, noting that cargo activity is expected to continue amid uncertainty of coronavirus.
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Beaches, ski slopes, cruises beckon wary spring break travelers
Friday, March 13, looked like a regular Friday morning at Memphis International Airport, not the spring break traffic jam that had been predicted before coronavirus began spreading in the U.S.
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State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus
State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19.
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Airport braces for spring break travel peak
Spring break arrives at Memphis International Airport as extra precautions taken to guard against illness.
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Airport lands a new flight, and it’s a big one
Desire for the service was heightened when Indigo Ag announced in 2017 it would establish its North American commercial operations headquarters in Memphis.
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Memphis airport zeroes in on Boston flight for Indigo
Memphis International Airport has been trying to get nonstop service restored to Boston since Delta grounded the flight in January 2014 as part of steep cuts at its former hub. -
Southwest launches Atlanta nonstop Saturday
Southwest Airlines on Saturday, March 7, will bring competition back to the Memphis-Atlanta nonstop flight market for the first time since September 2016.
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Investor seeks zoning change for airport buyout neighborhood
An Atlanta area company has filed for a zoning change from residential to employment for a neighborhood vacated by an airport noise abatement program in the 1980s.
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February 2020
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Artists sought for airport’s revamped B Concourse
UrbanArt Commission opens calls for artists to produce artworks and/or designs for Memphis International Airport's modernized B Concourse.
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Airport checkpoint changes will impact spring break travel
As Memphis airport braces for busy spring break season, travelers will find a couple of new wrinkles in security screening procedures and equipment.
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Memphis airport board approves UPS expansion lease
Lease approval accommodates UPS' planned $216 million expansion project, but FedEx will remain the dominant cargo shipper at Memphis International.
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MEM’s strategic plan shapes future of air service in Memphis
Memphis International Airport's future will be shaped by a new strategic overview outlining projects and priorities for 2020-2024.
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Southwest gains, DGS trims workers at Memphis airport
Southwest Airlines said it would hire "a number" of the 70 people being laid off by aviation support services company DGS at Memphis International effective March 7.
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Amazon-free FedEx posts lower freight numbers at Memphis airport
FedEx Express moved 3.4% less freight through the Memphis world hub in 2019, with much of the decline coming after it severed ties with Amazon.
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Airport hits record for origin, destination
Memphis International Airport served 4.6 million passengers in 2019, its largest number ever of passengers traveling to or from the Memphis area.
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January 2020
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Reconfigured airport terminal will be tight fit for airlines
The CEO of the Airport Authority says when the new concourse B opens in about a year, it will require a concourse manager to work with the air carriers. And the construction of six new gates will probably follow in the next phase, Scott Brockman said.
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The Early Word: Tigers bite Bearcats, change coming to airport, schools
Good morning; it’s Friday, Jan. 17. The Memphis Tigers held off an old rival and change is coming to the Memphis International Airport and lots of local schools.
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What’s on Memphis airport’s to-do list for 2020?
A privately developed travel plaza near the Memphis International Airport cell phone lot is one project airport officials expect to move forward during 2020.
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Updated: Airport ups public art budget for revamped concourse to $1.2 million
Memphis International Airport will spend about $1.2 million for public art as part of the B Concourse modernization, which is just over a year from completion.
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