There are 261 article(s) tagged Memphis International Airport:

• June 2020

  • Memphis artists dominate airport’s public art competition

    Memphis International Airport and the UrbanArt Commission named winners Tuesday, June 16, in the competition for public art in the modernized B Concourse.

    By Wayne Risher June 17, 2020

• May 2020

  • Southwest Airlines adding ninth nonstop

    Southwest Airlines will add a daily nonstop between Memphis and Phoenix starting Dec. 17.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 28, 2020

  • Memphis airport traffic starting to rebound

    Memphis International Airport passenger traffic fell 95% in April and appeared to start rebounding in May, while cargo activity strengthened during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Wayne Risher May 21, 2020

  • Passengers expected to return slowly to Memphis airport

    Memphis International Airport will use a coronavirus stimulus grant to offset passenger losses, while depending on FedEx and other cargo carriers to shoulder the bulk of airfield operating costs.

    By Wayne Risher May 14, 2020

• April 2020

  • Memphis airport art finalists include national names, local talents

    The UrbanArt Commission and a public art committee of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority are scheduled to receive site-specific proposals for public art in the B Concourse in mid-June.

    By Wayne Risher April 30, 2020

  • 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. 

    By Wayne Risher April 23, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher April 23, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher April 15, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher April 15, 2020

• March 2020

  • 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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • 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

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher March 19, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher March 13, 2020

  • State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus

    State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 13, 2020

  • Airport braces for spring break travel peak

    Spring break arrives at Memphis International Airport as extra precautions taken to guard against illness.

    By Wayne Risher March 09, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher March 07, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher March 06, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher March 05, 2020

  • 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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 03, 2020

• February 2020

  • 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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 24, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher February 23, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher February 20, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher February 15, 2020

  • 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. 

    By Wayne Risher February 11, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher February 05, 2020