There are 29 article(s) tagged Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority:

• September 2024

  • Spirit adding nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale

    Spirit entered this market in April 2022 with daily nonstops to Las Vegas and Orlando.

    By Jane Roberts September 04, 2024

• June 2024

  • Missouri police chief selected as new Memphis airport top cop

    James “Wes” Blair, currently chief of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, will begin his new role Aug. 12. 

    By Julia Baker June 25, 2024

• September 2023

  • Airport Authority approves CEO contract, increased parking rates

    The board approved increasing parking lot rates to fund the parking enhancement program, estimated to cost $8 to $10 million.

    By Sophia Surrett September 21, 2023

• May 2023

  • 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.

    By Rob Moore May 23, 2023

• March 2023

  • $15 million airport makeover ‘not a short-term project’

    Memphis International will receive $14.8 million from the FAA, which it will use in its efforts to modernize its ticketing and baggage areas. 

    By Rob Moore March 05, 2023

• October 2022

  • Airport master plan update includes hotel development

    The most immediate updates to the master plan, which was last updated in 2018, include demolishing Concourses A and C to create more parking as well as sweeping updates to the terminal. 

    By Rob Moore October 31, 2022

• May 2022

  • Letter to the Editor: Can the Memphis Airport please fix the elevators in the garage?

    “On the rare occasion it has two working elevators, I feel so thankful.”

    By Letters to the Editor May 31, 2022

  • Airport expects double-digit increase in revenue next year

    “The MSCAA staff has overcome many challenges that resulted from the pandemic,” said the chair of the airport authority’s board. 

    By Rob Moore May 22, 2022

• March 2022

  • Airport Authority faces challenges as passengers’ numbers grow

    The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority passed resolutions Thursday addressing ongoing renovation at Memphis International Airport.

    By Alicia Davidson March 24, 2022

• January 2022

  • Memphis airport ‘not impacted’ by 5G interference

    But FedEx World Hub could be affected, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority officials said.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 21, 2022

• October 2021

  • Memphis airport reports travel upswing in September

    Memphis International Airport reported a September spike in travelers over the same month a year ago, and officials warn Memphians to expect crowds on peak days, Nov. 24-29.

    By Frida Qi October 21, 2021

• July 2021

  • Upgrades will change look, feel of Memphis International

    ‘The whole idea was to make it modern so when someone gets off the plane, they say Memphis is going places and Memphis is cool,’ said Scott Brockman, president and CEO of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority.

    By Don Wade July 26, 2021

• June 2021

  • Did COVID-19 kill business travel?

    Business travel hasn’t resumed its pre-pandemic pace, even with vaccination rates rising and COVID-19 restrictions being lifted. Some are questioning if it ever will.

    By Blake Fontenay June 19, 2021

• May 2021

  • Longtime civic champion Arnold Perl dies

    Arnold Perl, the former chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority and the New Memphis Arena Public Building Authority, passed away this week after a lifetime of community service.

    Related story: 

    Calkins: Arnold Perl helped build a better Memphis

    By Blake Fontenay May 05, 2021

• April 2021

  • A fourth COVID surge would affect the young, workforce

    Current disease modeling of the U.K. variant, 50% more contagious than the original Wuhan strain of coronavirus, shows Shelby County cases could rise to 300 to 400 a day. This can pose a problem for employers already struggling to fill positions. 

    By Jane Roberts April 18, 2021

  • Airport buckles up for more flights

    Passenger traffic is steadily increasing at Memphis International Airport. However, people arriving in the city may find it tougher to arrange ground transportation at the airport.

    By Blake Fontenay April 15, 2021

• March 2021

  • Vaccine passports: A new term to learn?

    The United States and some European countries are exploring the concept of “vaccine passports,” which would allow passengers to travel more easily if they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. However, those types of passports face a variety of logistical and ethical issues.

    By Blake Fontenay March 18, 2021

• February 2021

  • Airport authority approves bonds for de-icing center

    The center will allow airplanes to de-ice in the same location, rather than at various places around the airport. That will make it easier for airport workers to collect and dispose of glycol, the chemical used to de-ice airplanes.

    By Blake Fontenay February 18, 2021

• December 2020

  • Memphis airport rolls out COVID-19 testing program

    Memphis International Airport employees are being tested for COVID-19 each day they work at the airport, as part of an assurance testing program that the airport hopes to expand.

    By Wayne Risher December 17, 2020

• September 2020

  • Memphis airport wins $64 million for upgrades

    An Airport Improvement Program grant announced Tuesday, Sept. 1, would provide $23 million this year and another $41.5 million subject to future appropriations over the next two years.

    By Wayne Risher September 01, 2020

• May 2020

  • Downtown airport sets periodic closures for resurfacing

    The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority says General DeWitt Spain Airport's runway will be closed periodically starting in June as part of a resurfacing project. 

    By Wayne Risher May 27, 2020

• April 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

• January 2020

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: Memphis International Airport

    CEO of Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Scott Brockman discusses how airports are changing and how the Memphis airport is modernizing, including undergoing renovations and changes in the operations. In addition, Brockman talks about the technical issues behind Boeing 737 MAX and the effects it has had on both the Memphis airport and airlines.

    By Bill Dries, Eric Barnes January 24, 2020

• September 2019

  • Greg Fletcher joins Memphis International’s governing board

    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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 19, 2019

  • Cooper, Keras reappointed to Memphis airport board

    Hotel executive Pace Cooper and car dealer Jim Keras Jr. have been reappointed to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board of commissioners.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 08, 2019