There are 16 article(s) tagged Scott Brockman:

• 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

• July 2022

  • Airport president and CEO to retire

    “Scott’s impact on the success of MEM cannot be understated,” said the chair of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board. 

    By Rob Moore July 21, 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

  • Photographer’s work removed from Memphis airport

    The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority stated negative feedback came from Elvis fans. 

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    Petition started to bring Tommy Kha back to Memphis International

    By Elle Perry March 22, 2022

• July 2021

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    Gotta love those Redbirds, but you may prefer one of these other photos from The Daily Memphian. Cast your vote for the best one.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 31, 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

  • Airport lowers rental charges, landing fees

    Travel is picking up at Memphis International Airport, but landing fees charged to airlines and rental rates charged to airport concession businesses are going down.

    By Blake Fontenay May 21, 2021

• April 2021

  • Shelby holds out on ending mask mandate as other metros fall in line

    Sullivan, Knox, Hamilton and Madison counties lift mask mandates; Davidson is waiting.

    By Jane Roberts April 29, 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

• November 2020

  • Indy nonstop lasts 40 days as air travel shakedown continues

    Delta Air Lines told Memphis International Airport officials it didn’t generate enough business to justify continuing a Memphis-Indianapolis nonstop that began Oct. 1.

    By Wayne Risher November 19, 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

  • 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.

    By Bill Dries January 24, 2020

• July 2019

  • Airport chief Brockman named to St. Louis Fed transportation industry council

    Memphis International Airport chief Scott Brockman has been named to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis transportation industry council.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 12, 2019

• January 2019

  • Airport posts increases in flights, seats and passengers in 2018

    Memphis International Airport posted gains in passengers, flights and available seats on planes in 2018 for the first time since Delta Air Lines dehubbed the airport.

    By Wayne Risher January 30, 2019

• September 2018

  • With airport modernization project under way, officials begin looking ahead

    A $245 million concourse modernization is just getting started, but already Memphis International Airport officials are looking down the runway toward the future.

    By Wayne Risher September 25, 2018