Only one in 20 travelers could identify a real photo of a Tennessee outdoor tourism spot when shown alongside an AI-generated image. Here’s how the state’s Department of Tourist Development plans to counter that.

Commissioners approved an additional $2.6 million for design of a new baggage system and administration building.

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority commissioners feel the board’s job is vital to the local economy, no matter who sits on it. Many of them could soon be replaced following passage of a new state law.

Amazon Prime Air showed off its MK30 drones at the Renasant Convention Center. It hopes to operate 10 to 14 by later this year.

SpaceX said that Cursor will become a wholly owned subsidiary when the deal closes in the third quarter.

Walmart is considering introducing drone delivery from one of its Memphis-area locations. 

A new agreement was reached between FedEx pilots and management. More than 80% of pilots who voted approved the agreement, which includes $150,000 in pay they lost during the negotiations, which have gone on for years.

AutoZone’s mega hub and commercial business strategy has it poised to continue growing in the summer months, officials said during an earnings call Tuesday, May 26.

The airport is also in the early planning stages of a new rental-car facility. 

The Supreme Court ruled that freight brokers can be held liable in injury cases caused by carriers they hire. But a lack of “guardrails” could still leave an uphill battle for smaller companies in Memphis. 

Last week, Amazon announced it was launching Amazon Supply Chain Services and offering freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel shipping to, as it said, “business of all types and sizes.”

After Amazon announced its expansion of its logistics services, experts said the market might have overreacted. FedEx, UPS, DHL and the other Memphis logistics companies bet on resilience.

The route starts this summer. 

FedEx’s stock plummeted Monday, May 4, as Amazon unveiled it was expanding it logistics offerings to “every business.”

“All you have to do is come to the gas station. And the reality at the gas station is the same reality that the airlines are having to deal with.”

Financially troubled Spirit Airlines is going out of business, effective immediately. What does that mean for Memphis International Airport? 

The airline said it was pausing the route because of “routine network planning” and did not say how much money it would save by pausing the route during the summer.

FedEx recently announced Network 2.0, a model meant to streamline package delivery across networks in the United States.

Airport officials said the new system should streamline baggage-handling.

GXO Logistics is streamlining its local footprint, leasing an Olive Branch warehouse after Elon Musk’s xAI purchased two of its previous local facilities.

John Dietrich is stepping down as FedEx’s CFO, beginning June 1.

FedEx and more than 5,000 of its pilots reached a tentative agreement after years of debating pay levels and other benefits.

FedEx Freight leadership made their pitch to investors in New York, highlighting their push into new markets, sales team nationwide, new website and technology.

Together, the companies are laying off more than 450 workers in North Mississippi. 

Nine votes separated FedEx from a $20 million tax break, despite a mostly united front from Memphis lawmakers.