On Transit Equity Day, more than 60 MATA riders and others gathered in Orange Mound to express their frustrations and hopes for a better public transportation system in Memphis.

Breeze began serving passengers at Memphis International Airport in May 2025.

FedEx officials said they issued a national service disruption, impacting operations at the Memphis and Indianapolis hubs. 

Memphis International Airport is set to be open Sunday, Jan. 25, but passengers are strongly urged to contact airlines to make sure flights haven’t been canceled or delayed.

The 1.6 million-square-foot facility at 2753 Sprankel Ave. will handle a “state-of-the art automated sort system,” according to documents. 

Airport officials provided highlights for 2025, including three new nonstop destinations and just more than 180,000 aircraft operations.

Subleases approved at the International Port of Memphis that will create eight to 10 new jobs and tens of millions of dollars in investment, officials said.

FedEx Corp. aims to make FedEx Freight a standalone, public company starting in June.

The hub will support local package processing and last-mile operations, officials said.

The partial closing is due to a new cottonseed oil joint venture between Chicago-based Archer Daniels Midland and Pine Bluff, Arkansas-based Planters Cotton Oil Mill Inc.

FedEx Corp. reported strong second quarter earnings despite air-traffic constraints, the grounding of 25 MD-11 planes, industry weakness and global trade-policy changes.

It’s official: Memphis International Airport will be Frederick W. Smith International Airport. 

Children checked in at Memphis International Airport, received special boarding passes and boarded a plane bound for the North Pole.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Tennessee Republican running for governor, is proposing bipartisan legislation that would give Memphis additional law enforcement resources and funding for technology to combat cargo theft.

“We’re thrilled to offer Memphis-area consumers even more affordable flight options as we continue to grow with new nonstop service to Las Vegas and Phoenix,” a Frontier Airlines vice president said in a release.

The Memphis-based logistics giant said the closure is unrelated to Network 2.0, its long-term cost-cutting initiative that has included closing facilities.

The electric vehicle manufacturer will deliver 53 of its stripped electric chassis, the structural backbone of a vehicle, to FedEx for upfit by year end. 

Travelers starting from Memphis seemed unaffected Friday by the current reduction in flights, but some people flying into Memphis told a different story. 

FedEx released a statement on Thursday, Nov. 6, saying it’s monitoring the FAA’s plans to adjust nationwide flight capacity and is developing the “necessary operational modifications.”

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board approved $57 million in funding for a portion of the Memphis International Airport’s $700 million renovation. 

International Paper announced it will outsource all information technology operations to the multinational technology firm Infosys.

Crescent Park Corp., an outsourcing packaging partner and fulfillment company, will close Dec. 31.

Most of the 152 employees will be laid off by early December.

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