FedEx Corp.'s top two executives reassured U.S. employees and global leadership Monday, June 1, of the company's commitment to combating racism and other biases and promoting a diverse workforce.

New research from DePaul University examines the rise of Amazon Air and the possibility that the e-commerce giant could eventually compete directly with FedEx Express and UPS Air.

FedEx said share repurchases and dividends will be frozen until May 31, 2021, under a credit agreement intended to provide more liquidity and financial flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Starting in June, the giant e-commerce company is making permanent 2,000 "seasonal" jobs it added in Tennessee because of the demand for front-door deliveries caused by the pandemic.

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

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. 

FedEx's new #SupportSmall business grant program is accepting applications through June 12. Winners will receive $5,000 grants and $500 in print and business services.

FedEx Logistics joins FedEx Office and FedEx Freight as entities of Memphis-based FedEx Corp. that have implemented temporary, unpaid furloughs because of business conditions arising from COVID-19.

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.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said a settlement with FedEx Ground, announced Tuesday, stemmed from a nationwide investigation of bias complaints by deaf and hard-of-hearing package handlers.

FedEx and Microsoft have formed a strategic alliance that company leaders believe will "revolutionize" commerce by giving businesses more visibility into and control of inventories and supply chains.

FedEx's emissions intensity, or volume of greenhouse gas emissions in relation to company revenues, is down 40% since 2009, but an aircraft emissions goal is proving elusive.

The e-commerce surge generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed package volumes to holiday peak season levels at FedEx Ground, the company's workhorse for e-commerce deliveries.

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.

The U.S. Postal Service will give customers additional time to collect mail that's been held by the Post Office during the COVID-19 crisis.

FedEx said an announced national job action against several companies in the e-commerce and shipping businesses had "no impact" on operations Friday.

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.

Muslim religious head coverings known as hijabs were at the center of a religious discrimination claim filed against Memphis warehouse operators. A settlement in the case was signed this week.

FedEx announced a new alliance with BigCommerce, a rival of Shopify, to help small and medium-sized businesses sell goods online.

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.

Memphis International Airport's mammoth, 3.3 million square foot de-icing facility will dwarf one completed last year at Chicago O'Hare. 

FedEx Office, the Dallas-based printing and office services retail outlet of FedEx Corp., is furloughing some employees because of business slowdown during COVID-19 pandemic.

Experts expect the surge in e-commerce during the coronavirus pandemic to be a permanent fixture going forward.

The Viking Mississippi, a 386-passenger, custom-built vessel, is scheduled to begin cruising the Mississippi River in August 2022.

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.