In 2023, FedEx spent $284 million with Shelby County suppliers. Statewide, it spent $637 million with suppliers.

On Monday, Oct. 14, IMC employees packed grills, charcoal, diapers, formula, tents, sleeping bags, baby medications and generators into a 20-foot shipping container. 

The airline’s new service will operate Thursday through Monday, joining several Memphis nonstops added in the last six weeks, including Austin, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

“Now, hopefully equipment will be discharged where it was ladened to be discharged or at least at another U.S. port so we can get it delivered to our customers,” said the president of Mallory Alexander International Logistics.

The city is positioned to be a transportation powerhouse, but crime is a problem. Cargo thefts in Memphis were up nearly 60% in the first six months of 2024 over all of 2023, said Memphis Logistics Summit panelist Melzie Wilson.

Importers in Memphis are trying to locate loads dropped off ships before the strike started and notify customers.

The flight service comes after American Airlines dropped the same route earlier.

About 43% of imports into the U.S. flow through the coastal ports.

Southwest Airlines plans for flight service to begin in the spring.

The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer reported a higher net income compared to the same period last year, and earnings per share rose 11%.

Teamsters sought reporting on what FedEx is doing to protect jobs as it moves away from reliance on fossil fuels; United Church Funds wanted the company to align lobbying with climate goals; both failed. 

The little good news was that cost-cutting measures FedEx has achieved helped offset the revenue and expense pressure.

The airport also plans to bid out work that would mark every open parking space with a green light. 

FedEx processes hundreds of millions of returned items a year, a complicated dance, said the director of University of Memphis’ automated identification lab.

The EEOC lawsuit says FedEx violated the Americans with Disability Act by not providing accommodations for workers loading and unloading freight.

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

Nearly 10,000 people are expected to go through security.

The flight, which originated in Cancun, was on its way to Chicago.

The airport is about to start on the largest modernization project in its history. But first, it needs to fill a little-known tunnel, 25 feet wide, 12 feet high and 1,500 feet long, under baggage claim. 

Chuck Hutton Toyota will be home to an eco-friendly automotive infrastructure that includes a solar farm, a fleet of EV charging stations and a solar-powered lounge where drivers can relax while their vehicles charge. 

The new FlyMyAirport function lets travelers search for and book flights, packages and hotels, as well as finding the best deals on airfare. 

One analyst says premium seating could add up to $1.5 billion in revenue a year to Southwest, which reported losses on Thursday.

The awareness of flight safety in the United States was heightened in January when a chunk of a Boeing 737 owned by Alaska Airlines blew off in the air.

Demolition of Concourse A will take from eight to 10 months, but public disruption is expected to be minimal. Other work starting this fall will require rerouting traffic coming into the airport.

Allen joined FedEx in 1982 and served in a variety of leadership roles before taking on his current responsibilities in 2017.