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. 

The low-cost carrier hopes to find a niche in the fourth-busiest destination from Memphis. 

The company is looking at FedEx Freight’s role in the portfolio as it thinks about ways to unlock value for shareholders. 

With airlines booked to capacity, Memphis International Airport advises passengers to arrive a minimum of two hours before their scheduled departure time from July 3 to July 8.

The company returned nearly $4 billion to stockholders as it met its goal to trim $1.8 billion in operating expenses, including $500 million in the Express division.

A parent who dropped a son off last week for a flight to boot camp was grateful for officer Craig Elliott’s pep talk, and typed it all out in an email to airport authorities. 

The cuts are expected to generate $125 million to $175 million in savings, which the company expects to see in two years.

The wounding of a rideshare driver during an attempted carjacking at the Memphis International Airport early Monday, June 10, has made waves in the local ride-sourcing community.

Flattening a network built over decades for two different lanes of traffic means FedEx almost certainly will close hubs and sell real estate.

Cox was one of only five people who have led the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority since its formation in 1969. At 29 years, his tenure was the longest, by far.

Verna Mae Jackson was hit and pinned by a 2,500-pound dolly Nov. 29, 2023, and pronounced dead at Regional One. Co-workers told investigators she sometimes walked between dollies, which is against company policy. 

Memphis-based FedEx will transport the giant pandas from China to Washington by the end of the year via a FedEx Express Boeing 777-Freighter, known as the FedEx Panda Express.

Kubotans, pepper spray and a host of other self-defense gadgetry will get you flagged at the airport security checkpoint.

More than 10,000 people a day are expected to go through the TSA security checkpoint on Thursday and Friday.

Expiring COVID-19 pandemic grants and inflation force higher costs on airlines, but ticket prices aren’t expected to rise.

The aviation operations tech program at Southwest Tennessee Community College is an associate degree designed to usher a new generation into the skies — for less tuition and time than the traditional four-year path.

Much of the art is for sale; it will hang in baggage-claim area for one year.

The plane, a Boeing 767, bumped in on the underside of its nose after the back wheels touched down.

Last fall, a FedEx official told supervisory-level pilots that he expected losing the postal contract would eliminate half the company’s daytime flying hours. That means FedEx could have 200 to 300 excess pilots by October.