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    Spirit Airlines adds summer, fall flights to Dallas-Fort Worth

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

    By Jane Roberts July 12, 2024
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    It may soon be possible to invest in FedEx Freight as a stand-alone

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

    By Jane Roberts July 01, 2024
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    Holiday week travelers should brace for long lines

    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.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 29, 2024
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    FedEx shares shoot up 14% with optimism on earnings call

    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.

    By Jane Roberts June 25, 2024
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    Airport honors ‘Cuz Craig,’ the officer with a heart

    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. 

    By Jane Roberts June 21, 2024
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    FedEx plans to cut 1,700 to 2,000 jobs in Europe

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

    By Jane Roberts June 12, 2024
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    Shooting of rideshare driver at airport signals need for stronger security

    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.

    By Julia Baker June 11, 2024
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    FedEx combines back shops, sets table to integrate ground, express

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

    By Jane Roberts June 10, 2024
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    Larry Cox, who led airport through big-growth decades, dies at 76

    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.

    By Jane Roberts June 04, 2024
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    TOSHA issues no citations, fine, in death of 86-year-old at FedEx hub

    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. 

    By Jane Roberts June 01, 2024
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx will transport National Zoo arrivals by ‘Panda Express’

    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.

    By The Associated Press June 03, 2024
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    TSA urges flyers in busy season to check their carry-on — and their keychain

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

    By Jane Roberts May 30, 2024
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    Memorial Day airport travel will top last year’s 15-year high

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

    By Jane Roberts May 26, 2024
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    Memphis International raising airline rents and landing fees by almost half

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

    By Jane Roberts May 16, 2024
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    Southwest grads buckle up for aviation careers

    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.

    By Jane Roberts May 13, 2024
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    Airport honors student artistic achievement in 17th annual contest

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

    By Jane Roberts May 11, 2024
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    FedEx jet makes emergency landing in Turkey

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

    By Jane Roberts May 08, 2024
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    FedEx will lose about $2B in business when postal contract expires

    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.

    By Jane Roberts April 29, 2024
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    Air service to Cancun resumes for early summer

    The weekly flight will leave Sunday mornings for 2 months, starting May 19.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 23, 2024
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    TDOT asks for public input on new I-55 bridge

    The separate I-55-Crump Boulevard roundabout currently under construction just east of the old Memphis-Arkansas Bridge got a lot of attention at the first public hearing on the new bridge, planned for just south of the existing one.

    By Bill Dries April 21, 2024
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    901 AI launches at FedEx Institute

    The quarterly meetups will include expert guest speakers or panelists discussing the uses of AI in work and other settings. 

    By Jane Roberts April 09, 2024
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    FedEx out, UPS in for ‘significant air cargo contract’

    FedEx’s pilots union said the change will diminish FedEx’s competitive advantage, but the logistics giant said it will improve profitability as soon as the 2025 fiscal year.

    By Aisling Mäki April 02, 2024
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    CIO who made bits, bytes as big as the box, retiring in June

    Rob Carter’s contributions at FedEx are a large portfolio of innovation for a company that would be a fraction of itself without web interface, cloud-based computing and automated sorting. 

    By Jane Roberts April 01, 2024
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Airport in for a whole lotta shaking in $665 million terminal upgrade

    Passenger counts were up 19.2% in 2023, a record year at Memphis International Airport, and there’s talk of possible new flights (think Raleigh-Durham, perhaps San Francisco).

    By Jane Roberts March 28, 2024
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    Faster than a speeding bullet: FedEx spotlights ‘superhero’ workers

    “And when we saw this idea ... we really loved it, because we think it really humanizes our couriers,” said Katherine Flee, head of global sponsorships and advertising. 

    By Jane Roberts March 25, 2024

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