FedEx missed Wall Street’s expectations on markers across the board, including earnings per share and operating margin. The street expected an EPS of $4.19 and a margin of 6.6%. FedEx delivered $3.99 and 6.4%.
Airport advises travelers to arrive two hours before flights, especially for early-morning departures.
The longtime employee was killed when she saw an envelope sticking out of a container and hurried to grab it, according to inside sources at FedEx and the attorney representing her family.
“Once this service is in operation, much of the country will be accessible by rail from Memphis,” said U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. “This is a very big deal.”
A food tour revealed that, with a mix of Memphis-based brands and familiar chains, the airport is trying to have a little something for everyone.
Within the contiguous U.S., temperatures have risen by 2.5°F since 1970, compared to a global average rise of about 1.7°F over the same period.
A female employee at the FedEx hub died of injuries received on the job late Wednesday, Nov. 29. The company has not released her name or the cause of death.
The airport’s massive ticketing and security terminal renovation will be a larger project than the recent $245 million remake of Concourse B.
As Scott Brockman nears retirement, he recalls taking over Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority in 2014, and rebuilding after Delta left and “things went from bad to worse.”
The plan being discussed includes FedEx guaranteeing a set amount of cargo.
Passengers should arrive at least two hours early; parking on peak days may take longer.
A FedEx leader says offer may be worth it for pilots tired of reduced hours or schedule uncertainty.
Since June, the Army Corps of Engineers has spent $38 million maintaining the Mississippi River channel, mostly through dredging the equivalent of 5,000 Olympic-sized pools of sediment.
Memphis has bet on the Mississippi River cruise industry and its tourism dollars, but as the river hits record lows, cruise operators and the city prepare for an uncertain future.
After the Mississippi River hit another new low, NASA released images of the river in 2021 and how it looked this past September, showing the change in the Mighty Mississippi.
Pitt Hyde was told he’d be filming an interview with AutoZone leaders. Instead, he was welcomed to a party with about 100 past and present AutoZone employees.
Using red smoke, spilled water and practice dummies, airport officials and first responders undergo an approximately $10,000 emergency operations exercise at Memphis International Airport.
The Memphis Area Transit Authority Board of Commissioners will vote on the elimination of 19 routes, as well as all services after 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
The logistics giant FedEx said all shipments destined to Israel currently in transition will be held “safely” in FedEx facilities.
Preliminary data shows the Mississippi River’s level at Memphis likely hit a new all-time low in mid-September.
Flights from Memphis to Dublin, Rome or Barcelona for less than $600? Ashling Woolley, founder of 901 Flights, says cheap flights out of MEM are available if you know how to find them.
Shippers are being told to expect up to three-day delays, and rates have doubled for barges leaving from Memphis and St. Louis compared to the three-year average.
In Memphis, members of the United Auto Workers union’s Local 2406 joined the strike with a picket line at AC Delco Distributing on Pleasant Hill Road on Friday, Sept. 22.
The company’s net income was $1.08 billion, compared to the $875 million it reported in 2023.
The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer reported $17.5 billion in sales for the year, an increase of 7.4% from the previous year.