The Great Plains Action Society’s Walk for River Rights was the centerpiece of a three-day summit last month for organizers from in the Mississippi River basin, who, among other things, want to grant the river legal standing.
Earlier this month, the FedEx ALPA Master Executive Council, the union which represents the pilots, announced its members had voted to strike if necessary to achieve a new labor agreement.
The Sustainability Insights tool is designed to assist FedEx in its goal of reaching carbon neutral operations by 2040.
Pilots picketing outside the FedEx Express Air Operations Center on Airways Boulevard Wednesday held signs that read “When the world shut down, FedEx pilots delivered” and “Now is the time!”
The airport and TSA have shared tips for people traveling for the holiday.
The increase in revenue will be supplemented by the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act funding and surplus funds that will carry over from 2023.
Scott Brockman, the airport’s president and CEO, talked on “Behind The Headines” about incentives for flights to and from certain cities and other adjustments a decade after Delta ‘de-hubbed’ Memphis International.
A representative of FedEx said the decision should not affect the company’s operations at this time.
The aviation duo broke new ground after they traveled from Memphis to Incheon, South Korea.
“COVID really kind of kicked the baby boomers out,” said one industry insider, “and now that we had such a huge exodus of them, there’s just nobody to replace ’em.”
A top FedEx Corp. executive has been appointed to the University of Memphis board of trustees by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.
State Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) said the state’s lack of a cap on jet fuel taxes is part of the reason the Memphis International Airport doesn’t have more daily flights.
American Airlines donated $1.5 million for student scholarships last summer, a donor recently gave the academy a $6,000 flight simulator and opportunities to introduce airline careers to high schoolers are growing.
According to a representative of FedEx, eligible employees will be offered permanent transfer opportunities to other markets that have hiring needs.
Flights from Memphis International Airport will depart daily.
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority has selected an in-house candidate to become its new president and CEO after Scott Brockman retires.
FedEx said it decided to relocate its pilots and close its Cologne, Germany, 757 crew base and its MD-11 crew bases in Anchorage, Alaska, and Los Angeles as the “global business environment continues to evolve.”
The supply chain and logistics industry’s workforce has grown 25% over the past decade in the Memphis area.
Monday’s drive marked the beginning of a new era of giving for the logistics giant, after reaching its 50 million goal early in February.
After being hired by FedEx as a pilot, Anthony Glenn flew with his father on a FedEx crew. One day, he might be able to do the same with his daughter.
Jacob Tucker knows 15 local FedEx routes by memory and can do another 15 with some digital assistance. He might even know your name.
This fall, Keishuna Williams will receive her master’s degree in business administration, a fitting footnote for a woman who, as a high school senior, was accepted into 52 colleges. She had millions in financial aid offers but, without a full ride, had little chance of going to college.
Katrina Carrigan’s job is smoothing the path for people across the country who ship up to 499 packages a day.
FedExForum, national golf tournaments, pandas, the area’s growing medical device industry, its IT sector — leaders say they couldn’t have happened without FedEx.
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