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).
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).
“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.
FedEx is not commenting on the size of the layoffs, but necessity did not make the week any easier, CEO and president Raj Subramaniam said in a memo to staff shortly before the earnings release Thursday.
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There’s an industry push for planes only requiring one pilot in the cockpit at cruising altitudes, but pilots say doing so creates a safety issue.
Funds will be divided between three local airports, with the lion’s share going to Memphis International Airport’s terminal modernization project.
The service will operate three days a week from March 7 to April 9.
The additional flights, though seasonal, will give Memphis International Airport more connectivity to the western part of the U.S.
“We have a snow operations desk that was open throughout the entire week. It’s an all-hands-on-deck approach,” airport spokesman Glen Thomas said of the airport authority’s roughly 300 total employees. Many slept at the airport during the week.
Jenifer Hollander comes from New York-based Teneo’s Strategy & Communications Advisory.
For two decades, the city’s return on its investment into the overnight river cruise industry has gone up and down — and it looks to be falling again.
The closures are expected to begin at 8 a.m. and last the full day of their respective date.
Sunday is expected to be busier than heaviest Christmastime travel day. Memphis International Airport officials warn to plan ahead.
FedEx says the request is inappropriate and blames changes in union leadership for hindering progress.
Locals on board United Airlines flight 2477 heard a loud crash when a wheel hit the edge of the Houston runway. “It is the only time I’ve ever been in a plane where people were actually screaming.”
The Ford Urbanite Memphis Challenge welcomes local and national entrepreneurs on any level who can solve Memphis’ transportation challenges.
FedEx had another rocky quarter in an economy that continues to force downward pressure on its network. This time, the company showed gains against stubborn headwinds by the stint of its own cost-cutting.