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.

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

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.

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

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

Worried about finding a space? You may soon be able to see it and pay in advance. 

The Ford Urbanite Memphis Challenge welcomes local and national entrepreneurs on any level who can solve Memphis’ transportation challenges.

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.”

FedEx says the request is inappropriate and blames changes in union leadership for hindering progress.

Sunday is expected to be busier than heaviest Christmastime travel day. Memphis International Airport officials warn to plan ahead.

The closures are expected to begin at 8 a.m. and last the full day of their respective date.

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. 

Jenifer Hollander comes from New York-based Teneo’s Strategy & Communications Advisory. 

“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. 

The additional flights, though seasonal, will give Memphis International Airport more connectivity to the western part of the U.S. 

The service will operate three days a week from March 7 to April 9.

Funds will be divided between three local airports, with the lion’s share going to Memphis International Airport’s terminal modernization project.