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CA: Memphis airport parking deck is big money-maker

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CA: Memphis airport parking deck is big money-maker After a rocky start four years ago, the $121 million Ground Transportation Center has gone from scapegoat to game-winner. Airport parking revenue has shot up $5 million, or 45 percent since 2011. The net gain rises to $7 million considering a $2 million-a-year savings from not running exhaust-belching shuttle buses to ferry passengers and employees from distant surface parking lots. The extra money goes into the terminal operation, helping keep rents competitive for airlines and continue to grow air service, chief executive Scott Brockman said. The seven-level building was in the wrong … Continue reading CA: Memphis airport parking deck is big money-maker

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MBJ: Memphis airport modernization plans evolved for ‘new vision’

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MBJ: Memphis airport modernization plans evolved for ‘new vision’ As the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority finalizes design concepts for the consolidation and modernization of the B Concourse, could new construction be on the table? Plans for Memphis International Airport have changed since the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) unveiled its initial, $114 million Concourse Modernization effort two years ago. … The vision will be quite different from the architectural renderings previously released, which added on to a lot of the existing infrastructure. Brockman hinted by phone Tuesday, Aug. 2, that the latest plans call for new construction. “The new vision … Continue reading MBJ: Memphis airport modernization plans evolved for ‘new vision’

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MBJ: Memphis airfare down, enplanements up

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MBJ: Memphis airfare down, enplanements up The average cost to fly out of Memphis International Airport continues to fall. The latest Department of Transportation data for first quarter 2016, released Tuesday, July, 26, shows an average roundtrip at Memphis International is $398.98. The report demonstrates the 14th consecutive quarter of year-over-year declining airline ticket prices at Memphis International Airport (MEM). Average airfare has fallen $44.06 from the same quarter last year, when average airfare was $443.04 in the first quarter of 2015. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, average airfare is up by about $12, from $386.85. The average price … Continue reading MBJ: Memphis airfare down, enplanements up

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MDN: Memphis Airport Receives $12.4 Million Federal Grant

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MDN: Memphis Airport Receives $12.4 Million Federal Grant Congressman Steve Cohen has announced a $12.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to go toward the modernization of the Memphis International’s Airport’s Concourse B as well as improvement of security and the access road. The Airport Improvement Program grant will fund the initial design phase for modernization of Concourse B after the elimination of Delta Airlines’ hub. The five-year plan includes consolidating all usable gates in Concourse B and mothballing Concourse A for future airline growth. Funds will also go toward the rehabilitation of 300 feet of pavement to … Continue reading MDN: Memphis Airport Receives $12.4 Million Federal Grant

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MBJ: First Tennessee continues multimillion-dollar Memphis office renovations

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MBJ: First Tennessee continues multimillion-dollar Memphis office renovations As renovations continue at First Tennessee’s Downtown Memphis headquarters, a massive remodel is also underway at its First Ops West office near Memphis International Airport. Located at 3451 Prescott Blvd., the more than 189,000-square-foot structure built in 1995 is in the midst of a $25 million upgrade. “It was one of those things that had this huge room full of paper sorters, and as customer behaviors have changed we have needed less and less of those paper sorters,” said Bruce Livesay, executive vice president of technology and operations and chief information officer for … Continue reading MBJ: First Tennessee continues multimillion-dollar Memphis office renovations

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MDN: Uber Reaches Deal with Memphis Airport

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“A popular ride-sharing service has reached an agreement to operate at Memphis International Airport, the second company to do so in recent months. Uber and the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority have reached a deal that immediately enables the ride-sharing platform’s driver-partners to pick up and drop off at Memphis International Airport. The airport reached a similar agreement with the ride-sharing company Lyft in June.” MDN: Uber Reaches Deal with Memphis Airport. Continue reading MDN: Uber Reaches Deal with Memphis Airport

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MBJ: Old Dominion Freight Inc. buys 43 lots for Whitehaven facility from Memphis International Airport.

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“The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority has sold a piece of vacant land on the Mississippi state line to Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. The Thomasville, North Carolina-based less-than-truckload carrier purchased 43 lots in the Windwoods Subdivision on Airways Boulevard for $310,000. The airport authority began purchasing and leveling parts of the subdivision in the 1980s when Congress passed the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979. The 43 lots connect with Old Dominion’s $30 million service center that opened in the Whitehaven neighborhood in October 2014.” Old Dominion Freight Inc. buys 43 lots for Whitehaven facility from Memphis International Airport. – Memphis Business Journal. Continue reading MBJ: Old Dominion Freight Inc. buys 43 lots for Whitehaven facility from Memphis International Airport.

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MBJ: Southwest Airlines adds two Memphis flights

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“Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is adding two more flights at Memphis International Airport in April. … With the addition of the Dallas flights, Southwest will offer flights to six destinations from Memphis. The new flights are scheduled to begin on April 8.” Southwest Airlines adds two Memphis flights – Memphis Business Journal. Continue reading MBJ: Southwest Airlines adds two Memphis flights

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MDN: SeaPort Airlines to Begin Memphis-Greenville Route

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  “SeaPort Airlines plans to begin passenger service in mid-March between Greenville, Miss., and Memphis. The airline has agreed to a lease that allows it to fly into Memphis International Airport’s main terminal. Scott Brockman, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority’s chief executive officer, tells the Delta Democrat-Times it will take a couple of weeks to get everything in place. SeaPort will offer three round-trip flights between Greenville and Memphis weekdays, beginning at 6 a.m. March 16. The airline also will offer two round trips on Sundays and one on Saturdays. SeaPort flights between March 16 and April 30 will cost … Continue reading MDN: SeaPort Airlines to Begin Memphis-Greenville Route

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MBJ: Airline expands into Memphis airport’s main terminal

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“The Memphis airport is adding another tenant to help fill out its main terminal. The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority has reached an agreement with SeaPort Airlines Inc. to expand the passenger carrier’s presence at the airport. Portland, Oregon-based SeaPort has been at Memphis International since 2009, operating out of Signature Flight Support, a fixed-base operator on the airport’s grounds. The new agreement will see SeaPort operate out of gate C22 in the main terminal beginning March 16. SeaPort flights to Greenville and Tupelo, Mississippi, will fly out of the main terminal, and flights to El Dorado, Hot Springs and Harrison, … Continue reading MBJ: Airline expands into Memphis airport’s main terminal