Memphis International Airport
Officials hope to lure CUSA tournament back to Memphis (WMCTV Memphis)
While a charter plane sat on the tarmac at Memphis International Airport early Tuesday afternoon, the University of Memphis men's basketball team prepared to play in the Conference USA tournament in an unfamiliar place.
Airport Built, It’s Time to See if the Traffic Comes (New York Times)
The first new international airport in the United States in more than decade is set to open in May near Panama City, Fla., a community of 37,000 people on the state’s panhandle.
Training for aviation mechanics lands at W. Memphis community college (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Mid-South Community College wants to plug East Arkansans into good-paying jobs tending the aircraft that support a $28.6-billion-per-year chunk of the area economy.Officials announced Tuesday that the West Memphis school will create an aviation mechanics training program from the ground up, with assistance from FedEx Express and $3.4 million in federal stimulus money.School president Dr. Glen ...
A New Airport Opens, but a Dispute Lives On (New York Times)
Backers said Northwest Florida Beaches International will bring new businesses and residents to the Florida Panhandle; critics said environmental problems have already begun.
Parking Project Means Big Change for Memphis Airport Skyline (Architect Magazine)
Mar. 3--Construction began this week on a parking and ground-transportation facility that will change the landscape of Memphis International Airport.
With parking project, big change begins for Memphis airport skyline (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Construction began this week on a parking and ground-transportation facility that will change the landscape of Memphis International Airport.The Airport Authority gave contractor Flintco Inc. the green light to proceed with an $89.4 million contract to build a seven-level structure immediately north of an existing three-level parking deck.Airport officials say the project will improve customer ...
Six Permits Issued to Airport For Ground Transportation Center (The Memphis Daily News)
2491 Winchester RoadMemphis, TN 38116Permit Amounts: $89.5 MillionProject Cost: $121 millionPermit Date: Issued March 2010Completion: Spring 2012Owner....
Pipe Plant Bringing 500 Jobs to Tunica, MS (Eyewitness News Memphis)
Work began Wednesday on a German pipe plant. It will bring 500 new jobs to the area over the next 5 years.
Caught in Durant's shadow, Westbrook shines (Yahoo! Sports via Yahoo! Sports)
Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has always had to disprove skeptics. It's about time to believe in him.
South Africa's Air Traffic Flow Management System Named Winner of Jane's ATC Global Enabling Technology Award (Marketwire)
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - The advanced Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) system deployed by South Africa's Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has been named by Jane's Airport Review as the winner of the 2010 Enabling Technology Award for contribution to enhanced capacity and safety. The ATFM system, provided by Thales and Metron Aviation, is deployed at ...
