There are 9 article(s) tagged FAA:

• March 2026

  • After LaGuardia crash, Memphis airport board approves $4.8M runway-lighting system

    The approval comes days after a crash at LaGuardia Airport in which an Air Canada plane taxiing down the runway struck a fire truck, killing the two pilots on board.

    By Steve Bohnel March 26, 2026

• November 2025

  • Memphis International expected to see flights cut

    FedEx released a statement on Thursday, Nov. 6, saying it’s monitoring the FAA’s plans to adjust nationwide flight capacity and is developing the “necessary operational modifications.”

    By Sophia Surrett, The Associated Press November 06, 2025

• July 2024

  • Southwest Airlines under FAA review after series of near misses

    The awareness of flight safety in the United States was heightened in January when a chunk of a Boeing 737 owned by Alaska Airlines blew off in the air.

    By Jane Roberts July 24, 2024

• February 2024

  • FAA sends MEM $16M for airport improvements

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

    By Jane Roberts February 05, 2024

• February 2023

  • Memphis International Airport receives $15M in FAA funding

    The FAA announced Monday, Feb. 27, $967 million in funding for almost 100 airports in the U.S., including Memphis International. 

    By Rob Moore February 27, 2023

• December 2019

  • Lawsuits mark anniversary of Wei Chen’s fatal crash in Atlanta

    Lawsuits against Wei Chen’s estate and aircraft ownership entity raise questions about pilot’s qualifications and his jet’s history of mechanical problems in months leading up to Dec. 20, 2018 fatal crash.

    By Wayne Risher December 20, 2019

• May 2019

  • Airport hikes landing fees, terminal rents slightly in $125M budget

    Memphis International Airport officials approved a $125 million budget and a contract to replace and realign airfield markings to meet new FAA standards.

    By Wayne Risher May 17, 2019

• December 2018

  • 4 killed when local businessman Wei Chen’s aircraft crashes in Atlanta

    A twin-engine jet registered to company owned by a Memphis businessman crashed Thursday in Atlanta, killing all four aboard.

    By Wayne Risher and Yolanda Jones December 21, 2018

• November 2018

  • Olive Branch Airport looks to new era of city ownership

    The city of Olive Branch completed the purchase of Olive Branch Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 31, ending a 45-year run of private ownership of one of Mississippi’s busiest airports.

    By Wayne Risher November 01, 2018