Airport officials expect further updates on the renaming process and the official new airport name in the coming months.

Additional steps remain to officially rename Memphis International Airport after FedEx founder Fred Smith, but the process is ...

Shelby County Airport Authority passed a resolution on Thursday to begin renaming the Memphis International Airport after ...

From academics and facilities to athletics, Fred Smith deeply invested in the future of the University of Memphis.

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority plans to explore naming the airport after Fred Smith, according to the board's ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith was a complex character with numerous interests. Here's a look at some perhaps under-reported ...

Honoring Fred Smith and remembering his contribution to the aviation world, as well as his company's relationship with ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith died June 21 at the age of 80. He was remembered for transforming Memphis and shaping the city's ...

"We ... look forward to operating out of a location that bears his name," FedEx said in a statement about naming the airport after company icon Smith.

It's hard to imagine a Memphis household that wasn't affected in some way, large (employment) or small (the Grizzlies), by FedEx founder Fred Smith.

FedEx has been a title sponsor of Memphis’ PGA Tour event since 1986, just 13 years after Smith oversaw the company’s first flights take off from the Bluff City.

The rise of FedEx Corp. from a startup express carrier with a few aircraft to the largest air cargo airline in the world and ...