Year in review: Bold moves help airlines, FedEx cut costs, turn profits in 2008 (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines merged, and overnight Memphis was a hub city for the world’s largest passenger airline. The airport completed a landmark land swap giving the Tennessee Air National Guard a new base and freeing 103 acres of prime real estate for a FedEx superhub expansion. Those were some of the 2008 highlights for transportation-related engines that drive the Greater …

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