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Article: Air Cargo at Memphis International Airport Up 58% Over First Four Months of 2001.
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- PR Newswire
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- June 11, 2002
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Enplaned air cargo volume at Memphis International Airport for the first four months of 2002 is up 58.4% over the same time period for 2001, according to data compiled by the Memphis- Shelby County Airport Authority.
The increase in Memphis International's enplaned air cargo traffic is due to a contract entered into in September 2001, between FedEx and the United States Postal Service, according to Larry Cox, president and CEO of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority that manages the airport.
Even without the USPS mail volumes, however, Memphis International Airport appears to be holding on solidly to its position as the number ...