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53-487: TYS can refer to: IATA code for McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Ten year series of Singaporean examination papers Television Yamaguchi Broadcasting Systems , Japan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title TYS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

106-522: A Ruby Tuesday restaurant. In 2002 an aircraft maintenance facility was built for Northwest Airlines , serving as their primary CRJ MRO facility. The now-defunct ExpressJet Airlines built a heavy-maintenance hangar near the air cargo facilities for its fleet. In June 2009, a new food court was completed, featuring Starbucks , Quiznos , Cinnabon , and Zia locations. The Zia location was replaced in April 2013 with an Uno Express Pizza . In November 2016,

159-605: A 3,100-foot (940 m) N–S runway and a 4,200-foot (1,300 m) NE-SW runway at McGhee Tyson; the 1939 directory shows 4,000 feet (1,200 m) N–S and 5,000 feet (1,500 m) NE-SW. The city built a control tower in 1941. The development of TYS helped the City of Alcoa diversify its economy and gain its economic independence from what is today Arconic Inc. (formerly Alcoa Inc .), the world's third largest producer of aluminum. Alcoa Inc. built one of its production plants in Alcoa because of

212-609: A campaign against UPS and the Teamsters union, accusing its competitor of receiving a bailout in an advertising campaign called " Brown Bailout ". FedEx claimed that signing the Federal Aviation Administration re-authorization bill, which would let some of its workers unionize more easily (and, according to the Memphis-based company, "could expose [its] customers at any time to local work stoppages that interrupted

265-590: A critical hub for global logistics. The company was founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1971 as Federal Express Corporation by Frederick W. Smith , a graduate of Yale University . He drew up the company's concept in a term paper at Yale, in which he called for a system specifically designed for urgent deliveries. While his professor didn't think much of the idea, Smith pressed on. He began formal operations in 1973, when he moved operations to Memphis . Smith said he chose Memphis International Airport for being near

318-470: A single entity, FedEx Freight Inc. The unit is the parent of: FedEx Logistics provides supply chain, specialty transportation, cross border e-commerce, customs brokerage, and trade management technology and services. The division was known as FedEx Trade Networks until January 2019 and is composed of a number of FedEx acquisitions as well as the operations of former Caliber subsidiaries Caliber Logistics and Caliber Technology. Divisions include: FedEx Office

371-581: A small-package ground service; Roberts Express, an expedited shipping provider; Viking Freight, a regional, less-than-truckload freight carrier serving the Western United States; Caribbean Transportation Services, a provider of airfreight forwarding between the United States and the Caribbean; and Caliber Logistics and Caliber Technology, providers of logistics and technology services. FDX Corporation

424-482: A suspension on the company's Hong Kong operations. According to the union, some members were subject to "extremely difficult conditions" at hospitals urged by government mandates due to the COVID-19 pandemic . FedEx was criticized more broadly for providing inadequate protections and sick leave during the pandemic. On July 17, 2014, FedEx was indicted for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in cooperation with

477-529: Is an American multinational conglomerate holding company specializing in transportation , e-commerce , and business services . The company is headquartered in Memphis , Tennessee . The name "FedEx" is a syllabic abbreviation of its original air division, Federal Express , which operated under this name from 1973 until 2000. FedEx is best known for its air delivery service , FedEx Express , which pioneered overnight delivery as its flagship service. Over

530-463: Is home to a maintenance base for Endeavor Air , crew base for Allegiant Air , and delivery, maintenance and training centers for Cirrus Aircraft . McGhee Tyson Airport has two levels. The top level is accessed via the curbside drop off and the parking garage. The top level has ticket counters, security, gates, restaurants and shops. It is designed with a Smoky Mountain theme, complete with faux waterfalls and wood carvings of bears . The bottom level

583-483: Is notable for containing a subliminal right-pointing arrow in the negative space between the "E" and the "X", which was achieved by designing a proprietary typeface, based on Univers and Futura , to emphasize the arrow shape. Leader believed the logo promoted FedEx as "getting from point A to point B reliably with speed and precision". In the early 2000s, the Ex was in a different color for each division and platinum for

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636-553: Is rising, the shipping industry (not including USPS) in the United States is primarily dominated by UPS and FedEx; DHL is only a strong competitor to FedEx outside of the United States. Amazon , with its airline Amazon Air , its fleet of trucks, vans and ships and its worldwide staff of more than 1.4 million, plans to become the largest delivery service in the U.S. The FedEx logo is a wordmark designed in 1994 by Lindon Leader of Landor Associates, of San Francisco. It consists of Fed in purple and Ex in orange. The FedEx wordmark

689-549: Is served by several major airlines and employs about 2,700 people. It is a 30-minute drive to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park . The airport is the home of McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base , an air base for the 134th Air Refueling Wing (134 ARW) of the Tennessee Air National Guard . On August 1, 1930, the original McGhee Tyson airport opened, named for Charles McGhee Tyson. It

742-636: Is the retail arm of the corporation offering print and photocopy services, business services including signage and marketing, and retail sales of FedEx shipping services. The unit also included FedEx SameDay City, a same-day delivery service. FedEx Office was formerly an independent company, Kinko's, until it was acquired by FedEx in 2004 and rebranded FedEx Kinko's. It was again rebranded in June 2008 becoming FedEx Office. Its divisions include: FedEx operates many different types of vehicles to deliver packages. They operate planes, trucks, vans and drones. According to

795-411: Is used for car rental counters, three baggage claims, airline offices, and airport offices. There are 12 gates. On a regular day Gates 2 & 4 are used by Allegiant Air, Gate 6 is a common use gate, Gates 8, 10, & 12 are used by American, Gates 1, 3 & 5 are used by Delta, and Gates 7, 9, & 11 are used by United. Gate assignments can be subject to change. In July 2023, the airport announced

848-467: The National Rifle Association of America , which it terminated in 2018 under pressure from activists. On June 1, 2019, China filed a case against FedEx for allegedly undermining the rights of Chinese clients. The investigation stemmed from FedEx diverting Huawei packages destined for Asia to FedEx's headquarters in the United States instead without authorisation, after Huawei was added to

901-555: The federal government , its lowest total since 2008 but more than any other company in the air transport industry. The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) is a unique code used to identify transportation companies. It is typically two to four alphabetic letters long. It was developed by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association in the 1960s to help the transportation industry for computerizing data and records. FedEx's codes include: In December 2007,

954-526: The world's busiest airports by cargo traffic . FedEx's other main competitor is the United States Postal Service (USPS), as USPS offers an overnight service (Priority Mail Express), a 2-5 day service (Priority Mail), and an economy/ground service (First Class, Parcel Select Ground). To a lesser extent in the US, FedEx competes with SF Express and DHL , and while DHL's market share in the United States

1007-536: The Chhabra-Smoley Organization and Superior Drugs. According to the U.S. Department of Justice , "FedEx is alleged to have knowingly and intentionally conspired to distribute controlled substances and prescription drugs, including Phendimetrazine (Schedule III); Ambien , Phentermine , Diazepam , and Alprazolam (Schedule IV), to customers who had no legitimate medical need for them based on invalid prescriptions issued by doctors who were acting outside

1060-632: The FedEx website, the company has over 210,000 motorized vehicles. FedEx's primary competitor in the United States and most of its international destinations is United Parcel Service (UPS). Both companies employ generally similar strategies; both companies' largest hubs for its air delivery are in the southern United States ( Memphis for FedEx and Louisville for UPS), both offer overnight, 2-day, and ground delivery as default options, both frequently use Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport for trans-pacific shipments, and both of their main hubs are some of

1113-804: The U.S. Internal Revenue Service "tentatively decided" the FedEx Ground Division might be facing a tax liability of $ 319 million for 2002, due to misclassification of its operatives as independent contractors. Reversing a 1994 decision which allowed FedEx to classify its operatives that own their own vehicles as independent contractors, the IRS audited the years 2003 to 2006, with a view to assessing whether similar misclassification of operatives had taken place. FedEx denied that any irregularities in classification had occurred, but faced legal action from operatives claiming benefits that would have accrued had they been classified as employees. In June 2009, FedEx began

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1166-499: The US Entity List . FedEx later apologised for the "mistransportation". It has also been reported that FedEx refused to deliver a used Huawei phone into the US. Writers at PC Magazine tried to ship a Huawei P30 from a UK office to a US one to find it sent back a few days later. In July 2019, China accused FedEx of holding back more than 100 packages that Huawei was trying to deliver to China. Chinese regulators said that

1219-478: The US and Canada and residential locations in Canada. Its services are cheaper than the time-definite services offered by FedEx Express. The company was formerly Roadway Package System (RPS), a division of Caliber System. The unit also includes: FedEx Freight is the largest less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carrier in the US, reporting US$ 8.9 billion in revenue for 2021, and operates LTL and other freight services in

1272-630: The US and Canada. The unit was formed in 2002 when FedEx bought regional US LTL carrier American Freightways (AF) and established FedEx Freight as a parent company for AF, renamed FedEx Freight East, and FedEx's existing regional LTL subsidiary, Viking Freight, renamed FedEx Freight West. Viking had been a Caliber subsidiary when Caliber was acquired by FedEx in 1998. FedEx bought Lakeland, Florida-based national LTL carrier Watkins Motor Lines in 2006 and renamed it FedEx National LTL. All three operated as an independent subsidiaries of FedEx Freight until January 2010 when they were merged with their parent to form

1325-655: The acquisition of the TAC Air division of TAC (Truman Arnold Companies) and the FBO was rebranded to join the Signature network. Originally, Tac Air first moved into TYS on April 1, 2005, when it purchased Knox-Air, which had operated in TYS since 1974. Then a month later, on May 5, 2005, TAC Air purchased the only remaining FBO, Cherokee Aviation, which had been in operation since 1954. TAC Air combined these two FBOs under their own name, and they were

1378-637: The agency that operates McGhee Tyson received a $ 27.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to complete the next phase of a multi-year runway expansion, the most expensive project the airport ever has undertaken. The north runway, 5L/23R, is being lengthened to 10,000 feet (3,000 m). During the work, 3,000 feet (910 m) of that runway were demolished while 6,000 feet (1,800 m) remained open for small planes. Airliners still land on Runway 5R/23L, which will remain 9,000 feet (2,700 m) long. On December 17, 2021,

1431-472: The airport authority built a new 21-acre cargo facility on the north side of the airport for Federal Express , UPS and Airborne Express . Buildings were designed to meet the carriers' needs; 90% of the air cargo operations are UPS and Federal Express. Cost of the project was estimated at $ 9.3 million. In 2000, improvements to the passenger terminal were finished at a cost of $ 70 million, including two new concourses, 12 new gates, ticket counters, and

1484-462: The company committed "violations" when it diverted Huawei parcels. In December 2019, CNBC listed FedEx along with 378 additional Fortune 500 companies that "paid an effective federal tax rate of 0% or less" as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 . The New York Times reported that FedEx paid $ 1.5 billion in taxes after the 2017 fiscal year (effective tax rate of 34%) and then $ 0 after

1537-557: The first customer to take delivery of GM's electric Zevo delivery vans , as part of the goal of an all-electric ground fleet by 2040. According to OpenSecrets , FedEx Corp is the 174th largest campaign contributor in the United States, having donated over $ 35.96 million to federal candidates and committees since 1990, 37% of which went to Democrats and 63% to Republicans. Strong ties to the White House and members of Congress allow access to international trade and tax cut rebates as well as

1590-545: The flow of their time-sensitive, high-value shipments"), was equivalent to giving UPS a "bailout". Independent observers heavily criticized FedEx's wording, claiming that it was "an abuse of the term". FedEx Express employees are regulated under the Railway Labor Act . In July 2020, the Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA), the union that represents FedEx Corp pilots, called for

1643-482: The following main operating units: FedEx Express is the company's original overnight courier services, providing next day air service within the US and time-definite international service. It operates one of the largest civil aircraft fleets in the world, has the largest fleet of wide bodied civil aircraft, and carries more freight than any other airline. Included in this unit are: FedEx Ground provides day-definite mail and package delivery to commercial locations in

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1696-416: The indictment but also did not say why. Safe streets activists have criticized FedEx, along with other parcel delivery services, for frequently illegally parking their vehicles in bike lanes while making deliveries, a practice that endangers cyclists. They were criticized alongside peers in a letter from Washington, D.C.'s transportation agency in 2018. FedEx was criticized for its partnership with

1749-531: The launch of FedEx Cares, a global giving platform, and committed to invest $ 200 million to strengthen more than 200 communities by 2020. In March 2018, FedEx announced the acquisition of P2P Mailing Limited, a last-mile delivery service, for £92 million to expand their portfolio. In June 2019, FedEx announced they would not be renewing their $ 850 million contract with Amazon for the company's U.S. domestic express delivery business. Amazon accounted for 1.3 percent of 2018 revenues. In August 2019, FedEx announced

1802-505: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TYS&oldid=961465848 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages McGhee Tyson Airport Owned by the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, it

1855-413: The mean population center of the country and for its placid weather. The company grew rapidly, and by 1983 had a billion dollars in revenue, a rarity for a startup company that had never taken part in mergers or acquisitions in its first decade. It expanded to Europe and Asia in 1984. In 1988, it acquired one of its major competitors, Flying Tiger Line , creating the largest full-service cargo airline in

1908-648: The overall corporation use. However, in August 2016, FedEx announced that all operating units would adopt the purple and orange color logo over the next five years (the same as the original FedEx logo, and later used by FedEx Express). For the Cast Away film, FedEx provided access to their facilities (Memphis, Los Angeles, and Moscow) as well as airplanes, trucks, uniforms, and logistical support. A team of FedEx marketers oversaw production through more than two years of filming. FedEx CEO Fred Smith made an appearance as himself for

1961-577: The planning of a six-gate expansion to the terminal, with a target completion date of 2028, to meet the growing needs of the region. In January 2024, airport officials announced they would be closing part of the airport's long-term parking lot to begin a project that would expand the current garage to six stories and add 3,500 parking spots. Red = Year-round destinations Green = Seasonal destinations Note:(a) Includes mail in final 2017 and 2018 total freight data. FedEx FedEx Corporation , originally known as Federal Express Corporation ,

2014-633: The proximity of dams along the Little Tennessee River which were a hydroelectric energy source for the production of aluminum. In 1951, the United States Air Force built several facilities on the field and 7,500-foot (2,300 m) runway 5L. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) added an Instrument landing system to runways 5L and 23R in 1959. In 1961, with financing by the Tennessee Air National Guard, runway 5L

2067-443: The rebuilt 10,000-foot runway 5L/23R reopened. McGhee Tyson Airport covers 2,250 acres (9.1 km ) at an elevation of 986 feet (301 m). It has two parallel runways: 5L/23R is 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 x 46 m) concrete and 5R/23L is 9,000 by 150 feet (2,743 x 46 m) asphalt. The fixed-base operator (FBO) at TYS is Signature Aviation , the parent company of Signature Flight Support. In July 2022 Signature Aviation announced

2120-478: The rules of the business practices of the United States Postal Service . In 2001, FedEx sealed a $ 9 billion deal with the USPS to transport all of the post office's overnight and express deliveries. In 2005, FedEx was among 53 entities that contributed the maximum of $ 250,000 to sponsor the second inauguration of President George W. Bush . During the 2018 calendar year, FedEx spent nearly $ 10.2 million lobbying

2173-518: The scene where Chuck is welcomed back, which was filmed on location at FedEx's home facilities in Memphis, Tennessee. The idea of a story based on a FedEx plane crashing gave the company "a heart attack at first," but the overall story was seen as positive. FedEx, which paid no money for product placement in the film, saw an increase in brand awareness in Asia and Europe following the film's release. The firm

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2226-435: The sole supplier of aviation fuel for commercial, corporate and general aviation aircraft as well as leased hangar space at the airport. In 2023, the airport had 104,459 aircraft operations, averaging 286 per day: 46,858 general aviation , 18,433 air taxi , 9,952 military, and 29,216 air carrier. In 2023, 186 aircraft were based at the airport: 84 single-engine, 26 multi-engine, 50 jet, 22 military, and 4 helicopter . TYS

2279-413: The termination of ground deliveries for Amazon as well. In December 2020, FedEx acquired ShopRunner, an e-commerce platform. On March 29, 2022, founder Frederick W. Smith announced he would be retiring as CEO and become executive chairman effective June 1, 2022. The company named Raj Subramaniam , FedEx's current president and COO, as Smith's successor. FedEx Corporation divides its business into

2332-463: The usual course of professional practice." A representative for the company contested these claims, stating that it would violate personal rights of customers to deny service and that "We are a transportation company—we are not law enforcement". On July 17, 2016 the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed in a statement that it had asked U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer to dismiss

2385-562: The world. In 1994, Federal Express shortened its name to "FedEx" for marketing purposes, officially adopting a nickname that had been used for years. On October 2, 1997, FedEx reorganized as a holding company, FDX Corporation , a Delaware corporation . The new holding company began operations in January 1998, with the acquisition of Caliber System Inc. by Federal Express. With the purchase of Caliber, FedEx started offering other services besides express shipping. Caliber subsidiaries included RPS,

2438-571: The years, the company has expanded its operations to include FedEx Ground , FedEx Office (formerly Kinko's ), FedEx Supply Chain , FedEx Freight, and several other services through a network of subsidiaries. These expansions have often been strategic moves to compete with its primary rival, UPS . Additionally, FedEx supports the United States Postal Service (USPS) by transporting packages through its Air Cargo Network contract. The company’s air shipping operations are centralized at its primary hub at Memphis International Airport , making it

2491-539: Was built on 60 acres (24 ha) in West Knoxville where West High School is now located. In 1935, the city purchased 351 acres (142 ha) in Blount County for the current airport. On July 29, 1937, an American Airlines Stinson Trimotor (about 10 seats) touched down, the first airline flight; before that, American's Stinsons landed at Island Airport on Dickinson Island east of town. The 1938 directory shows

2544-458: Was extended to 9,000 feet (2,700 m). The first scheduled airline jets were Delta DC-9s in December 1965. In 1968, McGhee Tyson built a new air cargo facility; a new passenger terminal opened in 1974, a few years after runway 18/36 closed. Four years later, the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA) was established. In 1990, runway 5R/23L was rebuilt to 9,000 feet (2,700 m). In 1992,

2597-516: Was formed to centralize the sales, marketing, and customer service for all of the subsidiaries. In February 2000, FedEx acquired Tower Group International, an international logistics company. FedEx also acquired WorldTariff, a customs duty and tax information company; TowerGroup and WorldTariff were re-branded to form FedEx Trade Networks. FedEx Corp. acquired privately held Kinko's, Inc. in February 2004 and re-branded it FedEx Kinko's. The acquisition

2650-484: Was founded to oversee all of the operations of those companies and its original air division, Federal Express. In January 2000, FDX Corporation changed its name to FedEx Corporation and re-branded all of its subsidiaries. Federal Express became FedEx Express, RPS became FedEx Ground , Roberts Express became FedEx Custom Critical, and Caliber Logistics and Caliber Technology were combined to comprise FedEx Global Logistics. A new subsidiary, called FedEx Corporate Services,

2703-699: Was made to expand FedEx's retail access to the general public. After the acquisition, all FedEx Kinko's locations offered only FedEx shipping. In June 2008, FedEx announced that they would be dropping the Kinko's name from their ship centers; FedEx Kinko's would now be called FedEx Office . In September 2004, FedEx acquired Parcel Direct, a parcel consolidator, and re-branded it FedEx SmartPost. In April 2015, FedEx acquired their rival firm TNT Express for €4.4 billion ($ 4.8 billion; £3.2 billion) as it looked to expand their operations in Europe. In February 2016, FedEx announced

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2756-559: Was named by Fortune magazine as one of the top 100 companies to work for in 2013, citing the company's choice to downsize with voluntary buyouts rather than involuntary layoffs. As of April 2022 , the FedEx Corporation board of directors is: For the fiscal year 2020, FedEx reported earnings of US$ 1.286 billion, with an annual revenue of US$ 69.217 billion, a decline of 0.7% over the previous fiscal cycle. FedEx's shares traded at over $ 273 per share, and its market capitalization

2809-459: Was valued at over US$ 2,459 billion in December 2020. FedEx ranked No. 50 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. In early March 2021, FedEx announced plans to make its operations carbon-neutral by 2040. It's investing $ 2 billion in sustainable energy initiatives, including $ 100M for a new Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture and upgrading its aircraft and ground transportation fleets. It will be

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