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Nashville International Airport

Two Southwest Airlines planes came dangerously close in Nashville and had to take evasive action

By The Associated Press

April 20, 2026

Two Southwest Airlines planes had to take evasive action to avoid colliding Saturday in Nashville after an air traffic controller directed one pilot to turn into the path of the other plane.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Federal Aviation Administration, Nashville International Airport, Southwest Airlines

The Boring Company is cleared for construction, days after Nashville residents condemn ‘decadent billionaire’ access

By Caroline Eggers

February 25, 2026

The Boring Company is ready to start digging underneath Nashville. Just days after the company met publicly with city officials for the first time, the company received new permits.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Americans with Disabilities Act, Delishia Porterfield, Nashville International Airport, Nashville Metro Council, Sandy Ewing, The Boring Company, transit

Boring Company edges closer to tunnel construction, inking deal with Nashville airport

By Caroline Eggers

February 19, 2026

The Boring Company secured a crucial green light this week in its plans to build a 10-mile tunnel system between downtown and the Nashville International Airport. 

Filed Under: Environment, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Airport Authority, Nashville International Airport, The Boring Company, tunnels

Update: After staffing shortage, Nashville airport back to normal operations

By Rose Gilbert

October 7, 2025

Nashville’s airport is back to normal — for now — after a staffing shortage caused delays on Tuesday.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: BNA, federal government shutdown, Nashville International Airport, travel

NashVillager Podcast: Nashville needs more air traffic controllers

By Nina Cardona

October 2, 2025

Listen

Who wouldn’t want to work a stressful job where lives are on the line, but you don’t get to have a life of your own? Plus, the local news for October 2, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: BNA, Nashville International Airport

What to know about Elon Musk’s Nashville tunnel project

By Marianna Bacallao

August 26, 2025

Here’s everything we know so far about the Boring Company’s proposed “Music City Loop” in Nashville.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Elon Musk, Freddie O'Connell, Justin Jones, Metro Nashville, Music City Center, Nashville International Airport, The Boring Company, tunnels, xAi

Tennessee advances Musk’s tunnel project in Nashville as pushback mounts

By Rose GilbertandMeribah Knight

August 1, 2025

A plan to dig a tunnel from downtown Nashville to the airport took another step forward this week when the State Building Commission approved a no-cost lease of a state-owned parking lot.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elon Musk, Heidi Campbell, infrastructure, memphis, NAACP, Nashville International Airport, Tesla, The Boring Company, The Equity Alliance, transportation

Tennessee partners with Elon Musk on Tesla tunnel between downtown Nashville and airport

By Tony Gonzalez|Cynthia Abrams|Marianna Bacallao

July 28, 2025

A privately developed tunnel project could soon connect travelers from downtown Nashville to Nashville International Airport.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: BNA, Elon Musk, infrastructure, Nashville International Airport, The Boring Company, transportation, tunnels

Nashville’s airport could become ‘Trump International’ under new bill

By Marianna Bacallao

January 17, 2025

The proposal from Rep. Todd Warner comes two years after statehouse Republican clashed with Nashville over control of its Airport Authority Board.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, BNA, Donald Trump, General Assembly, John Lewis, legislature, Nashville International Airport, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, Todd Warner, Zulfat Suara

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