Editing Rochester, New York (section)

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{{Main|Greater Rochester International Airport}}
[[File:Greater Rochester International Airport May 2007 Aerial View.jpg|thumb|Aerial View of the [[Greater Rochester International Airport]]]]
Rochester is served by the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (GRIA). Scheduled air service is provided by [[American Airlines|American]], [[Allegiant Airlines|Allegiant]], [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], [[Frontier Airlines|Frontier]], [[JetBlue Airways|JetBlue]], [[Southwest Airlines|Southwest]], [[Spirit Airlines|Spirit]], and [[United Airlines|United]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airlines Serving ROC |url=https://rocairport.com/airlines |access-date=October 9, 2022 |website=ROC Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport}}</ref>

[[FedEx]] founder [[Frederick W. Smith|Fred Smith]] has stated in several articles that [[Xerox]]'s development of the copier, and its need to quickly get parts to customers, was one of the economic issues that led him to pioneer the overnight delivery business in 1971.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2004-09-19/online-extra-fred-smith-on-the-birth-of-fedex|title=Fred Smith on the birth of FedEx|date=September 20, 2004|work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|access-date=March 5, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026235204/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2004-09-19/online-extra-fred-smith-on-the-birth-of-fedex|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://memphismagazine.com/api/content/78c56f2c-5f90-11e9-96e2-12f1225286c6/|title=Federal Express: The Million-Dollar Dream Machine|last=Neill|first=Kenneth|date=April 17, 2019|website=Memphis magazine|language=en-us|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418141542/https://memphismagazine.com/features/fred-smith-dream-machine/|archive-date=April 18, 2019|access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref> Because Xerox manufactured its copiers in Rochester,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Xerox Corp. to Build $15 Million Complex Near Rochester, N.Y.|last=Staff Reporter|first=Wall Street Journal|date=September 16, 1970|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|id={{ProQuest|133473007}}}}</ref> the city was one of the original 25 cities FedEx served on its first night of operations on April 17, 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://about.van.fedex.com/fedex-opco-history|title=History of FedEx Operating Companies|website=[[FedEx]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723114640/http://about.van.fedex.com/fedex-opco-history|archive-date=July 23, 2012|access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref>

In 2016, Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] announced a $63.4&nbsp;million project to renovate the GRIA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/09/21/gov-andrew-cuomo-making-stop-at-greater-rochester-international-airport/90773268/|title=Airport getting $39.8M for upgrades|last=Clausen|first=Todd|date=September 21, 2020|website=[[Democrat and Chronicle]]|language=en|access-date=March 5, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927173325/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/09/21/gov-andrew-cuomo-making-stop-at-greater-rochester-international-airport/90773268/|url-status=live}}</ref> The renovations include a large canopy extending over both main entrances, solar panels, a rainwater collection system, and modern communication and security enhancements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/04/23/rochester-airport-canopy-upgrade-tech-play-clock-nations/525793002/|title=Airport canopy installation to begin; later, an Etch A Sketch and Pong|last=Sharp|first=Brian|date=April 23, 2018|website=[[Democrat and Chronicle]]|language=en|access-date=March 5, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410142142/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/04/23/rochester-airport-canopy-upgrade-tech-play-clock-nations/525793002/|url-status=live}}</ref>  All construction was completed by October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rbj.net/2018/10/31/rochester-airport-completes-79-4-million-renovation-project/|title=Rochester airport completes $79.4 million renovation project|last=Spicer|first=Velvet|date=October 31, 2018|website=Rochester Business Journal|language=en-US|access-date=March 5, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806182842/https://rbj.net/2018/10/31/rochester-airport-completes-79-4-million-renovation-project/|url-status=live}}</ref>