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Metropolitan Airport News
Produced by a team of aviation professionals and enthusiasts, our mission is to inform and update the more than 68,000 employees who work on the metropolitan New York airport properties, as well as the many others that provide goods and services in the surrounding communities.
Aviation High School and SUNY Empire State College representatives formally signed a new partnership that will credit Aviation High School graduates who earn their Federal Aviation Administration airframe or powerplant license with 28 to 29 college credits towards a bachelor’s degree in transportation management or labor studies, roughly the equivalent of one year of college before enrolling in courses at SUNY Empire State College. This new Aviation High School partnership was brought together with the help and support of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the United Federation of Teachers, and the American Federation of Teachers. Visit the…
Unifi recently secured full ground handling contracts at six new stations for Breeze Airways. The locations include Los Angeles, CA, Nashville, TN, Jacksonville, FL, Las Vegas, NV, San Bernardino, CA, and San Francisco, CA. The new stations bring Unifi’s total locations with Breeze to 17, expanding their position as the airline’s largest provider of ground handling services. “We are extremely proud and happy to expand our partnership with Breeze Airways to support them across more locations in their rapidly expanding network,” commented Gautam Thakkar, Unifi’s CEO. Unifi provides full ground handling for Breeze Airways at the following locations: Akron, OH;…
SWISS is using artificial intelligence and Google Cloud technology to further enhance its flight operations. Its aim in doing so: is to interlink all the relevant data from its various operating units to make its flight operations more stable, more efficient, and more sustainable, too. The endeavors should also help minimize the impact of any irregularities on SWISS’s traveling guests. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has been working under a broader strategic partnership to use Google Cloud technology to develop a platform that facilitates the planning and steering of the airline’s daily flight operations. The new platform will help the…
The American Airlines Cadet Academy and American Airlines Credit Union announced a new partnership, bringing an additional suite of new financial options for incoming candidates accepted into the Cadet Academy program. “We’re extremely excited to partner with American Airlines in providing tuition financing along with personalized care and service to this specialized group of students,” said Lori Hall, Credit Union Senior Vice President, Member Experience. “Our comprehensive financial wellness program is tailored to assist the next generation of pilots in balancing their technical skills with the financial education needed to succeed in their future careers.” As part of the Credit…
ClimateCare has expertise in climate and sustainable development and was selected by Menzies to further its Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments. The partnership will enable Menzies to compensate for unavoidable carbon emissions with a portfolio of socially responsible projects as the company works towards becoming carbon neutral by 2033, its 200th anniversary. Menzies is supporting three projects: providing clean cookstoves in Bangladesh, afforestation initiatives in Mexico, and rainforest protection measures in Indonesia. They align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals that Menzies has committed to advance as a signatory of the UN Global Compact. Menzies is focused on removing…
JetBlue Airways announced the appointment of Jeff Winter as the carrier’s new vice president, JetBlue University. He will report to Warren Christie, JetBlue’s head of safety, security, fleet operations, and JetBlue University. Based in Orlando, Fla., Winter will oversee the company’s award-winning training programs and facilities. From locations in Orlando, New York, and Salt Lake City, JetBlue University offers new hire and recurrent training for JetBlue’s airports, customer support (reservations), flight operations, inflight, system operations, and technical operations (maintenance) crewmembers, as well as pilot training services for a variety of other airlines around the world. Since joining JetBlue in 2015,…
Airport hospitality specialist OTG has named Jill Myers as the company’s Vice President of Business Diversity and Community Engagement. Myers, who has worked in the airport hospitality industry for over 30 years, was most recently OTG Vice President Global Retail Brand Development. Earlier in her career, she held senior positions with Stellar and HMSHost and managed large real estate projects. Myers was also a legislative aide in the Georgia House of Representatives. Jill Myers assumes the role of Vice President of Business Diversity and Community Engagement at OTG Her new role will focus on strengthening the company’s Airport Concessions Disadvantaged…
Breeze Airways is adding eight routes from Westchester this year, including nonstop service to Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Las Vegas, NV, Charleston, SC, Norfolk, VA, Jacksonville, FL, and Savannah, GA – and one-stop, same plane service to New Orleans, LA. Current commercial air service from Westchester County Airport (HPN) only serves as far west as Chicago. With this latest announcement, the top two destinations from the New York metro area, Los Angeles and San Francisco, will now feature daily nonstop service from the heart of Westchester County. Breeze will add 6 of the 15 biggest markets currently not…
RS&H announced today that Amy Davis has joined the national engineering, architecture, and consulting firm as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer following the retirement of former CFO Holt Graves. Davis brings more than 25 years of experience in global business and finance leadership across diverse industries, including engineering and consulting retail, manufacturing, and Big 4 public accounting. Davis has extensive experience spanning controllership, strategic planning, operations finance, treasury and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and enterprise risk management. Most recently, she served as Chief Financial Officer for Michael Baker International. “It’s an honor to be selected as…
Seastreak, a long-standing leader in providing high-speed commuter ferry services connecting New York City and the Jersey Shore, is set to resume its service connecting New York City and Highlands, NJ to popular summer destinations in New England. Starting Memorial Day weekend, passengers will have the opportunity to travel with Seastreak to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Not only is this route the longest passenger ferry journey operating within the United States, this year, but the journey will also occur aboard the largest and fastest high-speed passenger catamaran operating in the country, Courageous. At 157ft, Courageous is a couple of feet longer than Seastreak’s Commodore, which entered service in 2018 and previously held the title…