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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.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced the completion of a new solar energy project at LaGuardia Airport. The solar installation on the rooftop of the newly built parking garage on the western side of the airport includes over 3,500 solar panels that will produce more than 1.7 million kilowatt-hours of clean, renewable energy annually as part of the agency’s net-zero emissions targets announced in 2021. The new LaGuardia solar project – the Port Authority’s largest to date – joins six other Port Authority solar projects that now total more than 1,381 kilowatts of installed solar…
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has appointed Accelerated, Inc. and Jet Airways of the US, Inc. as its road feeder service (RFS) providers for customers in US territories. Etihad Cargo will utilize the combined expertise of the third-party trucking logistics providers to offer its partners seamless road connectivity, further enhancing the UAE national carrier’s operations in the United States and beyond. Etihad Cargo’s partnership with Accelerated and Jet Airways will expand the carrier’s capabilities in the USA and will enable Etihad Cargo’s customers to benefit from various logistics solutions, including dedicated capacity and 24-hour…
Airport hospitality leader OTG announced today that it has reached agreements with four companies that began as entrepreneurial start-ups that will now offer products at restaurants and bars inside OTG terminals in New York area airports. OTG operates hundreds of dining and retail locations in airports across the country including Newark, LaGuardia, JFK, Philadelphia, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. OTG has reached agreements with the following companies: Hella Cocktail Co. (Long Island City, NY): Since 2012, Hella Cocktail Co. (A local minority Airport Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program certified company), has poured an expanding array…
The new five-year contract covers 12 airports across the airline’s global network, including key hubs in Chicago and Budapest. New airports where Menzies will start supporting LOT include Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Iasi International Airport (IAS), Oslo Airport (OSL), and Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP). Passenger and ramp services will be provided at all new stations, with air cargo services also starting at YYZ. The integration of additional locations into Menzies’ existing partnership with LOT is seamlessly facilitated by the signing of a General Terms of Agreement (GTA), which reflects the airline’s trust…
New research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that innovative business models that tap into extra warehouse space can be a potential solution for companies with changing demand requirements or tight fulfillment windows. Jennifer Pazour, an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer, and Kaan Unnu, a doctoral graduate of the department, found that a firm’s use of on-demand warehousing is supported if it has tight response requirements, for example, for same-day delivery. However, if a firm has relaxed response requirements, then on-demand warehousing is only recommended if the capacity availability of planned on-demand services is…
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York State electric vehicle programs and an EV test track powered by the New York Power Authority’s EVolve NY high-speed chargers will be front and center this year at the New York International Auto Show opening at the Javits Center Friday, April 15, running through April 24. Governor Hochul also announced ten fast chargers, able to power compatible EVs in less than 30 minutes, will be installed at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s LaGuardia Airport as part of NYPA’s EVolve NY fast-charging network. The state’s EVolve NY electric vehicle charging…
This morning at 09:07 CET, the Lufthansa Cargo freighter with the registration D-ALFK took off for the first time under flight number LH8406 to Seoul, South Korea (ICN) with a new flight-ready livery: with the inscription “Flying into the Future CO2-neutral” and the addition “Power-to-Liquid Sustainable Aviation Fuel”, logistics service provider Kuehne+Nagel and Europe’s leading cargo airline Lufthansa Cargo are now drawing attention to their joint mission. The two companies are working together to promote forward-looking power-to-liquid technology in order to advance the decarbonization of air freight. Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo had agreed on an exclusive partnership this last year.…
TSA will extend the Security Directives and Emergency Amendment requiring mask use on public transportation and transportation hubs for 15 days through May 3, 2022. CDC continues to monitor the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, especially the BA.2 subvariant that now makes up more than 85% of U.S. cases. Since early April 2022, there have been increases in the 7-day moving average of COVID-19 cases in the United States. During the 15-day extension period, CDC will assess the potential impact the recent rise of COVID-19 cases has on severe diseases, including hospitalizations, deaths, and healthcare system capacity. TSA will continue…
The Suffolk County legislature recently authorized a lease agreement with two companies at Francis Gabreski Airport on Long Island that will comply with the airport’s master plan for aviation development at the airport. Resolution no. 175-2022 and Resolution 176-2022, dated March 29, 2022, respectively state that True North WHB, LLCs submitted an application to develop three acres of property for the purpose of constructing aircraft hangars and that Sunrise Jets Maintenance LLCs submitted an application to develop 14 acres of property for the purpose of constructing and operating a Fixed Base Operation (FBO), which will include an office building, aircraft…
SWISS has launched two new initiatives to sustainably reduce food waste within its SWISS Saveurs catering concept for Economy Class travelers on its short- and medium-haul flights. Under ‘SWISS Saveurs Pre-Order’ customers can individually order any of the freshly prepared items on the SWISS Saveurs menu in advance of their flight. And with ‘SWISS Saveurs To Go’ passengers on the last evening flights of the day can purchase any remaining freshly prepared SWISS Saveurs items at substantially reduced prices. With effect from today, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) now offers its Economy Class guests on its short- and medium-haul services…