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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.
DHL Supply Chain announced the appointment of Stephan Schablinski to the position of Vice President, Operations Excellence – GoGreen. Schablinski will be responsible for developing and leading the North American GoGreen strategic agenda, including serving as a leading member of the North American ESG Steering Committee. A commitment to sustainability is an integral part of DPDHL’s corporate culture. Since 2008, the Group has had ambitious sustainability targets, including CO2 reduction. In 2017, the Group became the first logistics company in the world to set a target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. To this end, the company…
DHL Express, the world’s leading international express delivery provider and Cargojet Inc. announced today that they have entered into a new long-term strategic agreement that will further strengthen the global DHL aviation network. The five-year agreement, with a renewal option for an additional two years, will see Cargojet provide ACMI, CMI, charter, and aircraft dry lease services to DHL to support DHL’s international requirements for Europe and North, South, Central, and Latin America, as well as Asia. Cargojet currently utilizes 12 freighters to service DHL’s requirements. DHL intends to add 5 additional B767 freighters during the 2022-23 timeframe to fulfill…
FedEx Corp. announced that effective June 1, 2022, Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will become Executive Chairman, and Raj Subramaniam, President and Chief Operating Officer, will be promoted to President and CEO. In addition, R. Brad Martin, Chair of the Board’s Audit Committee, is now non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board. As Vice Chairman of the Board, Martin is the Board’s designated successor to serve as Chairman of the Board. David P. Steiner, Chair of the Board’s Governance, Safety, and Public Policy Committee, will continue to serve as Lead Independent Director. Smith and Subramaniam will both report…
Spirit Airlines announced the completion of its terminal move at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) with all Spirit flights now calling Terminal A home. Over the past year, Spirit maintained a split operation between Terminal C and Terminal A, also known as the Marine Air Terminal. The move has enhanced the LGA Guest experience with all flights now consolidated in one of the most convenient locations at LaGuardia. Additionally, the move also benefits Guests by streamlining Spirit’s operation at the airport. “We sincerely thank all parties who helped make this terminal relocation a reality, especially the Port Authority of New York New…
JetBlue and New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the company will be adding 5,000 jobs in New York City in 2022. JetBlue will also work with the city to create a new workforce partnership to connect more New Yorkers with high-quality JetBlue jobs and to develop a strong pipeline for future careers at the airline. Mayor Adams joined JetBlue leaders today at a major hiring event to assist in filling many of these new positions. Today’s hiring event, held at JetBlue’s hangar at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), facilitated on the spot interviews and conditional hiring of diverse candidates for a variety of positions…
The first Latina Flight Director of NASA Mission Control, Ginger Kerrick Davis will help the Cradle of Aviation Museum unveil our Future Is Now exhibit, “Personal Flight.” The opening of the exhibit is Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The Future is Now is sure to wow attendees with the marriage of science fiction and science fact and will feature a variety of new exhibits, events, education programs, and planetarium shows that focus on the future of aviation, the space program, and the science behind them all. The Cradle of Aviation will be unveiling Personal Flight, an exhibit featuring four eVTOLs (Electric…
Town of Islip officials unveiled a new, state-of-the-art, 12,000 sq. ft. Ground Transportation Center (GTC) at Long Island MacArthur Airport. The GTC centralizes all ground transportation to serve visitors and Long Island travelers with a more modern facility. Now rental cars, taxis, buses, auto transport, ride-hailing services, hotel courtesy shuttles, and Suffolk Bus provides transportation services from the GTC.“This new construction and infrastructure upgrade will benefit travelers at Long Island MacArthur Airport, making it even easier to use our airport both for visitors to Long Island and for our loyal local customers,” said Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter. “We…
Today, on National Medal of Honor Day, American Airlines debuts a new livery dedicated to recipients of the Medal of Honor. Flagship Valor — an Airbus A321 aircraft with a special wrap — is a flying tribute dedicated to recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest award for military valor in action. The aircraft depicts major military conflicts and the six characteristics that embody the Medal of Honor and those who have received it. Onboard, customers can scan QR codes for access to information about the Medal of Honor and its extraordinary recipients, serving as a teaching tool to…
As owner and sponsor of East Hampton Airport on Long Island, the Town of East Hampton is in the process of changing the airport’s status from public use to private use. When the new private-use airport opens, it will do so as a prior permission required (PPR) facility. In coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration and navigation charting cycles, the deactivation will occur at 11:59 pm on May 17th and activation of the new private-use airport will occur at 9:00 am on May 19th. The Town is committed to ensuring that the status change is as least disruptive to aviation…
JetBlue announced it intends to expand the depth and breadth of its existing partnership with Qatar Airways to offer customers even more benefits when booking travel to and from international destinations on the global partner airline. This will include more codesharing in additional markets in the coming months, enhanced benefits for JetBlue TrueBlue and Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club loyalty members, expanded marketing opportunities, and refinements to flight schedules to create new, convenient connections across both carriers. Already, Qatar Airways is one of JetBlue’s top partners for connecting customers across the Americas to its global network, with traffic expected to grow further through…