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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.
In celebration of the Boeing 747’s retirement from our fleet, United Airlines flight 747 will fly from San Francisco to Honolulu on Tuesday, November 7 and will be the farewell flight to the 747 fleet. Serving as the ultimate throwback for customers, employees and invited guests, United plans to recreate the first 747 flight operated by them in 1970. From a 1970s-inspired menu to our flight attendants retro uniforms to inflight entertainment befitting of that first flight, passengers will help send the Queen of the Skies off in true style. The original United 747 aircraft that first made this journey from San Francisco…
Two dozen Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers who live and work in New York City volunteered to serve on a Transportation Security Support Team to deploy to Houston to assist in the reopening of George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (IAH) in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. They were one of several teams from airports across the country who came to aid in the airport’s post-hurricane recovery. The TSA officers, who are now back home working at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York, went to assist in the reopening of IAH airport because so many individuals who work for TSA…
JetBlue is currently accepting applications for the second cycle of its innovative new pilot recruiting pathway – Gateway Select – the airline’s competency-based training program for aspiring pilots. The opening of the second window comes as JetBlue’s first set of six candidates complete the airline-focused training program and continue to earn their FAA-mandated 1,500 hours of flight time. The program provides participants with the opportunity to become JetBlue pilots after completing a rigorous four-year training program which encompasses classroom learning, extensive real-world flying experience and instruction in full-flight simulators. JetBlue partners with CAE to deliver Gateway Select’s training curriculum. Gateway…
Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) today announced that Hainan Airlines has committed to install Split Scimitar Winglets on 36 of its fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. Hainan was the first airline in China to operate with APB’s Blended Winglet technology, and now will be the first airline in China to operate with APB’s latest product, Split Scimitar Winglets. “Sixteen years ago APB welcomed Hainan Airlines as the first airline in China to install Blended Winglets on its aircraft,” said Patrick LaMoria, Aviation Partners Boeing executive vice president and chief commercial officer. “Since then, both Hainan and Blended Winglets have become an extraordinary presence worldwide in the airline industry. APB is very…
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced the ACMI placement of a 747-400 freighter with DHL Global Forwarding, the world’s largest airfreight forwarding company and a division of the Deutsche Post DHL Group. The 747-400F will be operated by Atlas Air, Inc. and will fly on behalf of DHL Global Forwarding through an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance agreement. The new service will commence this month and will serve routes between the United States, Europe, and Asia. “DHL Global Forwarding is a leading service provider in the global airfreight industry, and we are delighted that they have chosen to partner with…
In the wake of Hurricane Irma’s destructive path through the Caribbean, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is supporting storm recovery efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands with a fully-staffed mobile air traffic control tower at Cyril E. King International Airport in St. Thomas. The tower was fully operational at 9:40 a.m. this morning and is now supporting relief flights by the U.S. military, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, general aviation and limited commercial flights. The existing air traffic control tower at the airport was badly damaged by the storm, and controllers were managing air traffic from a tent on the…
In honor of Air Canada’s 80th anniversary, Air Canada’s Lockheed 10A vintage aircraft is taking to the skies across Canada. After taking off this morning from Vancouver, BC, the L-10A will be making overnight stops as well as fuel stops at airports across Canada, and will be on public display at the Royal Aviation Museum in Winnipeg on September 13 and 14. As part of the tour, the vintage 10-seat aircraft will overnight in Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax. The plane may also make a fuel stop in your community. Look out Calgary, Sudbury, Quebec City, and possibly more! Aviation enthusiasts may track the aircraft’s movements by its registration, CF-TCC. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Spring 1938…
United Airlines announces today a new option for customer to check in and learn flights without the touch of a finger. The new United skill for Amazon Alexa allows customers to use their Alexa-enabled devices, such as the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot, to check in and ask a variety of questions about flights. United is the first U.S.-based airline to offer an Alexa skill, further exemplifying the airline’s dedication to innovation and providing a smoother travel experience for its customers. “Every day we connect nearly 400,000 customers to business meetings, loved ones and new adventures,” said Praveen…
JetBlue, the first U.S. airline to bring affordable and convenient commercial air travel to Cuba after more than 50 years, today announced the long-anticipated opening of its City Ticket Office and Airport Ticket Office in Havana. Both locations offer a new option for Cubans to book travel on JetBlue, with the added benefit of in-person interactions which will provide the personal, helpful and simple customer experience the airline is known for. JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes, various Cuban officials, airport leadership and JetBlue crewmembers will take part in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the City Ticket Office today to celebrate the…
For 25 years, frequent departures, easy check-in and boarding and helpful business services have been hallmarks of the Delta Shuttle, which made its debut on Sept. 1, 1991, following the airline’s acquisition of Pan Am’s shuttle service. The business-oriented product, which initially offered hourly service to Boston and Washington, D.C., from New York-LGA, has been a core part of Delta’s New York operation ever since, carrying more than 16 million passengers. It expanded in 2010 to serve Chicago from LGA. And in 2013, the airline upgraded its Los Angeles-San Francisco service to an hourly schedule and brought the Delta Shuttle…