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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.
This year, Delta will unveil several major airport infrastructure milestones as part of its $12 billion, decade-long effort to modernize the customer experience on the ground. Here’s a look at improvements coming to our Seattle, Los Angeles and New York-LGA hubs, just in time for the summer travel season. Delta’s been busy building the airports of the future — designed for efficiency, speed and comfort, with the flexibility to support evolving technology needs. Over the next few months, customers in three Delta coastal hubs — Seattle, Los Angeles and New York — will see some exciting upgrades come to life. These investments will…
A Maryland man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight at LaGuardia Airport on Saturday, March 5. The 9mm gun was loaded with eight bullets. A TSA officer spotted the handgun on the checkpoint X-ray machine’s monitor as the man’s belongings entered the X-ray unit. TSA immediately alerted the Port Authority Police, which responded to the checkpoint, confiscated the gun, and detained the man for questioning before arresting him on a weapons charge. In addition to being arrested, the Odenton, Md., resident also faces a stiff federal civil…
Since its inception through 2021, the Teterboro Airport Community Benefit Fund (TACBF) Scholarship Golf Classic has enabled the Teterboro Airport community to award $285,750 in scholarships to 260 local high school graduates aspiring to pursue higher education in aviation or related fields of study. AvPORTS has employees at every level and has been a part of the leadership committee, as well as the on-site support team. Since 2005, AvPORTS has contributed $22,900 to this fund. Commenting on the matter, Jorge Roberts, Chief Executive Officer at AvPORTS, expressed that they are proud of their community leadership. “We at AvPORTS strongly believe…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will partner with The American Trucking Associations (ATA) to make skilled labor apprenticeship programs more accessible to men and women who are interested in professional truck driving careers. “Yellow is a leader in the Department of Labor apprenticeship program partnership,” said Darren Hawkins, CEO of Yellow Corporation (NASDAQ: YELL). “I’m eager to share our positive experiences with fellow trucking companies. We have the same goal: to train the next generation of qualified, safe drivers. I’m excited to pitch in and encourage more companies to take part in this program,” Hawkins continued. For nearly five years,…
Sheltair President Lisa Holland has announced the sale to Modern Aviation of Sheltair’s FBO operation at the Town of Islip’s Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP). First announced in the Fall of 2021, the agreement has now received the required government approvals allowing Modern Aviation to officially take over operations beginning on Friday, March 4th, 2022. Ms. Holland stated, “Long Island MacArthur remains one of the most important community aviation assets on Long Island thanks to the leadership of the Town of Islip, Supervisor Angie Carpenter and Airport Commissioner Shelly LaRose-Arken. We have been enormously proud of our tenure at Long…
Hudson announced it has entered into an agreement to operate and develop Starbucks locations in U.S. airports beginning this summer. The new partnership brings Starbucks’ expertise and leadership in the coffee industry together with Hudson’s esteemed Traveler’s Best Friend service and proven experience in operating food and beverage locations within the travel retail space. With globally-recognized brands, including Starbucks now in its portfolio, Hudson is continuing to provide travelers with accessible, high-quality food and beverage offerings that cater to their needs and lifestyles. Hudson’s first two Starbucks licensed stores are set to open beginning this summer at pre and post-security…
SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have concluded a strategic collaboration with the Synhelion company to bring its solar aviation fuel to market. This will make SWISS the first airline in the world to use ‘sun-to-liquid’ fuel. The process devised by Synhelion uses concentrated sunlight to produce carbon-neutral kerosene. With this collaboration, SWISS and Synhelion are playing a pioneering role in the production and adoption of sustainable aviation fuels. SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have concluded a strategic collaboration with ETH Zurich spinoff Synhelion to bring solar aviation fuel to market. This will make SWISS the first airline in the world to use solar kerosene. “ Our…
United has introduced a bag drop shortcut, a new, simple way for customers to skip the line, check their bag in a minute or less on average, and get to their flight. According to recent customer surveys, the bag check process can be one of the more stressful and time-consuming parts of the travel experience and United is the first airline to streamline the process in this way. Here’s how bag drop shortcut works: Check-in on the United app and select the number of bagsFind the bag drop shortcut location at the airport with detailed instructions available right in the…
In the financial year 2021, Lufthansa Cargo achieved the best result in the company’s history to date. Revenue rose to EUR 3.80 billion ($4.21-USD), previous year: EUR 2.76 billion ($3.06-USD), while adjusted EBIT amounted to EUR 1,493 million ($1,655-USD); the previous year was EUR 772 million ($855-USD). A total of 7.2 billion freight ton-kilometers were sold last year (previous year: 6.5 billion). The average load factor improved by 1.7 percentage points year-on-year to 71.0%, while the supply of capacity increased by 8.7% to 10.1 billion freight ton-kilometers offered. “We owe this result in particular to our employees, customers and partners.…
Tom Pietrykoski, who spent close to seven years as Deputy Communications Director, for U.S. Senator Cory Booker, has joined the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as Director of Corporate Communications. Pietrykoski left his post as Booker’s deputy communications director last month. He worked on Booker’s 2020 presidential campaign and previously worked for Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-Paterson) and for the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, where he began his career as a scientist involved in water quality monitoring programs. Booker praised Pietrykoski, who had been an integral member of his inner circle. “Tom Pietrykoski is a talented communications…