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Metropolitan Airport News
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JetBlue today announced eye-catching additions to the airline’s fleet with the very first special livery for an Embraer 190 and a new tailfin design that will appear on multiple aircraft this year. The airline is introducing the new paint schemes as it celebrates its 17th anniversary this month. “Our design team has done an outstanding job of visually telling a JetBlue story through their fresh and creative lens,” said Jamie Perry, vice president marketing, JetBlue. “Whether looking to the skyline of our hometown for inspiration or creating a storyline to bring a paint scheme to life, the team keeps surprising…
Despite profit projections of $35.6 billion in 2016, airlines must shift focus to the revenue and profit potential emerging from mobile commerce, according to the latest monthly industry brief from CellPoint Mobile, “Mobile Commerce and Payment Innovation Across the Airline Sector.” Airlines that embrace mobile commerce strategies and payment solutions benefit by establishing permanent, internal links to currently untapped direct-channel and ancillary sales, according to the brief, and they create a company-wide mentality that aligns more closely with their passengers’ mobile-centric behaviors. The revenue potential is vast, with eMarketer predicting global digital travel outlays of $817 billion by 2020. According…
The Port Authority Board of Commissioners today approved the agency’s largest ever $32.2 billion 2017-2026 Capital Plan, which reflects the agency’s continuing return to its core transportation mission and is expected to generate hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions in overall economic activity for the region. The plan allows for $11.6 billion in major redevelopment projects to advance at the region’s major airports during the next decade, including the $4 billion LaGuardia Terminal B replacement, the largest transportation public-private partnership in the United States. It also provides for the advancement of work on Terminal A at Newark Liberty International…
Flight diversions due to inflight medical emergencies make up a tiny portion of the millions of flights operated annually, but it is costly for airlines. With more people traveling by air, the actual number of inflight medical events has been gradually increasing over the years. Emirates, the largest airline by international traffic, operates over 3,500 departures a week, or more than 194,000 flights in 2016. In those 12 months, the airline handled more than 60 flight diversions due to medical emergencies. A single flight diversion can cost Emirates anything from US$50,000 to over US$600,000, depending on the nature of the…
A new partnership was born this week when officials from the Transportation Security Administration at LaGuardia Airport handed over 10 bags and two boxes filled with more than 400 articles of clothing to the Brooklyn Vet Center to distribute to homeless veterans in need of the dozens of coats, hats, scarves, gloves and other clothing that passengers have left behind at the busy airport’s checkpoints. Items left at TSA checkpoints are collected and stored for 30 days in hopes that the owners will contact TSA’s Lost and Found Office to claim their lost items. Unfortunately, much of what is lost…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Port Authority issued a Request for Proposals for preliminary engineering and other planning work for a new AirTrain connection to LaGuardia Airport. The expert firm’s work will represent a critical next step in advancing the LaGuardia AirTrain project. The RFP is open to all qualified firms and responses are due in four weeks. By 2030, the number of passengers at LaGuardia is expected to increase by more than 6 million passengers annually and the AirTrain is a key pillar of the airport’s strategy to accommodate this growth. “The millions of passengers who…
LaGuardia Gateway Partners’ redevelopment of LaGuardia Central Terminal B was named ‘Americas Transportation Deal of the Year’ by the PFI Awards, which honor achievement and ingenuity in the global project finance market. LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) is composed of three equity and development partners: Vantage Airport Group, Skanska and Meridiam. “We are honored to be recognized by this award, underscoring the importance of investing in America’s aging infrastructure through public-private partnerships and innovative financing,” said Stewart Steeves, Chief Executive Officer of LaGuardia Gateway Partners. “We’re excited to be at the forefront of a project that is focused on delivering a…
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology was recognized as having the highest upward mobility rate among 2,137 colleges in a January 18 article published in The New York Times. Vaughn College is noted as “an institution doing more to impact social mobility for those who start from less fortunate means,” and listed as the top institution for moving students from the bottom 40 percent to the top 40 percent in income. The article stems from a study conducted by The Equality of Opportunity Project entitled “Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility.” “This recognition is further evidence…
Next month, a brand-new United Airlines plane will push back from the gate with a new name: “New Spirit of United.” This special aircraft is also the company’s first Boeing 777-300ER featuring the United Polaris all-aisle access, lie-flat seat. It represents a commitment to the future and the commencement of an exciting new chapter for the company as it builds the best airline in the world. “This aircraft symbolizes the new spirit, the energy and enthusiasm that I have seen in our employees who take great pride in the work they are doing to take care of our customers and…
At a luncheon on January 4, 2017 in New York City hosted by The Association for a Better New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a 10 Billion dollar project to update and connect John F. Kennedy Airport with the rest of the region. The recommended plan provided by Dan Tishman on behalf of the Airport Advisory Panel addresses connecting the terminals, considers building new terminals and consolidating older terminals, access and increase Cargo and aircraft maintenance and operations support areas. The plan also includes re-routing the highways leading into the airport and the roadways within the airport as well as…