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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.
A team of Delta Air Lines staff and supporters, led by Stephanie Baldwin, Vice President of Operations for Delta JFK, participated in an event aimed at bringing awareness to the kids in America that face homelessness every year. The JFK team raised over $20,000 for Covenant House. Ms. Baldwin offered the comment, “It was cold and it was uncomfortable-but it was one night. An effort to raise awareness for the 4.5 million homeless youth. So many of them are right here in NY. If being cold and uncomfortable for one night makes a difference in one homeless young person’s life…
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has just received its first major grant from Boeing to help with training future aviation maintenance workforce. Boeing has established a $3 million permanent endowment for scholarships covering training costs for the university’s aviation maintenance and flight programs. Boeing plans to establish a $3 million permanent endowment for scholarships at the university for students interested in pursuing certificates in aviation maintenance or a pilot’s license. The scholarships will help cover costs of flight training, maintenance training and certification costs related to Embry-Riddle’s pilot training and aviation maintenance programs. The university—which offers an associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree and…
Based on feedback from women in Skanska’s Boston, New York, and Seattle offices, the firm created two safety vest options—one with a tapered waist, the other with an adjustable elastic waist band—made from a breathable mesh material that makes the vest lighter and more comfortable in warm climates. The number of women in the construction industry is growing. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, between 2017 and 2018 alone the number of women working in construction trades increased by 17.6%. The percentage of women classified as construction managers has also risen, from 5.9% in 2003 to 7.7% in…
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for seven consecutive years, is bringing its revamped Boeing 777-300ER — designed in collaboration with famed architect Kengo Kuma and leading British design firm Acumen — to the Tokyo-New York route. The first flight from Tokyo will be NH110 (Tokyo/Haneda-New York) and the first out of New York will be NH9 (New York-Tokyo/Narita). Both flights will be departing on November 8th in their respective local time zones. “We are excited to introduce the new top-of-the-line Boeing 777-300ER to the Tokyo-New York route,” said Shigeru Hattori, Senior Vice President of the Americas.…
AirBridgeCargo airlines (ABC), one of the leading global carriers of pharmaceuticals by air, have successfully completed a record transportation of 27 RKN Envirotainer containers onboard a single flight, delivering an important and urgent vaccine product from Milan, Italy to Beijing, China on 30th of October for one of their global partners, Kuehne+Nagel Italy. All 27 active containers were delivered to the ground handling company ALHA, Milan ready to ‘load and go’ onboard one of the AirBridgeCargo’s Boeing 747-8F services to hub in Moscow with further connection to Beijing. ABC’s dedicated pharma team together with the local operations and customer service…
Flushing Airport was one of New York City’s early municipal airports and was located only a mile east of present-day LaGuardia Airport. Opened in 1927 on city-owned land leased to private operators, Flushing Airport was briefly New York City’s busiest airfield, until the much bigger LaGuardia, which opened in 1939, superseded it. But ever since its closure by mayor Ed Koch in 1984, it has become largely forgotten, save by aviation and history buffs, and Queens old-timers. The airport was opened in 1927 as Speed’s Airport (named for owner Anthony “Speed” Hanzlick) and became the became the busiest airport in…
Excited members of several local Civil Air Patrol Units gathered at JFK Airport early on a crisp morning in October ready, no… anxious, to take their first steps into the future of aerial reconnaissance and search and rescue. They were there to begin training to fly miniature drones or as they are called officially, Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force, has been in the business of aerial reconnaissance since the beginning of World War II when the organization first flew anti-submarine patrols. Through the years, as technology has…
Ten years ago, the idea of building a new LaGuardia – while keeping the existing airport running – seemed nearly impossible. But today, Delta unveiled its first new concourse at the airport, a 105,000-square-foot showpiece that signals the airline’s exciting future in New York. On Monday, customers will walk for the first time into the bright and spacious concourse in what will become Delta’s Terminal C, marking a major milestone in the $8 billion transformation of the airport. The opening of the first new concourse and seven gates at Delta’s new terminal, on the far eastern side of the airport,…
Shipping a parcel from your own front door could not be easier as Delta Cargo partners with Roadie, an Atlanta-based same-day delivery service, to launch DASH® Door-to-Door – an industry-first for a U.S. passenger airline. The 24/7 pick-up and delivery service, from your business or home, is now available from Atlanta to over 55 cities in the United States. The companies plan to expand the service to dozens more cities before the end of the year. DASH Door-to-Door pairs TSA-approved drivers with air cargo to create the fastest cross-country door-to-door service available in the U.S., with competitive prices. “The launch of DASH…
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) announced the graduation of its latest class of TLC Police Cadets, increasing the number of enforcement officers in the field by 60%. Today’s graduation brings the number of TLC Police Officers to 144. In reaching today’s milestone, Cadets completed a rigorous, 21-week training regimen where they underwent tactical, fitness, and customer service training, Including the safe performance of car stops involving aggressive drivers. The Cadets have become expert in conflict defusing, defense tactics, as well as the intricacies of TLC rules and relevant City/State laws. Starting in their new roles as…