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Bill Huisman is a native of Queens and has been serving as the Aviation Development Council Executive Director since 2002. Bill has more than 43 years of aviation experience, including a 27-year career with Delta Air Lines in the New York City area. During his Delta tenure, he served in staff and management positions within airport operations, airline reservations, consumer marketing, corporate sales, public relations, corporate communications, and government and community relations. Bill was also a Delta’s Aircraft Incident Response team member and participated in Delta’s humanitarian response to aircraft incidents in 1986 and 1987. He also worked closely with…
SOS Security, the nation’s fourth largest provider of security personnel, officially unveiled its New York City regional office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony The company moved its New York regional office to 2 Park Avenue to meet growing business needs in the New York City metropolitan area. SOS Security opened its first New York City office in 1972 to be closer to a growing clientele. Today, a strong local management team works closely with clients at more than 250 sites in and around the City. The SOS Security team of more than 2,000 professional officers provide all aspects of fixed-site, emergency…
William McGuire is President of Global Elite Group, a company he founded in 2002 as Global Security Associates, after serving as Vice President of Virgin Security Services for 8 years. Global Elite Group is an international aviation security firm with twelve offices worldwide serving over 50 airlines and airports. Mr. McGuire has been a volunteer fireman for over 27 years. He has received numerous awards and citations including Fireman of the Year. Will’s passion for the men and women on the front lines, led him to start the Global Foundation for First Responders in 2015. He developed the foundation into…
The following statement can be attributed to the three co-chairs of A Better Way to LGA: Angela Pinsky, Executive Director of the Association for a Better New York; Carlo A. Scissura, President and CEO of the New York Building Congress; and Tom Grech, President and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. “Our coalition represents a diverse group of stakeholders and community members that, importantly, share one common thread: we all recognize the immense benefits that AirTrain LGA will bring to Queens and to New York City as a whole. AirTrain LGA represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring LaGuardia Airport…
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced that President and Chief Executive Officer William J. (Bill) Flynn will retire from the company effective January 1, 2020, after a successful 13-year tenure, and become Chairman of the Board on that date. The board has appointed John W. Dietrich, current Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, as Mr. Flynn’s successor. Mr. Dietrich will become President and Chief Operating Officer effective immediately, and he will retain the role as President when he assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2020. Additionally, Robert F. Agnew, current Chairman of the Board, will…
To celebrate its new Worldwide Favorites menu, the McDonald’s at JFK Terminal 4 – the international gateway to New York City – hosted a media tasting event and used McDonald’s International Currency Exchange to give back to Ronald McDonald House New York. During the event, customers were able to exchange any amount of any international currency for one of McDonald’s four Worldwide Favorites menu items – which included a Stroopwafel McFlurry from the Netherlands and the Grand McExtreme Bacon Burger from Spain – through McDonald’s International Currency Exchange. The McDonald’s at T4 donated the foreign currency collected from the exchange…
JetBlue announced a series of special events and highlighted the airline’s ongoing support for various LGBTQ organizations throughout Pride Month – and throughout the year – as New York’s Hometown Airline celebrates World Pride. “It is VH1’s goal to align the show with like-minded organizations who are also committed to bettering humanity through love and acceptance which is why we are thrilled to be partnering with JetBlue on this very special pride month initiative.”Tweet this “With crewmembers and customers reflecting incredible diversity, we celebrate all our differences and live JetBlue’s mission to inspire humanity as a leader in inclusion both inside…
Amazon continues to invest in ways to provide fast, free shipping for customers. Today, at the International Paris Air Show, the company announced a partnership with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease an additional fifteen Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft. These fifteen aircraft will be in addition to the five Boeing 737-800’s already leased from GECAS and announced earlier this year. The aircraft will fly in the United States out of the more than 20 air gateways in the Amazon Air network. “These new aircraft create additional capacity for Amazon Air, building on the investment in our Prime Free One-Day program” “These new aircraft create additional capacity for Amazon Air, building on the investment in our Prime Free…
Roel Huinink currently serves as the President & CEO of JFKIAT, the company that manages Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. He leads Terminal 4’s dedicated management team and is responsible for developing, communicating and executing strategic and tactical plans for T4. Mr. Huinink has a 15-year history with Royal Schiphol Group, where he held various management positions from 1999 to 2014. He served as an executive in the management board of Norwegian based Airport Retail Group. 1. You are coming up on one year as President and CEO for Terminal 4 at JFK International. What has been the…
JetBlue announced the following changes in the airline’s commercial leadership team: Scott Laurence to Lead Revenue and Planning Scott Laurence has been promoted to the role of Head of Revenue and Planning. He will report to JetBlue President and Chief Operating Officer Joanna Geraghty. Laurence will oversee JetBlue’s sales and revenue management organization, building upon his current portfolio of network planning, airline partnerships, and operational planning & analysis. Since joining JetBlue in 2008, he has taken on expanded responsibilities from Director, Network Planning to Vice President, Network Planning and Partnerships, and most recently, as Senior Vice President, Airline Planning. “With…