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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.
Today, American Airlines joined New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo; Rick Cotton, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; representatives from LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) team members to celebrate the unveiling of a new concourse at LGA’s Terminal B. American will begin operating flights out of the new concourse Dec. 1. The construction of the new concourse is the first step in the reimagining of Terminal B, where American has exclusively operated since December 2017. The $5.1 billion transformation of the rest of Terminal B is scheduled for completion in 2022…
Today in celebration of #GivingTuesday and JetBlue’s commitment to volunteerism and community service, the airline flew a plane full of do-gooders to “Destination Good,” the Dominican Republic. Winners of JetBlue’s #CheckInForGood contest were so committed to good, they agreed to join JetBlue on a volunteer trip during JetBlue For Good Month without knowing the destination. Volunteers arrived at New York’s JFK International Airport and were surprised with the reveal of the location just moments before boarding JetBlue’s newest special livery – JetBlue For Good. Nearly 100 volunteers including contest winners and their guests took off for the Dominican Republic to…
Air Italy is pleased to announce that Valentina Quagliata has been appointed as Senior Vice President Network, Planning and Strategy to oversee Air Italy’s strategic network development and will be joining shortly. Ms Quagliata, who has been an aviation professional for 20 years, has held a series of varied and ever more senior roles throughout her career culminating in her most recent role as Vice President of Network for Alitalia. “We are delighted to welcome Valentina to our rapidly expanding Air Italy team,” said Air Italy Chief Operating Officer Rossen Dimitrov. “Valentina brings with her many years of experience across…
project44 (p44) recently announced the appointment of two crucial hires who will take on prominent leadership roles for the transportation and logistics technology provider. Michael Bruns, Chief Financial Officer, and Will Hansmann, Chief Technology Officer, join one of Chicago’s fastest-growing technology companies as it seeks to build a world-class organization aimed at empowering global organizations to ship more efficiently and provide greater customer satisfaction. These key additions come on the heels of project44’s recent capital raise of an additional $45 million in funding led by Sapphire Ventures. Will Hansmann, Chief Technology Officer, will be responsible for leading project44’s global technology strategy…
project44, the leader in advanced visibility for shippers and third-party logistics firms, recently announced the appointment of two crucial hires who will take on prominent leadership roles for the transportation and logistics technology provider. Michael Bruns, Chief Financial Officer, and Will Hansmann, Chief Technology Officer, join one of Chicago’s fastest-growing technology companies as it seeks to build a world-class organization aimed at empowering global organizations to ship more efficiently and provide greater customer satisfaction. These key additions come on the heels of project44’s recent capital raise of an additional $45 million in funding led by Sapphire Ventures. Michael Bruns, Chief…
Boeing has brought together the major fuselage sections to form the first 777X airplane that will take to the skies in 2019. In a major production milestone called ‘final body join,’ Boeing teams connected the airplane’s nose, mid and aft sections in the company’s factory in Everett, Wash. The jet now measures 252 feet long (77 meters) from nose to tail, making it the longest passenger jet the manufacturer has ever produced. “The 777X is a new airplane and a new production system,” said Josh Binder, vice president, and general manager of the 777X. “With the 777X, the production system was integrated into…
dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, continues to expand in the United States. The company has launched operations at Los Angeles International Airport and now provides quality and reliable ground handling and cargo services at 20 airports in the country. To establish operations in Los Angeles, dnata has invested $8 million in infrastructure and resources, creating more than 350 local jobs. Serving six airlines, including Austrian Airlines, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines, and Qantas, dnata will initially handle 4,600 flights a year. David Barker, Chief Executive Officer of dnata USA, said: “We are thrilled…
Chris Moore, president of The Aviation Mechanics Coalition, discussed how safety can be affected by the airline labor shortage and how this shortage presents career opportunities for Vaughn College students. With more than 30 years of airline experience as an airframe and powerplant mechanic, Moore’s mission has been to promote the intrinsic value of aviation maintenance to undergraduate students. A formal introduction was given by President Dr. Sharon B. DeVivo and Maria Stanco, deputy regional manager for Eastern Region Federal Aviation Administration before Moore began his presentation. Moore addressed solution-oriented approaches to the current pilot and mechanic shortages as well…
CLEAR, the company using biometrics to build a connected, secure and frictionless world, announced a new partnership with Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport – one of the world’s most modern and efficient air terminals – that will enable the more than 21 million travelers passing through the terminal each year to verify their identity and get to their flights with the tap of a finger or blink of an eye. This is the latest introduction of CLEAR technology at New York area airports. CLEAR has been integrated into facilities at JFK’s Terminal 2, LaGuardia Airport’s (LGA) Terminals…
Southwest has promoted Wally Devereaux to Managing Director Cargo and Charters. This role will report to Senior Vice President of Operations Jack Smith and is a backfill for the position previously held by Matt Buckley, who has retired. Wally leads the industry’s finest Cargo and Charters team with Employees dedicated to providing exceptional service and Hospitality to these unique and important Customers of Southwest Airlines. Wally started his career with Southwest Airlines as a Customer Service Agent at Dallas Love Field and held various positions in the Ground Operations, Public Relations, and Marketing Departments before joining the Cargo and Charters team in 1999.