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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.
Federal Express (FedEx), the world’s largest express transportation company, today announced it is providing $2.5 million to create scholarships dedicated to easing the financial burden of rising education costs on the next generation of aviation professionals. FedEx Express created the FedEx Purple Runway Aviation Scholarship program and is collaborating with six universities and technical schools from around the country that provide valuable education and training for aspiring pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians and other aviation professionals. David Cunningham, president and CEO of FedEx Express, said the U.S. education system should sharpen its focus on preparing young people for the good-paying jobs…
Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport – one of the world’s most active air terminals – hosted its third annual Girls in Aviation Day in partnership with Vaughn College. Terminal 4 held a panel discussion with aviation industry experts from leading companies for the students. Panelists included representatives from JFKIAT – the company which operates Terminal 4, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and a number of airline partners, including Swiss International Airlines, Etihad Airways, and JetBlue Airlines. Following the panel, attendees received a tour of an aircraft, the FAA tower, and aircraft rescue…
UPS announced that it expects to sign-up nearly 40,000 seasonal employees this Friday, in a one-day hiring blitz it’s calling ‘UPS Brown Friday’. The company launched last month plans to hire 100,000 seasonal workers to support its annual holiday shipping rush, and UPS Brown Friday is part of that continuing effort. UPS is holding nearly 170 hiring fairs across the country on Friday, and will be hiring thousands of candidates on the spot. A list of local hiring events is available below. “Just about everyone has heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but for anyone looking for a great…
The Homeland Security Department is investing in technology that helps air travelers navigate airport security and gives federal agents a direct line of communication with passengers. The agency’s Science and Technology Directorate awarded a nearly $120,000 contract to LocusLabs to adapt their airport navigation application for Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The smartphone app would give passengers real-time location information and guide them from curb to gate using Google Maps-style directions. It would also let agencies immediately get in touch with everyone at the airport. “This platform becomes a basis for a whole segment of smart…
Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport – one of the world’s most active air terminals – today announced a partnership with CrowdVision, an industry-leading passenger measurement and analytics solution, to optimize operations, layouts, and processes throughout the terminal. The technology, set to be largely deployed by the end of 2018, will continue to improve the passenger experience for the more than 21 million passengers who pass through Terminal 4 each year. It will be installed at three different locations throughout Terminal 4: curbside, so that action can be taken to manage passenger and vehicles arrival congestion; in the…
GreenChip Ewaste & ITAD Solutions is excited to announce its expansion with the opening of a 2nd electronics recycling facility in the heart of Astoria, Queens. Along with their existing Brooklyn-based facility, this new facility will give GreenChip the ability to better serve corporate and residential customers in New York City and the Tri-State Area. With over 10 years of experience, GreenChip is a full-service electronic waste solutions expert providing a wide range of ITAD and e-waste services to government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, healthcare providers, and the public. Core services include IT asset purchasing, electronics removal, and secure data destruction. GreenChip holds industry-leading certifications and…
The TWA Hotel’s 1958 Lockheed Constellation “Connie” L-1649A Starliner airplane is completing her 300-mile journey from Auburn-Lewiston Airport in Maine, where she was fully restored, to her new home at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The Connie (tail number: N8083H) will become a one-of-a-kind cocktail lounge and event space at the 512-room hotel opening in spring 2019 and located at the landmark 1962 former TWA terminal designed by Eero Saarinen. Decorated in authentic TWA livery, the disassembled Connie was loaded on two separate trucks — one for the fuselage, one for the tail. Escorted by a…
FlightSafety International announces that David Davenport and Ray Johns will lead the company as Co-CEOs. David will also serve as President, Commercial, and Ray as President, Government and Manufacturing. “We are honored and humbled to have been named to succeed Bruce Whitman,” said David and Ray. “We are thankful for his outstanding leadership and countless contributions to FlightSafety’s success during his 57 years of service. Together we will continue to embrace and promote the culture of customer service, quality, trust, caring, respect, and family he created at the company, and his commitment to enhance aviation safety around the world.” In…
Travelers aid at JFK recently held a luncheon to celebrate Helga Wertheheimer’s 25 years as a Travelers aid volunteer with all her co-workers in attendance. The GM at JFK gave Helga a letter of recognition for her fine work over the years. Travelers Aid is a program at JFK airport and others that services passengers that encounter problems or otherwise seek assistance during travel. There are Travelers Aid volunteer representatives at Terminals 1, 4, 5, 7, 8. Thank You Helga for helping assisting travelers who needed help. For more information about Travelers Aid.
The Terminal One Team, comprising Terminal One Group Association (TOGA) and its world-class team of operating and financial partners, today welcomed the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s decision to move forward with the redevelopment and expansion of John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport’s Terminal One in accordance with Governor Cuomo’s Vision Plan for JFK. Terminal One Group Association comprises Air France, Lufthansa, Korean Air and Japan Airlines – all of which partnered in 1994 for the original development of Terminal One at JFK. TOGA is joined by a world-class team of operating and financial partners to help deliver…