The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced the completion of overhauls…
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FlightSafety International’s chairman, president and CEO Bruce Whitman, whose career with the flight training company spanned 57 years, died at the age of 85. During Whitman’s tenure, he made it his mission to reduce aviation accidents by creating programs that train pilots, not only for proficiency but to increase their abilities to handle emergency situations. The company developed full-motion simulators that create a realistic environment for pilots to practice situations that would be impossible to safely simulate in complex airplanes. Flight scenarios such as engine failures on takeoff have made many a pilot emerge from FlightSafety’s simulators white-knuckled and sweaty.…
The long trip of the Lockheed Constellation, known as the “Connie,” kicked off Monday, October 7th at a send-off event Auburn-Lewiston Airport in Maine. The plane then departed Tuesday morning and make its way over the next several days to JFK in New York on a tow truck. Decorated in authentic TWA livery, our Connie — whose fleet once served as Air Force One for President Dwight D. Eisenhower and broke the record for fastest nonstop trip from Burbank to New York with former TWA owner Howard Hughes at the helm in 1946 — deserves a victory lap before welcoming…
Vaughn College was commended by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao at the Department of Transportation’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration on Wednesday, September 26. Her remarks celebrated the contributions Hispanic Americans have made to the transportation industry and how institutions like Vaughn are preparing the next generation of professionals for success in their careers. “Two weeks ago, the FAA held its first Aviation Workforce Symposium, which has ignited a national conversation on how to attract young people from all backgrounds to aviation careers,” Chao said. “To increase diversity, organizers targeted a mix of colleges and universities, such as Vaughn…
A new chief executive has been named at Airbus. The European aircraft maker’s board picked insider Guillaume Faury to replace CEO Tom Enders in April. The 50-year-old Faury currently serves as president of Airbus’ commercial aircraft division. He was CEO of Airbus Helicopters from 2013 until February 2018. Board Chairman Denis Ranque praised Faury’s “global outlook, extensive operational experience, strong personal values and straightforward leadership style” in a statement. Enders has been the CEO of Airbus since May 2012. The 59-year-old announced last December he planned to step down. Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus, said: “Guillaume is an excellent choice.…
Delta’s annual “Breast Cancer One” employee survivor flight took to the skies Monday, kicking off the airline’s month-long campaign to generate awareness and raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This year marked Delta’s 14th annual survivor flight, which carried more than 140 employee breast cancer survivors and nearly 10 customers on board the airline’s iconic pink plane from Atlanta to Boston. The employee survivors, along with Delta leaders and BCRF executives, were celebrated and honored during a kickoff celebration at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and as well as an arrival gatehouse celebration at Logan International Airport and a…
The world’s fifth largest low-cost airline, Norwegian, selected OpenAirlines’ solution to save fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions for all its operations. Under the agreement, OpenAirlines will continuously analyze the data of 600 daily flights operated by 157 aircraft, by deploying its eco-flying solution SkyBreathe Fuel Efficiency. SkyBreathe Fuel Efficiency is an innovative cloud based software solution, which features an Artificial Intelligence engine with cutting-edge algorithms to automatically analyze large amounts of flight data and assess operational efficiency improvements at fleet, route, and individual flight stage level. SkyBreathe integrates multiple sources of data in a single database and computes achieved…
Highlights: Two New Major International Terminals Will Add 4 Million Square Feet to Airport’s North and South Sides, Increasing Airport’s Capacity by at Least 15 Million Passengers Annually and Transforming Traveler Experience from Curb to Gate Historic Investment Advances Governor’s JFK Vision Plan for a Unified, Modern Airport with World-Class Passenger Amenities, Expanded Taxiway and Gate Capacity, State-of-the-Art Security, Streamlined Roadway Access and Centralized Ground Transportation Options – See Renderings Here First New Gates Will Go Live in 2023 with Project Completion in 2025; 90 Percent of $13 Billion Plan Represents Private Investment Includes 30 Percent MWBE Goal for Contracts…
The Columbia Associations of U.S. Customs and Affiliated Federal Agencies held their 22nd annual Italian Heritage Day at Russo’s on the Bay. The event honored Patrick Orender Assistant Port Director, Tactical/Trade President Dulles International Airport U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Joseph Clabby President JFK International Airport Chamber of Commerce and CEO Corporate Loss Prevention Associates; Debbie Carriero Branch Chief – Office of Trade Washington, DC U.S. Customs & Border Protection The event was well attended and hosted by Phil Maddalena, President of the Columbia Association. It was a really fun afternoon of great food, dancing and camaraderie. For more information…
On September 28, Mr. Akeem Rasheen Lewis, a Jamaican citizen, arrived on a flight from Kingston, Jamaica, and during the examination, CBP officers removed three bottles of Bailey’s liquor from a duty-free bag after discovering that the bottles appeared to be tampered with. Mr. Lewis was escorted to a private search room where CBP officers discovered white powder wrapped in clear plastic bags within the bottles. A total of three packages containing nine pounds of cocaine was discovered with an estimated street value of $115,000. “This seizure demonstrates the dynamic border environment in which CBP officers operate at JFK Airport.”…
The Cradle of Aviation, in Garden City, NY, held a special preview night on October 2, 2018 as a part of it’s “Countdown to Apollo at 50” event. The Cradle’s newest exhibit “Space. A Journey to Our Future”, in collaboration with NASA, takes a look at the history of the space program and features a totally immersive experience that takes one “from the dawn of man’s earliest visions of space exploration to the achievements of the past, the unfolding discoveries of today, and the frontiers of the universe that lie ahead.” The exhibits included some never before seen artifacts from…