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Metropolitan Airport News
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Holiday travelers at LaGuardia Airport Terminal B were greeted by the one and only Terminal B Turkey as they traveled to their Thanksgiving destinations. The Terminal B Turkey helped out on the ramp and encouraged guests to eat vegetables instead of its friends, who are traditionally on the Thanksgiving menu. Additionally, Terminal B has ‘carved’ out unexpected spaces and engaging experiences for airport guests. There’s extraordinary artwork to explore, pocket parks to relax in with benches and live greenery, a one-of-a-kind water feature with New York City-themed shows, and quiet seating areas along our skybridges. For the youngest guests, they…
The Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today approved a lease supplement with JFK AP LLC, the operator of a truck parking, fueling, and concessions facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport that will triple the number of the facility’s truck parking spaces to accommodate the growth in cargo volume at the airport and help reduce the number of trucks parking on residential streets and airport roads. Expanding the parking facility was identified as a priority for the Port Authority due to a surge in online commerce that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
JFK T8 Innovation Partners, the Unbail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Airports-led team, is proud to announce concessions opportunities in equity, retail, and dining for local, minority-owned businesses as part of its $125 million commercial program underway in Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). These local business opportunities through the Retail Accelerator and Food Hall accelerator partnership are geared toward small, local businesses that are just starting out in the airport. The reimagined terminal is creating an authentic New York sense of place, and T8 Partners is dedicated to showcasing local entrepreneurs from Queens and surrounding communities that will create economic opportunities for the community. The…
Commercial Property Owners, Real Estate Brokers, and Community Leaders gathered at Rockaway Plaza on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, as GatewayJFK Business Improvement District (BID) hosted its inaugural Turkey Drive. In conjunction with local leaders, including Congress Member Gregory Meeks, State Senator James Sanders, Assembly Members Vivian Cook and Khaleel Anderson, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, New York City Speaker Adrienne Adams, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, GatewayJFK’s 1st Annual Turkey Drive marked a momentous occasion for new partnerships, collaboration, and giving.Executive Director James Johnson, who assumed his role on August 1, 2023, expressed his gratitude,…
LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP), the manager and developer of LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B, today announced the appointment of Klaudia FitzGerald to Chief Operating Officer, effective November 1, 2023. FitzGerald, seconded from Vantage Airport Group, joins LGP’s now majority-women-led executive leadership team from AvAirPros Inc., where she most recently served as the JFK Terminal One operator’s Senior Director of Operations. A seasoned operations leader in the airport industry, FitzGerald will oversee LaGuardia Terminal B’s commitment to outstanding safety, security, and operational performance. Key responsibilities include defining processes and metrics for the organization and its partners, maximizing commercial revenue, and delivering…
Modern Aviation broke ground on two new hangars in its most recent development project at Republic Airport (FRG) in Farmingdale, NY. A groundbreaking ceremony for the development project took place on the morning of November 15, 2023. The project encompasses the construction of two hangars on Modern Aviation’s Breslau parcel at Republic Airport, totaling over 81,000 SF, including 71,200 SF of hangar space and 10,100 SF of office space. The hangars will be equipped with 28-foot-high doors capable of accommodating today’s largest business jets. The first hangar, equaling 35,100 SF, is fully leased out on an exclusive basis to one…
Norse Atlantic Airways, known as The Explorer’s Airline, proudly marks a groundbreaking milestone in aviation history with the first landing of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner, registration LN-FNC, named “Everglades,” at Troll Airfield (QAT) in Antarctica. The momentous achievement took place at 02:01 local time on Wednesday, November 15th, 2023. Led by Norse Atlantic Airways and contracted by the Norwegian Polar Institute and Aircontact, Scandinavia’s largest and leading air broker firm, this historic mission transported essential research equipment and scientists to the remote Troll research station in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Aboard flight N0787 were 45 passengers, including scientists from the…
Through an educational initiative designed to provide students of color with career access to an emerging aviation industry sector, the Academy Charter School is expanding its Career and Technical Education (CTE) program to include drone and aviation technology. “Our strategic objective is to improve the opportunities for students of color to enter the aviation industry, which currently lacks diversity. We are achieving this by providing rigorous academic training with a particular emphasis on unmanned aircraft and mechatronic engineering, a sector of the aviation community that is experiencing enormous growth. By doing so, our scholars will contribute to increasing the representation…
Synect and JFKIAT – the operator of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport – announced that T4 is deploying Synect’s ReadySeeGo® solution to optimize passenger flow, capacity, and automation at the terminal’s security checkpoints. JFKIAT collaborated with Synect to develop custom digital content that will improve efficiency throughout the checkpoint process. JFKIAT has introduced 11 ReadySeeGo Digital Communication Totems at the first and fourth-floor TSA security checkpoints. Powered by Synect’s Passenger360® visual communication platform for airports, five displays with information on wait times, Automated Screening Lane (ASL) instructions, and divestment reminders are also available at T4’s upgraded checkpoints. “JFKIAT’s new…
Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, successfully performed an exhibition flight in New York City yesterday, marking the first-ever electric air taxi flight in the city and the first time Joby has flown in an urban setting. The aircraft was flown on Sunday, November 12th, from the iconic Downtown Heliport in Manhattan, NY, where today, New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, announced the city’s intention to electrify the heliport, laying the groundwork for New York to become the global leader in the adoption of clean, quiet flight. Joby’s Manhattan…