Author: Metropolitan Airport News
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.
More than 20,000 customers who travel with wheelchairs have already used United’s industry-first digital sizing tool since it launched in March 2024, with feedback from those customers helping contribute to a nearly four-point improvement in customer satisfaction scores compared to a year earlier. As part of today’s announcement and as another way to further improve the travel experience for customers with disabilities, United also began a new collaboration with United Spinal Association to help advise and support the carrier. “The early success of our digital sizing tool is an encouraging development in our ongoing efforts to find more ways to…
LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP), the manager and developer of LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B, has launched an internship program in partnership with York College. The Terminal Operations internship will afford one exceptional student from the College, which is part of the City University of New York system (CUNY), a firsthand opportunity each semester to learn about terminal management and the greater aviation industry. This new internship program will immerse York College attendees in their junior or senior years in the practical aspects of careers in aviation, hospitality and/or facilities management. By rotating through various LGP departments, interns will learn the…
Golden Krust—the premier Jamaican fast-casual restaurant group that aims to bring a taste of the Caribbean to the world—is opening a new location in John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8 in the Summer of 2025. Golden Krust will join other renowned New York City restaurants like Eataly, Momofuku, and more. Since its inception in 1989, the family-run operation has grown from a single location in Bronx, New York (still operational) to more than 110 locations throughout North America, with grocery products in 22,000 stores. Notably, Golden Krust is beloved for their signature Jamaican patties, of which they produce more…
Airport Dimensions, the global specialists in airport experiences, has appointed Shaun Weston as COO / Senior Vice President of Guest Experience and Daniel Tárrega as Senior Vice President of Partnerships. These appointments bolster Airport Dimension’s operational capacity and strengthen its partnership network to support the firm’s rapid growth and further global expansion, ensuring that Airport Dimensions can offer its signature airport experiences to even more travelers and strategic partners worldwide. Shaun joins Airport Dimensions from No1 Lounges, where he was Managing Director from September 2021 and was responsible for the delivery of numerous projects including the recent launch of the…
Sarrah is the Founder and Principal Engineer of Agencie, where she leads the company’s engineering team. Agencie is a design practice that integrates architecture and engineering into a single solution. Agencie’s award-winning portfolio includes over 1,000 buildings across sectors, including Aviation, Civic, Hospitality and Residential. As the lead of an MBE and WBE practice, Sarrah has been fortunate to collaborate with extraordinary partners. Her most recent collaboration is on John F. Kennedy International Airport’s $9.5B New Terminal One (NTO), the largest infrastructure project in the U.S. Previously, Sarrah was the Founder and Lead Engineer of Urban Umbrella, the innovative scaffolding company.…
The operators behind a new Dunkin’ and Alidoro in John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 8 not only grew up in the food business, but some of their first jobs took place at the airport where their father first arrived in the United States. Brother-sister duo Monisha and Rajiv Singla are the owners of the 100% Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) M&R Concessions, which operate the recently opened Dunkin’ in Terminal 8 and, coming soon, New York favorite Alidoro providing specialty sandwiches to its fans. As an experienced airport operator, being part of the revamped Terminal 8 concessions…
Sigma Technical Solutions, Inc. has provided Industrial & Material Handling Systems services to the JFK Airport Cargo Community for over a decade. The company was founded on the simple principle that companies should have access to affordable maintenance and repair services without sacrificing quality to get those savings. Sigma has been proudly providing a variety of technical services to their customers at John F. Kennedy International Airport and beyond. Over the years, its primary services have been Building Maintenance (BM) and Material Handling Systems (MHS) Maintenance & Repair. The company has also expanded to include a host of other services…
LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP), the private manager and developer of LaGuardia Terminal B, is proud to announce the launch of the B-INSPIRED STEM Grant program in collaboration with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. This initiative will award a $15,000 annual grant to a local organization providing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programming to Queens residents. The B-INSPIRED STEM Grant program aims to foster innovation and education in the Queens community, supporting organizations making a difference in STEM education. This program is in addition to the annual LaGuardia Redevelopment Summer STEM program in partnership with Queens…
McKissack & McKissack is pleased to announce that Gill M.S. Mosseri has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, Mosseri will oversee various functions, including finance, marketing, HR, and business line operations, ensuring the seamless and efficient running of McKissack’s day-to-day activities. He will also be responsible for steering the company towards achieving and surpassing its financial and strategic objectives. Mosseri brings more than 28 years of engineering and construction industry experience to McKissack. His distinguished career includes executive roles in business development, strategy, and operations management for top New York City and national firms. He…
Governor Kathy Hochul, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and JFK Millennium Partners, the consortium building a new Terminal 6, today celebrated a key milestone in the transformation of John F. Kennedy International Airport, where members of organized labor hoisted into position the final piece of structural steel for the first phase of the 1.2 million-square-foot terminal. The state-of-the-art terminal will feature expansive, naturally lit public spaces, cutting-edge technology, inspiring public art and an array of amenities designed to enhance the customer experience, making it a critical piece of the Port Authority’s $19 billion transformation of JFK…