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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.
Ferrovial, through its Airports division, has appointed Jean-Pierre Tabet as the Asset Management Director in the North America region. Mr. Tabet, who has more than 25 years of aviation industry leadership experience, joins Ferrovial to focus on Ferrovial’s aviation portfolio and drive value creation in this market. He will have near-term responsibility for operations, planning, and stakeholder engagement for the transformative New Terminal One (NTO) project at John F. Kennedy International Airport, for which Ferrovial has served as the lead consortium investor since 2022. The NTO is poised to be JFK’s largest international terminal and a leading global gateway to and from New York once construction is completed…
The United States Mint (Mint) began shipping the first coin in the 2023 American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. The Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver manufacture these circulating quarters honoring Bessie Coleman. Bessie Coleman was a pilot, advocate, and pioneer who flew to great heights as the first African American and first Native American woman pilot and the first African American to earn an international pilot’s license. Her determination and strong will continue to inspire. “The first coin of the 2023 American Women’s Quarters™ Program honors the life and legacy of Bessie Coleman,” said Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson. “The…
AlphaStruxure, a leader in Energy as a Service (EaaS) solutions, announced an agreement to design, construct, and operate integrated microgrid infrastructure at the New Terminal One (NTO) at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The microgrid will provide NTO with sustainable, resilient, locally generated, and cost-predictable energy. It will deliver immediate greenhouse gas emission reductions of 38 percent over grid-sourced energy and lead to cleaner air for the surrounding communities by eliminating the emission of criteria pollutants. The electricity generated by the microgrid is enough to power 3,570 average U.S. homes for one year. The project will feature the largest rooftop…
The Air France-KLM Group has placed a firm order for four A350Fs, the brand new Airbus widebody freighter, to be operated by Martinair Holland N.V., a Dutch cargo airline headquartered and based in Amsterdam Schiphol airport and part of KLM Group. The A350F’s will allow the airline to retire its existing older generation freighters and replace them with a clean sheet cargo aircraft that offers a big step towards more sustainable cargo operations. “We are delighted to make this major step forward to the A350F. It accelerates Air France KLM Martinair Cargo sustainability ambitions with significant improvement in fuel emissions…
HMSHost has introduced new PHA biodegradable straws from BIOLO in numerous dining venues at U.S. airports. The partnership with BIOLO, which was secured through HMSHost’s packaging partner Baer & Associates, Inc., marks a significant milestone in HMSHost’s promise to reduce the use of single-use plastic guest packaging in its North American airport operations. In July 2018, HMSHost was the first travel restaurateur to publicly announce the elimination of plastic straws to help address the harmful accumulation of plastics in oceans and landfills. Following the announcement, the company immediately reduced travelers’ unnecessary plastic usage by removing straws from common areas of…
Freightos Limited (Nasdaq: CRGO), a leading global freight booking and payment platform announced the closing of its business combination with Gesher I Acquisition Corp. (“Gesher”), a special purpose acquisition company. The combined company will operate as Freightos Limited. Ordinary shares and warrants of Freightos will commence trading tomorrow on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “CRGO” and “CRGOW,” respectively. Freightos connects key participants across the global freight ecosystem, including hundreds of airlines, ocean liners, trucking companies, thousands of freight forwarders, and over 10 thousand importers/exporters, through a transparent digital platform that allows real-time global freight rate comparison, booking, payment, and…
United, the only major U.S. airline to own a flight school, is celebrating the graduation of United Aviate Academy’s inaugural class of pilots, an important step towards training the next generation of talented, qualified, and motivated aviators. The inaugural graduating class includes 51 students – nearly 80% being women or people of color – marking the next step towards the airline’s goal to train about 5,000 new pilots at the school by 2030, with the added goal of at least half women or people of color. The recruitment and hiring of pilots is a priority at United, and the academy is an…
Beginning this month, eligible Delta Air Lines employees can earn up to $1,000 to fuel their emergency savings when they complete a financial education/coaching program and contribute to an emergency savings account. This new program, created in partnership with financial advisory organization Operation HOPE and workplace provider Fidelity Investments, aims to help Delta employees strengthen their financial well-being by addressing a common challenge seen nationwide. “At Delta, we know that physical, emotional, social, and financial health are essential for our people to be at their best,” said Delta CEO Ed Bastian. “This investment in the financial well-being of our employees…
Alaska Airlines announced the completion of its transition to paper cups for inflight beverages, eliminating more than 55 million plastic cups annually and replacing them with a more planet-friendly alternative. The change to paper cups makes Alaska Airlines the first U.S. airline to eliminate plastic cups. Combined with its Boxed Water™ partnership, these changes eliminate 2.2 million pounds of plastic waste from landfills annually, the equivalent weight of 24 Boeing 737s. “Doing the right thing is one of our core values, and nothing is more right and urgent than protecting the beautiful places that we connect our guests to through…
Scott’s Cheap Flights, a travel service that has saved its 2+ million members more than $500 million on flights, has officially rebranded to Going. “We knew it was time for a brand change that recognized both where we are today and could also grow with us into the future,” said co-founder and CEO Brian Kidwell. “The name Going has this sense of motion and excitement that fits perfectly for a travel company like ours.” Going began as a modest hobby after founder Scott Keyes uncovered a $130 roundtrip ticket from NYC to Milan in 2013. But what started as a simple, cheap flight…