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Metropolitan Airport News
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The president and CEO of Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology has been selected to serve on Civil Air Patrol’s Board of Governors. Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth and Maj. Gen. Mark Smith jointly appointed Dr. Sharon B. DeVivo to join CAP’s top governing board, effective immediately. She succeeds retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. George Perry, whose six-year term on the board ended on May 31. “Dr. DeVivo has significant executive-level experience in strategic planning and leading through change,” Smith said. “She is well-suited to help Civil Air Patrol in key areas such as strategic planning, enhancing…
United Airlines announced a commercial agreement with Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic to add aircraft to its global fleet as well as a cooperative sustainability initiative – a move that facilitates a leap forward in returning supersonic speeds to aviation. Under the terms of the agreement, United will purchase 15 of Boom’s ‘Overture’ airliners, once Overture meets United’s demanding safety, operating and sustainability requirements, with an option for an additional 35 aircraft. The companies will work together on meeting those requirements before delivery. Once operational, Overture is expected to be the first large commercial aircraft to be net-zero carbon from…
A new express shuttle service from downtown Jamaica to Springfield Gardens has been established to give a new commuting option to employees who work along Rockaway Boulevard in Southeast Queens. The GatewayJFK Connection was officially launched at a ribbon cutting on May 27th after a two-month pilot period that provided more than 200 riders per day want a better connection between the Subway/Bus/LIRR transit hub at Sutphin Blvd. and GatewayJFK, a Business Improvement District (BID) that is home to an estimated 8,000 jobs in warehousing, cargo, trucking, food manufacturing, and other industries. The shuttle runs on weekdays from 5:00 AM…
Halo, the first global provider for private urban air mobility, has placed a firm order of 200 Eve Urban Air Mobility vehicles, making it the launch customer for this aircraft. The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have an expected delivery date in 2026. One hundred of the vehicles will be used for operations in the United States and 100 will operate in the United Kingdom. Halo becomes Eve’s launch partner in building the world’s first comprehensive urban air mobility system. The order establishes Eve, an independent company formed by Embraer S.A., as the leader in a global eVTOL market…
As a leader in cold chain packaging solutions, Lifoam Industries, LLC (Lifoam), a business segment and subsidiary of LifeMade Products LLC (LifeMade), is pleased to announce its increased supply of the versatile Envirocooler ActiVault portable refrigerated storage system in response to demand for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Protecting temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products requires reliable, specialized, and proven systems, and the portable, self-contained ActiVault™ storage units meet the stringent transportation specifications of COVID-19 vaccines and other pharmaceutical products with specific temperature requirements. The Envirocooler™ ActiVault™ is an active temperature-control system that many companies trust to maintain consistent temperature ranges for these payloads. Unlike…
JetBlue announced its first Airbus A321neo (new engine option) with Mint has officially entered scheduled service with the first revenue flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), departing shortly after 10:30 a.m. this morning. The aircraft is scheduled to operate select flights between New York-JFK and LAX for the next several weeks. JetBlue’s A321neo with Mint is the first to feature the airline’s reimagined Mint premium experience, with 16 fully lie-flat, private suites with a sliding door for every Mint customer, including two new, ultra-spacious Mint Studios™, a custom-designed seat cushion…
It’s was a special day for JetBlue Airways where the long time U.S. domestic and Caribbean carrier makes its first venture into the transatlantic market. The initial flight is set for August into Heathrow and then in September for Gatwick Airport also in London. Both flights will operate daily and both flights will be on a single aisle A321LR. This single aisle airplane will be re-designed to seat 24 in JetBlue’s signature mint service. The JFK to Heathrow service begins Aug. 11th, departing the U.S .airport at 10.10 p.m. and arriving in Heathrow’s Terminal 2 at 10.10 a.m. the…
On March 16, 1962, Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 was on a secret mission, but disappeared. On board were 93 United States Army soldiers and 11 civilian crew members. Very little is known about what happened to the plane and its passengers, and due to the circumstance surrounding this mission, the names of those lost have not yet been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. However, today many families and loved ones of these heroes gathered in Columbia Falls, Maine, where national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) is based, to be present for the unveiling of a new…
On May 21 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines celebrated its 75th anniversary of continuous flying to New York from Amsterdam with a small ceremony held at JFK Terminal 4. On the same date 75 years ago, KLM operated its first flight to what is now John F. Kennedy Airport in New York (JFK). After the Second World War, KLM was the first European airline to initiate service between Europe and America. The flight was operated on a DC-4, which KLM was lucky enough to acquire straight after the war. The aircraft itself may have been a footnote in history since it very…
On Thursday, May 20th, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey welcomed the CMA CGM MARCO POLO The historic arrival of the container ship which is calling at ports in North America after a voyage from southeast Asia through the Suez Canal, highlights the Port Authority’s various investments in critical regional infrastructure and the far-reaching benefits they have on the entire region and its economy. The raising of the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge to a navigational clearance of 215 feet and the deepening of the navigational channels to 50 feet allow some of the world’s largest and newer, more environmentally friendly cargo vessels…