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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.
United Airlines has joined forces with “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” to offer customers a flying experience like no other. You can take to the skies in the special Boeing 737-800 aircraft with classic “Star Wars” music to capture the exotic atmosphere of a galaxy far, far away, a safety demonstration featuring characters from the upcoming film and themed amenity kits. Customers can also snag a commemorative pin during December to celebrate the movie’s premiere. Think of it as a year-long airborne commercial for the latest film in the franchise, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” which comes out…
The Farmingdale College Aviation Program students spent the day at JFK Airport meeting the leaders of the airport community. It was an amazing opportunity for the students to hear from the panel, ask any questions and spend time with such high profile, experienced leaders. They were treated to a demonstration and Q&A with a TSA K9 team stationed at JFK. After the panel discussion, the group toured the AOA and the TWA Hotel. The panel consisted of Yasin Tisdale, American Airlines GM for Cargo, KAAMCO-Cargo Leadership; James Fallace, TSA Cargo Regulations; James FitzGerald, TSA Assistant Federal Security Director; Teresa Rizzuto,…
United Airlines announced the launch of Miles on a Mission, a first-of-its-kind crowdsourcing platform that gives customers a simple, easy way to donate miles to non-profit organizations and charities in need of air travel. The company has selected 12 launch partners and MileagePlus members can now visit united.com/donate to make contributions to organizations like the Transplant Life Foundation, OperationUSA and Waves for Water. Each launch partner has 28 days to crowdsource miles from MileagePlus members, with the goal of reaching at least 250,000 miles. New partners will be added to the program as each launch partner reaches its goal. United…
Governor Cuomo announced that the New York Unmanned Aircraft System Test Site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly unmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight within first segment of New York’s 50-Mile Unmanned Aircraft System Corridor being built by Oneida County, NUAIR and New York State. This is the first “true” BVLOS authority granted to the FAA-designated test site, which allows unmanned aircraft testing without the need for ground-based observers. This announcement builds on a $30 million investment announced by Governor Cuomo in November of 2016 to advance the growing…
The Port Authority announced that New York City’s single-largest solar energy project, an installation at John F. Kennedy International Airport, has been awarded to SunPower Corporation and Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Group, a major step forward in meeting the agency’s aggressive sustainability goals. Once completed, the project will allow multiple surrounding communities to access solar energy plans at reduced rates. Developed in partnership with the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the JFK International Airport Solar Photovoltaic Project will generate approximately 13 megawatts of onsite solar and approximately 7.5 megawatts of battery storage, including a 6.1-megawatt community solar generation facility. The…
A team of Delta Air Lines staff and supporters, led by Stephanie Baldwin, Vice President of Operations for Delta JFK, participated in an event aimed at bringing awareness to the kids in America that face homelessness every year. The JFK team raised over $20,000 for Covenant House. Ms. Baldwin offered the comment, “It was cold and it was uncomfortable-but it was one night. An effort to raise awareness for the 4.5 million homeless youth. So many of them are right here in NY. If being cold and uncomfortable for one night makes a difference in one homeless young person’s life…
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has just received its first major grant from Boeing to help with training future aviation maintenance workforce. Boeing has established a $3 million permanent endowment for scholarships covering training costs for the university’s aviation maintenance and flight programs. Boeing plans to establish a $3 million permanent endowment for scholarships at the university for students interested in pursuing certificates in aviation maintenance or a pilot’s license. The scholarships will help cover costs of flight training, maintenance training and certification costs related to Embry-Riddle’s pilot training and aviation maintenance programs. The university—which offers an associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree and…
Based on feedback from women in Skanska’s Boston, New York, and Seattle offices, the firm created two safety vest options—one with a tapered waist, the other with an adjustable elastic waist band—made from a breathable mesh material that makes the vest lighter and more comfortable in warm climates. The number of women in the construction industry is growing. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, between 2017 and 2018 alone the number of women working in construction trades increased by 17.6%. The percentage of women classified as construction managers has also risen, from 5.9% in 2003 to 7.7% in…
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for seven consecutive years, is bringing its revamped Boeing 777-300ER — designed in collaboration with famed architect Kengo Kuma and leading British design firm Acumen — to the Tokyo-New York route. The first flight from Tokyo will be NH110 (Tokyo/Haneda-New York) and the first out of New York will be NH9 (New York-Tokyo/Narita). Both flights will be departing on November 8th in their respective local time zones. “We are excited to introduce the new top-of-the-line Boeing 777-300ER to the Tokyo-New York route,” said Shigeru Hattori, Senior Vice President of the Americas.…
AirBridgeCargo airlines (ABC), one of the leading global carriers of pharmaceuticals by air, have successfully completed a record transportation of 27 RKN Envirotainer containers onboard a single flight, delivering an important and urgent vaccine product from Milan, Italy to Beijing, China on 30th of October for one of their global partners, Kuehne+Nagel Italy. All 27 active containers were delivered to the ground handling company ALHA, Milan ready to ‘load and go’ onboard one of the AirBridgeCargo’s Boeing 747-8F services to hub in Moscow with further connection to Beijing. ABC’s dedicated pharma team together with the local operations and customer service…