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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.
To celebrate its new Worldwide Favorites menu, the McDonald’s at JFK Terminal 4 – the international gateway to New York City – hosted a media tasting event and used McDonald’s International Currency Exchange to give back to Ronald McDonald House New York. During the event, customers were able to exchange any amount of any international currency for one of McDonald’s four Worldwide Favorites menu items – which included a Stroopwafel McFlurry from the Netherlands and the Grand McExtreme Bacon Burger from Spain – through McDonald’s International Currency Exchange. The McDonald’s at T4 donated the foreign currency collected from the exchange…
JetBlue announced a series of special events and highlighted the airline’s ongoing support for various LGBTQ organizations throughout Pride Month – and throughout the year – as New York’s Hometown Airline celebrates World Pride. “It is VH1’s goal to align the show with like-minded organizations who are also committed to bettering humanity through love and acceptance which is why we are thrilled to be partnering with JetBlue on this very special pride month initiative.”Tweet this “With crewmembers and customers reflecting incredible diversity, we celebrate all our differences and live JetBlue’s mission to inspire humanity as a leader in inclusion both inside…
Amazon continues to invest in ways to provide fast, free shipping for customers. Today, at the International Paris Air Show, the company announced a partnership with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease an additional fifteen Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft. These fifteen aircraft will be in addition to the five Boeing 737-800’s already leased from GECAS and announced earlier this year. The aircraft will fly in the United States out of the more than 20 air gateways in the Amazon Air network. “These new aircraft create additional capacity for Amazon Air, building on the investment in our Prime Free One-Day program” “These new aircraft create additional capacity for Amazon Air, building on the investment in our Prime Free…
Roel Huinink currently serves as the President & CEO of JFKIAT, the company that manages Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. He leads Terminal 4’s dedicated management team and is responsible for developing, communicating and executing strategic and tactical plans for T4. Mr. Huinink has a 15-year history with Royal Schiphol Group, where he held various management positions from 1999 to 2014. He served as an executive in the management board of Norwegian based Airport Retail Group. 1. You are coming up on one year as President and CEO for Terminal 4 at JFK International. What has been the…
JetBlue announced the following changes in the airline’s commercial leadership team: Scott Laurence to Lead Revenue and Planning Scott Laurence has been promoted to the role of Head of Revenue and Planning. He will report to JetBlue President and Chief Operating Officer Joanna Geraghty. Laurence will oversee JetBlue’s sales and revenue management organization, building upon his current portfolio of network planning, airline partnerships, and operational planning & analysis. Since joining JetBlue in 2008, he has taken on expanded responsibilities from Director, Network Planning to Vice President, Network Planning and Partnerships, and most recently, as Senior Vice President, Airline Planning. “With…
Dassault Systèmes announced that Boom Supersonic is deploying the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to accelerate the design and development of Overture, its Mach-2.2 commercial airliner, with an aim to make supersonic travel mainstream and affordable. Boom Supersonic is using Dassault Systèmes’ “Reinvent the Sky” industry solution experience based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to support product development from concept through manufacturing and certification. By using this industry-leading solution, Boom Supersonic can cut development time of its first prototype in half and improve product quality by reducing program complexity, inefficiency, costs and resources, thus lowering the barriers to market entry. “Overture takes new advances…
John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4, one of the world’s most modern and efficient airport terminals, recently announced it is the first airport terminal in the New York City area to launch Aira Access. The innovative service will provide passengers who are blind or have low vision with instant access to enhanced visual information and real-time service to navigate Terminal 4 and have a stress-free airport experience. Through Aira Access, passengers can use a smartphone app to connect with an agent, who uses the video stream from the phone’s camera, GPS, and other web data to provide visual descriptions…
Brandon Fried was appointed to serve as the Executive Director of the Airforwarders Association in November 2005. Brandon has more than 38 years of experience in the air freight industry. He started his career as a sales representative in Los Angeles. He then moved to Washington, D.C., where he began, owned, and operated the Washington office of a global freight forwarder specializing in time-definite air cargo transportation. In 2000, Brandon joined the Airforwarders Association and was elected as Chairperson in 2001, serving two consecutive terms. In August 2005, he sold his company interest and began consulting air cargo companies on…
New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport Terminal One Group and Vision-Box have signed a cooperation agreement to modernize passenger processing and roll out one of the largest biometric boarding airport platforms in the USA. Passengers will board without needing to show their passports or boarding passes. The upcoming transformation of the airport envisions the creation of modern facilities and infrastructure to accommodate significant growth, and to offer an outstanding world-class experience to customers. Terminal One is the home of 26 international carriers including Lufthansa, Air France, Japan Airlines, Korean Airlines and, which comprise the Terminal One Group Association (TOGA), terminal owners and leaders…
The event featured Aiden and Tucker, the Ark at JFK Ambassadors. The passengers and terminal staff alike loved to take a few minutes and decompress with these lovely pups. Nothing relaxes you more than spending a few minutes with a furry friend. The Ark at JFK and T4 wanted to inform the traveling public that they can choose how their loved ones travel to, from, and through JFK International Airport. The Ark is a privately owned full-service, 24-hour animal reception area at JFK. They will handle all the details to ensure that all traveling animals are cared for in their…