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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.
China-based cargo airline, SF Airlines, has awarded its annual ‘Outstanding Partnership Award’ to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and John F Kennedy Airport (JFK) for the quality and reliability of its freighter ramp handling and warehouse services. The award also acknowledges the safety and security compliance delivered by the WFS team in LAX and JFK as well as the strong communication between SF Airlines and WFS personnel. WFS won its first contract with SF Airlines in North America in 2018 for cargo handling at New York JFK and later added Los Angeles…
AIT Worldwide Logistics, a global supply chain solutions leader, has named Ray Fennelly to the position of chief development officer (CDO) and Ann Nemphos to chief information officer (CIO). This executive management reorganization improves the alignment of the company’s top leadership with its five-year growth strategy. Fennelly, a veteran of both the company and the logistics industry, started with AIT 30 years ago and has held numerous leadership roles in that time, most recently serving as CIO. He has been intimately involved with the company’s acquisitions for the past 13 years, but in the newly created CDO position, he will…
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected to build and operate the highly anticipated $4.2 billion Terminal 6 (T6) at John F. Kennedy International Airport, set to open to passengers in 2026, today announced that an additional public art commission has been awarded. Artist Jane Dickson has been selected to create a bronze medallion for the arrivals plaza, where arriving passengers will first set foot in New York City as they depart the terminal. The art program is led by Public Art Fund, the independent nonprofit organization dedicated to art…
AeroLogic, the joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, officially has a new second Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer as of January 1, 2025. Marcus Niedermeyer will be responsible for Finance, Human Resources, IT and Administration, a position he has held on an interim basis since July 2024. He succeeds Katharina Prost, who held the position from October 2022 to July 2024. In addition to Niedermeyer, the management team also includes Josef Moser, who joined the company in January 2008 and has been Managing Director and Accountable Manager at AeroLogic since May 1, 2017. Marcus Niedermeyer brings with…
Hempstead Police Department has announced that they will deploy a new Drone-as-First-Responder (DFR) system to respond to emergency incidents and calls for service faster and more safely. The Flock Aerodome DFR system is provided by Flock Safety, the leading provider of public safety technology, and will be the company’s first DFR program in the state. The Flock Aerodome DFR system positions drones at automated, battery-swapping docks across the city, ready to be deployed to calls for service and emergency situations at a moment’s notice. The Flock Aerodome DFR system can reach anywhere within a 4-mile radius to get immediate eyes…
The New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) has selected TCR, a global leader in ground support equipment (GSE) solutions, to provide an all-electric GSE fleet at the new world-class international gateway for JFK Airport, scheduled to open in 2026. In a global first for the aviation industry and reaffirming the New Terminal One’s commitment to environmental sustainability, the fully electric GSE fleet will be shared by ground handlers – companies that support airline operations with ramp services, including baggage loading and aircraft towing. This marks the first time that any airport terminal in the world has procured a…
Flux Power Holdings, Inc., a developer of advanced lithium-ion energy storage solutions for electrification of commercial and industrial equipment, today announced the appointment of Kelly Frey, a seasoned global sales and marketing executive, as Chief Revenue Officer of the Company, replacing Tod Kilgore who has announced his retirement effective January 31, 2025. Mr. Kilgore will remain with Flux Power in a consulting role as mutually agreeable to help facilitate the transition. Kelly Frey brings over 20 years of experience as a sales and marketing leader, including roles ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. His executive leadership focus has primarily been…
JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to build and operate John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new world-class Terminal 6 (T6), and Condor, an airline known for its curated leisure travel experience and recently named, ‘Best Transatlantic Leisure Airline’ by Business Traveler magazine, today announced that Condor has selected the new T6 for its future operations at JFK. Condor joins a growing list of award-winning international carriers who have chosen to make the new T6 their future home at JFK, including Air Canada, Aer Lingus, ANA, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Cathay Pacific, JetBlue, Lufthansa, Norse Atlantic Airways and SWISS. Terminal 6…
The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was founded on December 1, 1941, to mobilize the nation’s civilian aviation resources for national defense service. Since its earliest days, this vigilant organization of citizen Airmen has been committed to service to the United States and evolved into a premier public service organization that carries out emergency service missions when needed in the air and on the ground. As a Total Force partner and Auxiliary of the U.S.A.F, the Civil Air Patrol is there to search for and find the lost, provide comfort in times of disaster, and work to keep the homeland safe.…
In 2022, with the completion of LaGuardia Airport’s transition into a 21st-century entryway into New York City, the stunning new Terminal B and Terminal C have largely taken center stage in the news and by passengers traveling through them…and deservedly so. But across the field stands another terminal that preceded these state-of-the-art terminals, namely the Marine Air Terminal (or Terminal A). And while its size and scope of services are diminutive in comparison, it is no less impressive in its design and scope in aviation history. The historic Marine Air Terminal was designed in the Art Deco style by architects…