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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.
SITA, the global leader in air transport technology, has announced the appointment of Nathalie Altwegg as Senior Vice President of SITA’s Airports business unit. Altwegg will spearhead SITA’s further growth in the airports market, building on the company’s presence in more than 1,000 airports globally, as well as its drive to reinvent and digitalize operations and journeys across the world through cutting edge technology and innovation. Altwegg comes to her new role after serving as Chief Operating Officer for SITA Europe for two years, bringing extensive management experience in strategy, commercial, people, and portfolio. With over two decades of experience…
Varlin Vissepó-Muñoz has joined The New Terminal One team as Chief Legal Officer. Varlin was most recently Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Aerostar Airport Holdings, which manages the San Juan Airport in Puerto Rico. In that role, Varlin led Aerostar’s legal and human resources departments, overseeing risk and litigation management and regulatory and government affairs. Before Aerostar, Varlin served in several senior legal roles, including General Counsel for Latin America at Diebold and Assistant General Counsel at Pitney Bowes. As a senior attorney, Varlin also represented the Federal Aviation Administration in airport and aviation safety matters. Originally from Puerto Rico, Varlin is a passionate aviator. As a licensed…
As the NBA’s Official Global Airline Partner and the inaugural title partner of the Emirates NBA Cup, Emirates is celebrating the arrival of the much-anticipated 2024-25 NBA season with a head-turning, nose-to-tail livery dedicated to the league. The livery captures the spirit of the Emirates and NBA marketing partnership and will begin making its way across the airline’s global network with flights starting next week. The new livery features a striking blue gradient across the fuselage, punctuated by the NBA logo and bouncing basketball. The distinct Emirates lettering has transformed from its unique gold font to red. The fuselage is…
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced the unveiling of the EWR Vision Plan, a wide-ranging blueprint setting the course for the Newark Liberty International Airport’s continued development over the coming decades to accommodate passenger growth with modern, world-class terminals on par with the Port Authority’s lauded reconstruction of LaGuardia Airport, its historic $19 billion transformation at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Newark Liberty’s award-winning new Terminal A. The EWR Vision Plan was developed in partnership with design firm Arup and architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It charts a comprehensive reimagining of the airport, complete…
PrimeFlight Aviation Services, a leading provider of airport services, began providing aircraft appearance and passenger assistance services on behalf of JetBlue Airways at John F. Kennedy International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. “We are so pleased to continue to expand our partnership with JetBlue,” SVP of Business Development Sal Furnari explained. “We are particularly honored to be able to support them at JFK, their hometown airport.” PrimeFlight began providing aircraft appearance services at JFK on September 17, adding passenger assistance services on October 1. These passenger assistance services include wheelchairs, skycap, oversized baggage, FIS, and ticket queue support. Also,…
More than 20,000 customers who travel with wheelchairs have already used United’s industry-first digital sizing tool since it launched in March 2024, with feedback from those customers helping contribute to a nearly four-point improvement in customer satisfaction scores compared to a year earlier. As part of today’s announcement and as another way to further improve the travel experience for customers with disabilities, United also began a new collaboration with United Spinal Association to help advise and support the carrier. “The early success of our digital sizing tool is an encouraging development in our ongoing efforts to find more ways to…
LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP), the manager and developer of LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B, has launched an internship program in partnership with York College. The Terminal Operations internship will afford one exceptional student from the College, which is part of the City University of New York system (CUNY), a firsthand opportunity each semester to learn about terminal management and the greater aviation industry. This new internship program will immerse York College attendees in their junior or senior years in the practical aspects of careers in aviation, hospitality and/or facilities management. By rotating through various LGP departments, interns will learn the…
Golden Krust—the premier Jamaican fast-casual restaurant group that aims to bring a taste of the Caribbean to the world—is opening a new location in John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8 in the Summer of 2025. Golden Krust will join other renowned New York City restaurants like Eataly, Momofuku, and more. Since its inception in 1989, the family-run operation has grown from a single location in Bronx, New York (still operational) to more than 110 locations throughout North America, with grocery products in 22,000 stores. Notably, Golden Krust is beloved for their signature Jamaican patties, of which they produce more…
Airport Dimensions, the global specialists in airport experiences, has appointed Shaun Weston as COO / Senior Vice President of Guest Experience and Daniel Tárrega as Senior Vice President of Partnerships. These appointments bolster Airport Dimension’s operational capacity and strengthen its partnership network to support the firm’s rapid growth and further global expansion, ensuring that Airport Dimensions can offer its signature airport experiences to even more travelers and strategic partners worldwide. Shaun joins Airport Dimensions from No1 Lounges, where he was Managing Director from September 2021 and was responsible for the delivery of numerous projects including the recent launch of the…
Sarrah is the Founder and Principal Engineer of Agencie, where she leads the company’s engineering team. Agencie is a design practice that integrates architecture and engineering into a single solution. Agencie’s award-winning portfolio includes over 1,000 buildings across sectors, including Aviation, Civic, Hospitality and Residential. As the lead of an MBE and WBE practice, Sarrah has been fortunate to collaborate with extraordinary partners. Her most recent collaboration is on John F. Kennedy International Airport’s $9.5B New Terminal One (NTO), the largest infrastructure project in the U.S. Previously, Sarrah was the Founder and Lead Engineer of Urban Umbrella, the innovative scaffolding company.…