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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.
LaGuardia Airport has soared from worst in class to best in class in a stunning reversal of fortunes for an airport that was once reviled and is now beloved by travelers, according to airline passengers surveyed by a leading airport rating agency. The top marks, which were released today, came from passengers who reviewed the airport for overall satisfaction with the highly regarded Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey in 2023, which was the first full year that all new passenger facilities at LaGuardia were completed and in use. The ASQ passenger survey, a program of the Airports Council International (ACI),…
The Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) proudly announces the selection of Vanessa Blacknall-Jamison as its new Executive Director. She will assume her role effective April 1. With 47 years of distinguished professional aviation and business experience, including 30 years in leadership roles, Vanessa brings a wealth of expertise and a passion for driving positive change within the industry. “We’re excited to welcome Vanessa into the role of Executive Director,” comments Board Chair, Tennesse Garvey. “Her depth of experience and longtime support of OBAP makes her the right person to lead OBAP into the future.” Before joining OBAP, Vanessa served…
Swissport International is the launch customer for CHAMP’s Cargospot-neo handling software, sophisticated and comprehensive cargo operations, and terminal management system. The introduction marks a major step in further digitalizing and speeding up Swissport’s air cargo handling processes. Swissport International AG, the world’s leading provider of airport ground services and air cargo handling, continues to digitalize its business and becomes the first air cargo handler globally to adopt Cargospot-neo, the next-generation cargo operations and terminal management solution provided by CHAMP. The Luxembourg-based software provider offers comprehensive IT solutions for the aviation industry. Cargospot-neo, their system designed for air cargo handling companies…
Located in T5 at JFK International Airport, the newly opened Bryant Park Market by Hudson and Herschel Supply Co. offers airport travelers an authentic New York shopping experience. Whether shopping for last-minute travel essentials or indulging in a bit of luxury, these new retail spaces will surely delight. Bryant Park Market is operated by Hudson in partnership with ACDBE partners Kellee Communications, The Nourish Spot, and Sullivan Hernandez Group. This new location is the first time New York-based Bryant Park Corporation has worked with an airport concessionaire to broaden its marketing and merchandising footprint to the public. The store is…
Revel announced it signed a lease giving rights to develop a public fast charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) by LaGuardia Airport (LGA), which will be the largest EV fast charging station of its kind by an airport in the country. Revel entered the lease at 90-10 Ditmars Blvd, Queens, with Barone Management and plans to develop a public fast-charging station there with 48 200kW charging stalls accessible from Ditmars Blvd and 90th St. The location is directly adjacent to and accessible from the airport’s for-hire vehicle waiting area, making it particularly useful to rideshare drivers transitioning to electric vehicles…
The New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport and EVA Air have announced a partnership for the premium airline to operate out of the world-class terminal. The New Terminal One is currently under construction, with its first gates scheduled to open in 2026, in partnership with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey as part of the agency’s $19 billion transformation of JFK Airport. EVA Air, one of only 10 Skytrax 5-star airlines globally, currently operates at Terminal 1. When it opens, its operations will transition seamlessly to the New Terminal One, enabling the award-winning airline to offer an unmatched travel experience for guests…
United announced it is expanding its leading global route network, adding new non-stop flights between New York/Newark-Marrakesh, Morocco; Tokyo/Narita-Cebu, Philippines and Houston-Medellin, Colombia. United will also increase flying to popular destinations across the globe including Hong Kong; Seoul, South Korea and Porto, Portugal. Additionally, the airline will add four weekly flights between Los Angeles and Shanghai as the Chinese and U.S. governments recently agreed to increase flights between the two countries*. United now has the largest and most diversified international route network among U.S. airlines, offering non-stop service to 134 international destinations across 67 countries. United offers flights to more destinations across the Atlantic and Pacific than all U.S. carriers combined. In addition to…
Jettainer has appointed Thorsten Riekert as Chief Commercial Officer. In this newly created position, the distinguished Jettainer management team member with in-depth knowledge of the aviation industry will be responsible for Jettainer’s commercial strategy aiming at advancing the company’s global growth trajectory. The appointment of Thorsten Riekert to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) is an integral part of Jettainer’s strategic reorganization. This new organization emphasizes the company’s commitment to customer-centricity, future readiness, and market leadership. The first measure was to set up a structure with General Managers designed to facilitate direct customer relationships in the regions, respond to their specific needs,…
After the airfreight market recorded high freight rates from 2020 until 2022 due to low capacities as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, these normalized last year as expected. Lufthansa Cargo was able to achieve significantly higher average yields than before the start of the coronavirus pandemic despite increased capacities in the market. Lufthansa Cargo generated an adjusted EBIT of 219 million euros (previous year: 1.6 billion euros). After freight rates normalized following the end of the coronavirus pandemic, revenue fell by 36 percent. Overall, sales of 7.5 billion freight ton-kilometers last year were slightly higher than in the previous…
SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have embarked on a strategic partnership with the Swiss-based Climeworks company. Climeworks has developed an innovative technology to remove carbon dioxide from the air. In teaming up with Climeworks, SWISS is supporting the scaling up of this key technology for the aviation sector. At the same time, SWISS is making a further contribution to promoting Swiss innovation. The new collaboration supplements SWISS and the Lufthansa Group’s long-standing involvement in innovative technologies to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of the airline industry and its flight operations. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and the Lufthansa Group have…