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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.
As of this month, a direct API connection (API: Application Programming Interface) exists between Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker’s booking system. By using this digital service, DB Schenker not only benefits from an easier offer search and booking, but also from full offer transparency in real-time. Lufthansa Cargo’s smartBooking API is a digital interface that maps the booking process for customers and partners in a fully digitalized way, making it even easier and more targeted. In this way, customers receive information on up to 40 routes per product with the corresponding best prices directly into their booking system around the…
Jettainer has appointed Svenia Iriarte as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The experienced finance expert, who is at home in the aviation and air cargo world, assumed responsibility for Finance, Procurement, HR, and IT Operations effective June 1, 2023. Iriarte replaces Ingeborg Manz-Maier, who will leave Jettainer after 14 successful years for early retirement effective July 1. The graduate economist, Svenia Iriarte, embarked on her career at KPMG. Later, in 2003, she moved into the airline world. Initially serving as a consultant for Mergers & Acquisitions, she then assumed responsibility for Global Finances at Lufthansa Cargo. After heading Network Planning…
dnata handled 135,000 tons of perishable goods through its advanced cool chain facilities in Dubai in the 12 months up to March 31, 2023. The most popular imported products handled into Dubai included fruit and vegetables such as mangoes, strawberries, tomatoes, avocadoes, and cherries, primarily from locations in Europe, the Far East, South Asia, and Africa. dnata also managed the export of a significant quantity of local UAE perishable goods, including large shipments of frozen fish to Ethiopia, bread and yogurt to Djibouti, and fresh milk to Somalia. Best-in-class infrastructure and equipment dnata continues to make significant investments in infrastructure…
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), is today announcing the appointment of Jordan Kohlbeck as Head of Pharmaceutical. In his new role, Jordan will assume the responsibility of overseeing IAG Cargo’s temperature control pharmaceutical product. He will set the vision and strategic direction of its pharmaceutical and life sciences division. Jordan will ensure the delivery of outstanding solutions and continuous advancement of the product experience for customers. Cultivating robust network connections and supplier relationships, Jordan will manage IAG Cargo’s Constant Climate product. Constant Climate is a state-of-the-art cold chain solution that caters specifically to the transportation…
Swissport welcomes three seasoned finance professionals. Miklos Takacs as Global Head of Procurement, Viktor Mura as Group Head of Corporate Finance with Accounting and Treasury, and Manon Capel as Group Head of Tax “We are delighted to welcome Manon, Viktor, and Miklos to our team,” said Jourik Hooghe, Chief Financial Officer of Swissport International AG. “Their expertise and experience will help us enhance our capabilities in the areas of financial accounting, treasury, tax, analytics, and decision support for the business. Ultimately, we want to support data-based investment and commercial decisions to enable profitable growth for the company.” Swissport welcomes Ms.…
Archer Aviation Inc. has appointed Billy Nolen, former acting FAA Administrator, as its Chief Safety Officer. Nolen’s expertise in aviation safety and flight operations, along with his deep passion and excitement for advanced air mobility, will further strengthen Archer’s ability to commercialize urban air mobility at scale successfully. “Billy is an incredible leader and has long been a staunch supporter of the eVTOL aircraft industry, spearheading our country’s and the FAA’s global leadership role in this important area,” said Adam Goldstein, Archer’s founder and CEO. “Together, we will shape the future of transportation and make sustainable, efficient air travel a…
JetBlue announced its new standard livery featuring a bold and all-blue design emblematic of its role as an innovative, industry-disrupting brand that customers love and trust for travel. From colorful tailfin patterns to special liveries, JetBlue has always used custom designs to honor the people, places, and partnerships that make up its DNA. The new “icon in the sky” gives JetBlue a standout visual design as it expands to new markets and brings customer-centric offerings across the travel industry. The first aircraft to receive the new livery paint is an Airbus A321 with Mint®, aptly named “A Defining MoMint,” which…
Norse Atlantic Airways, the pioneering long-haul low-cost airline, is proudly celebrating the first anniversary of its inaugural flight between Oslo and New York, marking a remarkable year of connecting Europe to the US and making travel more accessible than ever before. Since the first commercial flight 12 months ago, Norse Atlantic Airways has ramped up operations, now serving 12 destinations across Europe and the United States and employs over 1000 people across Norway, the UK, the U.S., and Europe. In that time, the airline has flown more than 2630 flights carrying nearly half a million passengers. Cargo operations have continued…
ISS has announced that employees participating in its recently launched English language training program have graduated. The program, which is among the first of its kind in the integrated facilities management and food services industries, debuted earlier this year at separate U.S.-based client sites. The projects were developed in collaboration with the National Immigration Forum and its English at Work program, which helps organizations develop and facilitate industry-contextualized English language training for their employees. The pilot program, offered on a volunteer basis, provided participants with more than 30 hours of live instruction during work hours, over 15 weeks, at no…
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Ohmio, a New Zealand-based autonomous mobility company, hosted a demonstration of three-vehicle autonomous platooning, the first at any U.S. airport. Held on a closed road at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), the Ohmio demonstration focused on the use of eight-passenger driverless shuttles in a three-vehicle platoon traveling approximately 7 feet apart at 20 mph without any physical connection. Autonomous vehicles, or AVs, are an emerging technology to allow vehicles to operate safely and efficiently without a driver in the vehicle. Platooning is an important feature for AVs as it…