Metropolitan Airport News - New York Airport News
WEBMetropolitan Airport News provides timely news, information and updates for both Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) employees and businesses that provide services at, and around the major New York airports (JFK, LGA, EWR).. John F. Kennedy International Airport PO Box 300877 Jamaica, NY 11430 USA …
PEOPLExpress: Fly Smart - New York Aviation History
WEBJul 13, 2022 · PEOPLExpress: Fly Smart. It was one of the first carriers to be established after passage of the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act (ACA), but its history would be repeated countless times after it. Both its name and service concept were reflected by its advertisement: “PEOPLExpress: Fly Smart!”.
The Airline History of Long Island’s Republic Airport
WEBOct 13, 2021 · Yet the airport, with 5,516- and 6,833-foot runways, had commercial potential. One of the first scheduled airline attempts was made in 1978 when Cosmopolitan Airlines, operating an ex-Finnair Convair CV-340 and two ex-Swissair CV-440 Metropolitans in single-class, four-abreast, configurations, offered all-inclusive, single-day, scheduled ...
Travel By Air, The Golden Years: 1920s-1960s
WEBNov 9, 2021 · As the decade of the 1940s ended, the era of commercial flight between the 1950s and 1960s was born and became known as the ‘Golden Age of Air Travel’ and the ‘Jet Age’. By 1950, the trans-Atlantic route became the most traveled in the world, and its growing trade produced high profits and intense competition between major international ...
Airport News - Metropolitan Airport News
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Metropolitan Airport News provides timely news, information and updates for both Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) employees and businesses that provide services at, and around the major New York airports (JFK, LGA, EWR).. John F. Kennedy International Airport PO Box 300877 Jamaica, NY …
Groundbreaking of New Terminal One a Major Step Forward for …
WEBSep 9, 2022 · Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated a key milestone in the Port Authority’s transformation of John F. Kennedy International Airport with the groundbreaking for a $9.5 billion, privately financed New Terminal One.The start of construction follows a revised agreement late last year between the Port Authority and the New Terminal One – a consortium of financial sponsors – to build the 2.4 ...
New York Aviation History - Metropolitan Airport News
WEBNov 6, 2019 · Opened in 1927 on city-owned land leased to private operators, Flushing Airport was briefly New York City’s busiest airfield, until the much bigger LaGuardia, which opened in 1939, superseded it. But ever since its closure by mayor Ed Koch in 1984, it has become largely forgotten, save by aviation and history buffs, and Queens old-timers.
GatewayJFK - Non-Profit Organization - Metropolitan Airport News
WEBGatewayJFK. Off airport. On the move. 167-43 148th Ave. #203. Jamaica, New York 11434. Tel: (718) 304-0119. Visit the GatewayJFK website. GatewayJFK is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) public-private partnership providing technical and professional services, supplemental services and improvements, and advocacy for the District’s off-airport ...
JetBlue Introduces Integrated Biometric Self-Boarding Gate at JFK …
WEBNov 16, 2018 · JetBlue, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), today announced the roll-out of its first fully-integrated biometric self-boarding gate at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Customers flying to select international destinations from Terminal 5 at New York-JFK can now board even faster with a dual ...
The Ford Tri-Motor: A Journey Through Aviation History
WEBJun 8, 2021 · A nearly 100 year old gem takes to the skies. (EAA) Liberty Aviation Museum’s 1928 Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-B flew its first flight on December 1, 1928. It was sold to Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT, the logo that graces the aircraft’s fuselage today) in January 1929 where it became NC9645 and was named City of Wichita.