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 ...
Klaudia FitzGerald - Leadership Insights - Metropolitan Airport News
WEBMar 14, 2024 · LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP), the manager and developer of LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B, appointed Klaudia FitzGerald as Chief Operating Officer in November 2023. FitzGerald joins LGP’s now majority-women-led executive leadership team from AvAirPros Inc., where she most recently served as the JFK Terminal One operator’s Senior ...
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.
Mitchel Field - New York Aviation History - Metropolitan Airport …
WEBFeb 3, 2020 · In May 1939, three B-17s led by Lt. Curtiss Lemay flew 750 miles out to sea and intercepted the Italian ocean liner Rex. This was a striking example of the range, mobility and accuracy of modern aviation at the time. During WWII, Mitchel Field was the location of the Air Defense Command, the main point …
AGI Opens Building 22 at JFK Airport - Air Cargo
WEBMar 24, 2022 · Building 22 has been in the JFK market for nearly 25 years, first opened by United Cargo in 1997. Working with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, AGI took possession of the building in late fall and began preparing it for occupancy. “Building 22’s launch customers are Cargolux Airlines and Turkish Cargo, the latter of whom ...
Joanne King, LGA Gateway Partners - Fast Five - Metropolitan …
WEBJul 9, 2021 · Joanne King is the Director of Commercial Operations at LaGuardia Gateway Partners and the manager and developer of LaGuardia Airport Terminal B. Currently undergoing a multi-year redevelopment, valued at $5.1 billion dollars (including $4 billion in construction value), the project is the largest public-private partnership in US aviation ...
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The New Terminal One at JFK - Airport News
WEBDec 11, 2022 · Gerrard Bushell holds a genuine, deep-rooted connection to New York, which is embedded in its metropolis. As president and CEO of the New Terminal One (NTO) at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Dr. Bushell is leading the team responsible for advancing a public/private partnership with the Port Authority, with a …
The American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport
WEBMay 11, 2021 · American Airpower Museum, Hangar, flanked by the museum’s C-47 ( left) and B-25,’Miss Hap’, c.2018 (Credit: AAM) While Jeff Clyman was flying vintage World War II era aircraft in the 1970s at air shows, he wore his father’s U.S. Army Air Corps A-2 jacket. The A-2 was originally designed for and associated with the pilots, navigators ...
100% Cargo Screening: How Do Get We There? - Air Cargo
WEBJul 17, 2020 · Since October 2008, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has required 100% screening for all cargo carried on narrow-bodied passenger planes, which accounts for 95% of all flights in the US. Since August 2010, the 100% screening requirement has applied to all flights, including flights into the USA. To ensure the movement of cargo is ...