JFK joins growing list of airports turning to the sun to cut emissions
New York JFK’s New Terminal One will be powered by a solar microgrid aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and increasing resilie... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: JFK Airport
Delta is consistent but some products are showing their age
For an AvGeek there are few greater pleasures than flying aboard internationally-configured aircraft on domestic flights. I recently had the... Continue Reading
BA to move in with American at JFK T8 this December
As of December 2022, British Airways is moving its flagship New York services out of its iconic but increasingly shabby Terminal 7 at JFK, a... Continue Reading
Press Release: SIA A380 returns to New York
After a nearly two-year absence during Covid, Singapore Airlines announces the return of its Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft to New York’s J... Continue Reading
Press Release: We are back! United announces return to New York JFK
United Airlines announced today that it will be returning service to New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) on February 1, 2021 with ... Continue Reading
Press Release: JFK T4 launches CrowdVision to monitor social distancing
Today JFKIAT, the operator of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, announced the launch of camera-enabled CrowdVision techno... Continue Reading
How I fell in love with aviation
Everyone who loves aviation comes to it in their own special, unique way. For me, this most changeable of industries has been one of the few... Continue Reading
Looking back fondly on a far from perfect American 777 flight
While I had suspicions that this would be my last flight for an indefinite period of time, I didn’t fully appreciate just how long that peri... Continue Reading
Consciously seeking out Concept D seat proves educational
As much as I enjoy flying all over the world, I have never quite been able to figure out how to effectively sleep on a flight. Even in the b... Continue Reading
BA autonomous wheelchair might change perception of PRMs
Air travel has long been a point of frustration for passengers with reduced mobility (PRM). Navigating from airport drop-off through check-i... Continue Reading
The architects who went subterranean so TWA Flight Center could soar
Lea Ciavarra and Anne Marie Lubrano were not born when Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center opened in New York in 1962. For much of their profe... Continue Reading
New year, new sustainable goals in commercial aviation
If 2019 was the year of “Flight Shame”, 2020 may just be the year of “Flight Redemption” as airlines big and small roll out (or at least, pu... Continue Reading
TWA Hotel brings charm, nostalgia and avgeek fun
Every now and again I am asked for hotel recommendations around New York’s JFK airport. My answer has always been “there aren’t any, plan to... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Twin winter disruptions show holes in airline IROPS plans
Another month, another major international airport with airline operations falling apart after routine winter weather, and another set of re... Continue Reading
Delta makes strategic competitive move with free meals on some flights
Travelers like free meals on longer flights. This statement is not hard to believe on its face, but Delta Air Lines has gone so far as to re... Continue Reading
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