Tag: JFK

New Terminal One at JFK Announces New Partnership with Korean Air

The New Terminal One (NTO)– a consortium of labor, operating and financial partners building the new world-class terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)– today announced a new partnership with Korean Air. The Skytrax five-star airline currently offers premium services with t...

Kale and Worldwide Flight Services pilot reduces truck wait times at JFK

Kale Info Solutions (Kale), the US subsidiary of global IT provider Kale Logistics Solutions, has successfully piloted its truck slot and dock management system with leading ground handler Worldwide Flight Services, Inc (WFS) at John F Kennedy Airport in New York, USA. The Artificial intelligence...

Etihad Cargo renews WFS Global Handling Contract

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has renewed its global cargo handling agreements with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, with Frankfurt and Madrid joining six existing gateways in Europe, Asia and the United States. Th...

The New Terminal One at JFK Continues Progress with Approval of Proposed Lease

The New Terminal One Team welcomes The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's board authorization to enter into a lease agreement to design, construct, finance, operate and maintain The New Terminal One at JFK International Airport (JFK). "The Port Authority's board authorization enables t...

Eulen Employees Stage Strike at JFK

Airport workers at the Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Florida went on strike today to protest repeat labor violations by airline contractors, G2 Secure Staff and Eulen America that are preventing employees from organizing to improve poverty wages and poor working condition...

dnata cements position as a leading ground services provider at New York-JFK

dnata, one of the world's largest air services providers, has extended its partnership with Terminal One Group Association (TOGA) in New York through to 2023. The extension will see dnata continue to provide quality ground and passenger handling services to over 20 airlines including Air France...

Staff at JFK petition employer over alleged wage theft

Eulen America employees at John F. Kennedy International Airport are petitioning their employer over alleged wage theft through a workforce app. Queens Boroug President Melinda Katz and U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney have spoken out in support of the workers, who claim the Kronos app docked...

JFK airport: LINDT opens new chocolate store

Lindt & Sprüngli Travel Retail is fulfilling its mission to bring ‘magical moments’ to travellers around the world with the debut of live LINDT MASTER CHOCOLATIERS in the North American travel retail market. Lindt & Sprüngli Travel Retail celebrated with International Shoppes (I.Sho...

JFK T4 to introduce CLEAR bio-metrics for more than 21 million passengers

Yesterday, CLEAR announced a new partnership with Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport that will enable the more than 21 million travelers passing through the terminal each year to verify their identity and get to their flights with the tap of a finger or blink of an eye. This is...

JetBlue introduces first bio-metric self-boarding gate at JFK

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 ...

JFK airport to undergo $13bn major transformation, according to governor

Source: Curbed NY. A major transformation of New York's John F. Kennedy Airport costing $13bn has been announced by New York's governor Andrew Cuomo. Last Thursday, as reported by state media, the governor plans to build two new terminals and two new roads to better improve vehicle access to the...

Emirates flight quarantined at JFK as passengers fall ill

An Emirates flight from Dubai landed at New York's JFK airport today and was immediately placed under a quarantine. Around five hundred passengers were on board the aircraft, around ten of which fell ill according to an airline spokesperson. Passengers reportedly became ill, were coughing and ...

US airports ramp up renovation investments during travel boom

LaGuardia Airport, New York City, New York. According to a preliminary estimate by the US Census Bureau, the costs expanded on construction by airports is at an all-time high as they cope with a national travel boom. As travel numbers in the US surge, airports are spending more and more on renov...

JetBlue plane swarmed on apron of JFK after hijacking fear

A JetBlue aircraft was swarmed by authorities earlier this week on the apron of JFK airport after a communications error led to fear that the plane had been hijacked. The plane, due to take off from New York City's JFK airport and land in Los Angeles experienced a radio problem while taxiing pre-...

JFK to outline new strategy on snow operations

John F. Kennedy airport in New York is set to outline a new, full strategy on winter operations as it learns from recent disruptive weather. Earlier this week, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced a number of changes in its winter operations strategy after a huge snowstorm a few ...

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