William J. McShane of Babylon, a respected statewide aviation leader, who was instrumental in helping bring the Bethpage Air Show to Jones Beach over 15 years ago,…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has tentatively picked 10 locations across the country, which include mostly airports, for its reimbursable services program. The program allows…
The retirement will accelerate the airline’s strategy to simplify and modernize its fleet, while continuing to operate newer, more cost-efficient aircraft. “We’re making strategic, cost-effective changes…
Boeing has been joined by the other mega-sized aircraft builder, Airbus, with financial woes. According to industry analysts, the cash-flow and demand problems will result in…
With COVID-19 devastating the globe and drastically reducing passenger flights on an international scale, along with a decrease of cargo flights (which are still considered as…
With food insecurity at all-time high, particular in the New Jersey and New York areas, hardest hit by COVID-19, United Airline recently donated food that was…
During the week of April 27th, 2020 GatewayJFK, a business improvement district in Southeast Queens sent 745 meals from restaurants in their neighborhood to frontline workers…
Alaska Airlines is currently putting its Boeing 737 jets to the test as cargo-only aircraft during this COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Alaska Airlines announced its…
With thousands of commercial aircraft in idle condition or in short- or longer-term storage due to the COVID-19 crisis, airlines and MROs are being forced to…
While running through my usual roster of aviation data and regulatory updates, I came across a website which went chapter and verse on the route changes…