JFKIAT, the operator of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, partnered with The Guide Dog Foundation of Smithtown, NY, to host a puppy class…
Author: Julia Lauria-Blum
Julia Lauria-Blum
Julia Lauria-Blum earned a degree in the Visual Arts at SUNY New Paltz. An early interest in women aviation pioneers led her to research the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WW II. In 2001 she curated the permanent WASP exhibit at the American Airpower Museum (AAM) in Farmingdale, NY, and later curated 'Women Who Brought the War Home, Women War Correspondents, WWII’ at the AAM. Julia is the former curatorial assistant at the Cradle of Aviation Museum and is currently an editor for Metropolitan Airport News.
Seymour Kaplan was 17 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Army in the 1940s. Born in Brooklyn in September 1926 to Russian-Jewish immigrants, he…
Today a monumental sculpture was publicly unveiled and dedicated to the late astronaut Dr. Sally Ride at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New…
David Neeleman’s story within the airline industry is one of legendary innovation and successful entrepreneurship. He was born on October 16, 1959, in Sao Paolo, Brazil,…
The Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award & The Portal of the Folded Wings On the final approach into Burbank Airport (BUR), California, I gazed down at…
In 1985, Thomas Betti’s father took him to the Cleveland Airshow. At five years old, Tom was fascinated with two things, aviation and James Bond. That…
Bacardi, one of the largest privately held spirits companies in the world is suing American Airlines for the disappearance of over $65,000 worth of French brandy…
Jane Mrosko is the caring and creative manager of volunteers and volunteer programs with Travelers Aid at John F. Kennedy International Airport. She is dedicated to…
Operated by Travelers Aid International (TAI), the mission of this 501-c-3 non-profit organization is to aid people in transit who are in distress or are experiencing…
Joshua Stoff is the curator of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY, where since 1982 he has developed the Museum’s collection and exhibits.…