Editors discuss how the world’s airlines are adapting to airspace and airport closures, record high oil prices, a fatal crash in the U.S. and TSA chaos.
A system designed to flag imminent runway incursions at LaGuardia did not alert ATC before the fatal collision between a fire truck and a regional jet, NTSB suggests.
An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 struck an airport emergency vehicle after touching down at New York LaGuardia (LGA) Airport late March 22, killing both pilots.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unveiled a capital development proposal with $20.7 billion in airport projects, including at EWR, JFK and LGA.
United Airlines is strengthening its schedule on a series of routes that overlap with Spirit Airlines, increasing capacity as the ULCC pares back service.
In an FAA notice on the slot waiver extension, the agency cited the impact of COVID on air traffic control staffing at New York Terminal Radar Approach Control.
Wildfires in Canada have slowed or paused air traffic in portions of the U.S. northeast, as smoke drifts south in quantities large enough to impact visibility.
JetBlue Airways says it will divest Spirit Airlines’ assets at LaGuardia Airport to preserve ULCC access in New York with Frontier Airlines the beneficiary.
As American Airlines and JetBlue face the prospect of unwinding their partnership, the implications for their operations in the U.S. northeast remain ambiguous.
While New York’s John F Kennedy International and Newark’s Liberty International airports grab the headlines about international connectivity into the city, the downtown LaGuardia Airport plays a critical role in supporting strong domestic flows in and out of the Big Apple.
With a business model developed to appeal to hedge fund companies; the investment banking fraternity; senior executives; music, film and sport industries and others, Bliss Jet’s goal is to provide the closest offering to the halcyon days of Concorde - in terms of style and speed. It plans to launch flights between London Stansted and New York LaGuardia from the second quarter of 2017.
A massive transformation is under way, including one of the most ambitious public-private partnerships ever undertaken in the New York/ New Jersey region, to position LaGuardia Airport to handle a predicted upturn in passenger demand.
It has recently been announced that New York’s LaGuardia Airport is to undergo a huge transformation to include a brand new terminal which will serve approximately half of the passenger volume at LaGuardia.
