Inside TSA SECURITY DIRECTOR MARISA MAOLA: a WOMAN in CHARGE SHELTAIR PROVIDES HOME AWAY HOME for TRIPLE CROWN WINNER VAUGHN CO

Vol. 37 No. 7 Serving New York Airports July 2015

TSA SECURITY DIRECTOR MARISA SHELTAIR PROVIDES HOME AWAY MAOLA: A WOMAN IN CHARGE HOME FOR TRIPLE CROWN WINNER Marisa Maola is the Region 1 Director Perhaps one of the most demanding pas- for TSA, which includes oversight of the sengers ever to be welcomed by Sheltair de- region comprised of New York, New Jer- scended from his chartered aircraft at Long sey, Delaware, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Island MacArthur Airport a few weeks ago Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island where he was hailed, acclaimed, pampered, and Maine. She’s held that post since Janu- petted, and watered. That passenger was ary 2012, but more recently she took on American Pharoah, the horse that success- welcomed thousands of thoroughbreds the added role of Federal Security Director fully completed that impossible trifecta, the at our Republic Airport facility as well as (FSD) at JFK International Airport. Maola triple-crown. Long Island MacArthur, so we were pre- previously served as the FSD at LaGuardia The race was run at Belmont with an au- pared and comfortable in providing for the International Airport. dience of nearly 90,000 spectators. unique needs of these special passengers. Airport Press had the opportunity to meet Warren Kroeppel, Chief Operating Offi - with Ms. Maola at her JFK HQ offi ce, and cer of Sheltair, stated, “Over time, we have See SHELTAIR page 2 the discussion was centered on her role as head of these extremely important transportation facilities; and her focus on the future Ms. Maria Maola, Region 1 Director of TSA. both at JFK, and the region. On a personal VAUGHN COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS level, we found a person who refl ects com- is particularly centered on it is training. She petence and quiet confi dence. Her New York wants her staff to be fully able to take on CONDUCTS EMPLOYER roots also reveal one not easily intimidated. any challenge. One may think of the TSA as There were no dramatics or pronounce- a screening agency; this is only one aspect APPRECIATION RECEPTION ments; simply a sense that she knew what of a full range of security responsibilities. format to talk with students, recent gradu- direction she wished to go and how she Amongst the many other activities include Joseph Alba ates and prospective employers. I have to planned to get there. law enforcement, mission support, regula- It never ceases to amaze me how Vaughn thank Dr. Phil Meade, Executive Director of If I took away one area that Ms. Maola See WOMAN IN CHARGE page 2 College seems to draw and graduate students of such high quality. Career Services at Vaughn, and Dr. Sharon On Thursday, May 28th, I was invited to DeVivo, President of Vaughn College, who join prospective employers and recent grad- never forget to invite me, and are gracious ASDO NETWORKING EVENT uates along with students at one of Vaughn’s hosts. Another successful “reverse” trade show service suppliers in the region. career days. The event is always informal, The real eye-opening scenario happens was held at Russo’s on the Bay on Friday, and everyone gets a chance to meet all the when you arrive at a table with both em- June 19th. The Queens Air Services Devel- Dolores Hofman, ASDO’s Program participants. I always take advantage of this See VAUGHN page 2 opment Offi ce (ASDO) brings airline buy- Manager, has run another great networking ers and others together with vendors and event. inside . Airportp Press Airport News...... 2 Cargo News...... 7 Airline News...... 14 Classified...... 18 Aviation News...... 10 Comic...... 16 Hijinx...... 18 Names in the News...... 17 July 2015 • Vol. 37 No. 7 airportpress.us A SALUTE TO L-R Doug Sterns, Deputy GM LGA PANYNJ; John Selden, Deputy GM JFK PANYNJ; Melva OUR TROOPS: Miller, Deputy VP Queens Borough President’s Offi ce; Dolores Hofman, Program Director, Queens Air Services Development Offi ce; Ralph Tragale, Assistant Director Aviation Customer PULL OUT Industry External Affairs; Bill Huisman, Executive Director Aviation Development Council. 2 • July 2015 • Airport Press Metro Edition Airport News to coordinate activities amongst a vast num- with the diverse population that works in WOMAN IN CHARGE From Page 1 VAUGHN From Page 1 ber of government agencies and security and around the metro airport facilities. She tory compliance and management of the stakeholders, and her role involves 46 air- attended metro New York Schools and col- ployers and grads and realize that their suc- TSA PreCheck program. Of particular in- ports including some of the nation’s busiest leges and now lives with her fi ancée in the cessful experience in hiring Vaughn gradu- terest is the steady movement of the TSA to (JFK, LGA, EWR, BOS), and many mid- area. ates draws them back to the school to see if risk based security (RBS). Risk-based se- size airports (ALB, BUF, ROC, SYR, ISP, they can recruit others. That in my mind is curity is a brand-new approach. When TSA HPN, SWF, BDL, MHT, PWM, BTV, PVD). SHELTAIR From Page 1 a profound endorsement of Vaughn College. fi rst launched, every traveler was treated the If you multiply the number of stakeholders Amongst my one-on-one conversations same. But with the evolution of risk-based times 46; it can be a daunting task and not The only difference for American Pharoah was with Kenneth Tejada, a Vaughn grad security, TSA has recognized that the vast one for the faint-hearted. was that there was a welcoming committee now successfully working for Endeavor Air majority of travelers pose no security threat Ms. Maola began her public service ca- that ranged from racing fans to elected of- Maintenance. He is already very conversant and not everyone coming through the check- reer in 1998 as a Special Agent in the Civil fi cials. Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpen- about his job, and we had a great exchange point requires the same level of security. Aviation Security Division of the Federal ter even sought out bales of hay to present as of information. Ken is a gentleman and a This new approach requires a different ex- Aviation Administration (FAA) Eastern Re- part of an equine friendly welcome.” credit to Vaughn. perience level and training regimen for TSA gion. She was responsible for the Foreign The chartered 727 belonging to “First I also have to admit that it is refreshing to offi cers, whether it is a new hire or current Airport Assessment Program, where she Class Equine Air Travel” arrived on time engage all these enthusiastic young people, staff. Even 14 years after 9/11, the TSA con- conducted airport and air carrier assess- under rainy skies and was quickly directed looking to begin a life career. The trick to tinues to be in transition, and this is a good ments at several airports in Eastern Canada to Sheltair’s hangar to allow American Phar- staying young is staying in contact with all thing. and Bermuda. oah to gather its luggage and depart the air- this energy. Ms. Maola is a graduate of St. Johns Ms. Maola has over 13 years of experi- craft for its transport to Belmont. University and a native New Yorker, so Bill ence with ever increasing responsibility for “We wished our passenger the best of Puckhaber (Airport Press publisher) and I the TSA. She was tapped as the Interim Fed- luck in having a successful business week- had lots in common to talk about. It was via eral Security Representative just six weeks end on Long Island. But then again, we do this conversation that I understood her abil- after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Each that for all our guests,” concluded Kroeppel. ity to lead, as well as her capability to reach assignment ended in successful conclusion out to her contemporaries and other security whether it was at BWI Airport in 2002 or Stakeholders. As described in the following Assistant Federal Security Director at JFK paragraph, this is a critical skill set. in 2005. In September of 2008, Ms. Maola The TSA does not operate in a vacuum; a was promoted to Deputy Federal Security dangerous goods incident could involve the Director for LaGuardia International Air- DOT, the FAA along with the TSA. An al- port, Long Island MacArthur Airport, West- tercation at a screening area can involve the chester County Airport, and the Manhattan Port Authority Police, the FBI, or other law Heliports. She led a staff of 32 employees enforcement agencies as well as the TSA. and a workforce of over 1200 Transportation A cargo transgression can involve Customs Security Offi cers. She was selected as the Phil Meade, Executive Director of Career and Border Protection, the TSA and law en- Federal Security Director for LGA Airport Services address employers and Vaughn forcement. There are also logistics fi rms, in February of 2010. grads at reception. warehouses, truckers, airlines, and the beat As mentioned above, Ms. Maola is a na- goes on. 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The current airport, Monday through Friday 8 am to 8 pm and Saturday and Sun- which was last overhauled in 1964, was designed for only day from 9 am to 4 pm. “This new and exciting partnership 8 million people a year and already exceeds that by some 5 enhances the services to our patients by providing access to million. Urgent Care services as well as all the Occupational, Spe- About two-thirds of the project’s tab will come from the cialty and Primary Care Services in the caring and profes- construction consortium, which will collect fees from the sional manner that our patients and clients have come to airport over time, in the type of public-private partnership expect from us”, said Thomas D. Kelliher, Esq., Executive that has become common to many large infrastructure proj- Director. “The name change to Metro Medical makes sense ects. with the expansion into Brooklyn and future markets. The offi ces will continue to provide all the occupational health SKANSKA-LED GROUP TO HELM services and treatment for accidents, injuries and illnesses in 4 BILLION DOLLAR LAGUARDIA the workplace; DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing, DOT/19A/ Taxi and Limo Physical Examinations, FAA Physical Exam- OVERHAUL inations, travel medicine and immunizations, primary care, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey selected internal medicine, family practice and now also urgent care. a consortium led by Swedish construction fi rm Skanska to Additionally, Metro Medical provides on-site laboratory ser- undertake a $4 billion overhaul of LaGuardia Airport’s Cen- vices, EKG and PFT testing and digital x-ray imaging tech- tral Terminal. The project includes demolishing the Central nology. Metro Medical will provide patients with fast and Terminal Building and creating a modern, new passenger AIRPORT MEDICAL OFFICES accurate health assessments in our new and more convenient friendly gateway with better connected terminals. ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE AND locations”. The agency announced that it had chosen LaGuardia MERGER WITH METRO URGENT Our brand new state-of-the-art facilities provides our Gateway Partners – a group consisting of Skanska, airport patients with access to the highest levels of Urgent Care and operator Vantage Airport Group and a number of fi nancial MEDICAL CARE specialty care available and is in line with our mission to fi rms including Meridiam and Morgan Stanley – to refurbish Airport Medical Offi ces (AMO) has joined forces with provide timely healthcare and the convenience that our pa- the 1.3 million-square-foot terminal building. Medexcel USA, Inc., a leader in the Urgent Care Market- tients need. We have assembled a team of physicians and The group beat out rival LGC Central Terminal Consor- place and together they have formed Metro Urgent Medical healthcare professionals to deliver quality health care with tium, a joint venture comprised of Tutor Perini, Aeroports Care of Brooklyn and Metro Urgent Medical Care of Queens the compassion our patient’s deserve,” said Anthony R. de Paris, TAV Construction, Goldman Sachs, Suffolk Con- (Metro Medical), in order to provide comprehensive urgent Ruvo, M.D., FACCP, President and CEO at Medexcel USA, struction, STV, Arup and Kohn Pedersen Fox, according to immediate medical care and occupational health services in Inc. and Co-Founder of Metro Medical. Oleg Olshanetskiy, Crain’s. The deal to renovate the terminal is not yet com- convenient and easily accessible locations. Metro Medical D. O., AAFP, Medical Director, Senior Federal Aviation Ad- plete, with the Port Authority to negotiate and fi nalize an of Queens is located in the Airport Plazas at JFK, at the cor- ministration Medical Examiner, AAMRO Certifi ed Medical agreement over the development with LaGuardia Gateway ner of 147th Street and 150th Avenue at JFK Airport and Review Offi cer, DOT Certifi ed Medical Examiner and Co- Partners in the coming months. Metro Medical of Brooklyn is located at 619 Throop Avenue Founder of Metro Medical went on to say, “Through this new The project will offer fl iers a three- rather than two-level in Brooklyn, New York 11216. partnership, our patients will also have seamless access to a terminal, with 35 gates capacity for the 34 million passen- These state-of-the art, brand new facilities provide Urgent full complement of quality urgent care and primary medi- gers LaGuardia expects annually by 2030. Immediate Medical Care as well as occupational health, or- cal care services in fi rst-rate facilities and many of the em- LaGuardia was conceived in the 1930s, when airplanes thopedics, physical therapy, pain management and corporate ployers including airlines, service companies, vendors and government agencies, as well as the travelers and visitors to JFK and those residing in surrounding neighborhoods, have an extremely convenient option for affordable and quality healthcare right in the neighborhood”. Metro Medical ac- cepts virtually every major medical insurance plan including Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Cigna, GHI, HIP, Magnacare, No-Fault, Union Health Plans, United Healthcare and Work- ers’ Compensation. For additional information about the services available at Metro Medical please contact Thomas D. Kelliher, Esq. direct at [email protected] call (718) 244-1644 or visit www.metrourgentmedical.com TSA AT NEW JERSEY AIRPORTS INCREASING LANGUAGE OUTREACH TO TRAVELERS Language nameplates identify TSA offi cers who speak other languages A new passenger-friendly program that identifi es foreign languages spoken by Transportation Security Administra- tion (TSA) offi cers is helping ease the anxiety of travelers whose primary language is not English. This passenger- friendly effort is aimed at improving the security checkpoint screening experience for travelers. The foreign language nameplate program has TSA offi - cers wearing nameplates that indicate that they speak any of 24 languages in addition to English. Approximately 5,000 TSA offi cers have volunteered to wear the nameplates and See Airport News page 5 Airport Press Metro Edition • July 2015 • 5 Airport News From Page 4 tional Airport, Carter says. Stewart, long an Air National Guard base, has been offer- When a TSA offi cer can communicate in a passenger’s ing commercial fl ights for about 25 years but has had trouble native language, it can help ensure that they understand what attracting and keeping carriers. Since late 2007, the state- TSA is requesting of them. Additionally it can be “reassur- owned airport has been managed by the Port Authority of ing to a passenger if something doesn’t go exactly as they New York and New Jersey, which also runs the three major expect and there is someone who can explain it to them in metro airports, LaGuardia, JFK And Newark. their language. Overall it improves our interaction with passengers,” Carter says. INTERNATIONAL SERVICE COMES TO The nameplates carry any of these 24 languages: Arabic, Cambodian, Cantonese, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hai- ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL tian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Man- Just in time to kick-off the summer season, Atlantic City darin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Taga- International Airport reintroduces international service with log, Thai, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese. The most popular nonstop fl ights between Toronto and Atlantic City provided language nameplates requested by TSA offi cers are Spanish, by Air Canada. The airline will operate its Air Canada Jazz Tagalog, French, German and Italian. fl ights four times weekly between two world-class airports. The fl ights, between Atlantic City International and To- ronto Pearson International, will connect the region to New STEWART AIRPORT RECIEVES Jersey’s largest international trade partner while providing $1.7 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FOR fast and effi cient access to Southern New Jersey’s beaches, RUNWAY IMPROVEMENTS entertainment, and attractions. The Federal Aviation Administration is giving Stewart Said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at International Airport more than $1.7 million for runway im- Air Canada; “Air Canada is pleased to be adding Atlantic provements, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney said Friday. City to its already extensive U.S. network. This new route The outlay, totaling $1,745,921, will be used to repave will enable our customers to conveniently travel non-stop to Atlantic City where they can enjoy its famed boardwalk, already they are assisting travelers in their native languages. and rehabilitate both runways at Stewart, said Maloney, D- Cold Spring. beaches and casinos. It will also provide Atlantic City a di- At Newark Liberty International Airport, so far 52 offi cers rect connection to Air Canada’s Toronto global hub. have requested the foreign language nameplates. “This major investment will immediately create jobs, re- build our infrastructure and grow our economy by attracting The fl ights will be conveniently timed to link with Air “We see this language access program as an extended Canada’s extensive network for connections to and from the courtesy to the passengers we serve,” says Tom Carter, TSA more fl ights and businesses to Orange County,” Maloney said in a statement email to the media. “Stewart Airport is rest of Canada and beyond with customers eligible to accu- Federal Security Director for New Jersey. mulate and redeem Aeroplan miles.” This additional customer service element already has a hub of economic activity for the region, and we must con- helped hundreds of travelers at Newark Liberty International tinue to make investments like this to support safe and reli- Airport, Trenton-Mercer Airport and Atlantic City Interna- able transportation in the Hudson Valley.” See Airport News page 6 SPOTLESS CAR WASH and QUICK LUBE with CONDUIT CAR CARE 124-15 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park, NY 11420 718-529-9477 $ 5.00 OFF Full Service Oil Change New Oil Filter, GTX Oil, Top Off of all Fluids and 14 Point Safety Check. 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IATA’s report it shows that at slightly more than $2 per kilo- As part of this call to action, coalition members are voic- GLOBAL LOGISTICS LEADERS gram the market’s rates are 66 per cent less than they were ing their support for the Economy in Motion: The National REMAIN DHL AND KUEHNE+NAGEL in 1994. Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act (H.R. DHL Global Forwarding, Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schen- In 2014, IATA estimates that yields shrank two per cent. 1308), a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D- ker have maintained their position as the world’s leading air- It is because capacity continues to grow as bellyhold space Calif.) that would dedicate $8 billion per year to freight- freight forwarders, while the top 25 forwarders recorded a is added to the market with the expansion in passenger ser- related infrastructure projects. The legislation prioritizes total increase in airfreight demand of less than one percent. vices, which has been averaging six per cent per year for the multimodal projects, in addition to projects that help relieve The latest top 25 Global Freight Forwarders List from last fi ve years. With this average of six per cent growth, the bottlenecks in the freight transportation system. consultant Armstrong & Associates, based on revenues and freight load factor is expected to remain at a weak 47.4 per ocean and airfreight demand, revealed that the leading com- cent this year. FEDEX RETIRING FUEL GUZZLERS panies recorded a 7.7% year-on-year increase in revenues IATA says: “The longer term prospects for air cargo re- in 2014 to $213bn. Airfreight demand amongst the top 25 main challenging with a continuing post-fi nancial crisis trend EARLIER THAN PLANNED increased by 0.4% to 13.5m tons and containerized ocean FedEx has provided more details on its decision to re- of slower trade growth relative to [gross domestic product].” freight was up 2.3% on 2013. tire freighters early, while also providing an update on its The leading three forwarders in terms of revenue were proposed takeover of TNT Express and saying that it will once again DHL, K+N and DB Schenker, with all three re- AA CARGO UTILIZES NEW AIRCRAFT continue on the acquisition trail. cording an increase in income during the year. The cargo segment of the American Airlines began using Speaking shortly af- These three forwarders were also the three busiest air- the Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner for international routes this ter the announcement freight forwarders, with all three growing faster than the month. of its fi scal year fourth 0.4% average recorded by the leading 25. DHL saw air vol- American Airlines Cargo announced the launch of its quarter results, the US umes increase by 2.6% year on year in 2014 to 2.3m tonnes, new B787-800 aircraft on several routes this month. Routes express giant said its K+N recorded a 5.3% increase to 1.2m tons and DB Schen- between Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Beijing decision to retire 15 ker’s were up 1.8% to 1.1m tons. Capital International Airport commenced June 2 and routes aircraft and 21 related between DFW International Airport and Ministro Pistarini engines and also adjust International Airport in Buenos Aires commenced June 4. the retirement schedule 2015 TO SEE CARGO UP, YIELDS Routes between DFW International Airport and Shanghai of an additional 23 air- DOWN Pudong International Airport will commence June 26 and frames and 57 engines IATA predicts mixed results routes between O’Hare International Airport and Narita In- was part of a profi t im- Airfreight is forecast to grow 5.5 per cent this year, but ternational Airport will commence Aug. 18. provement plan. yields are expected to fall by about seven per cent as capac- The B787-800 will replace the 767 aircraft. Benefi ts of FedEx chairman, ity increase by 6.2 per cent, a rise of 0.8 percentage points the B787-800 include 28 positions for cargo, improved aero- president and chief ex- against last year, says the International Air Transport Asso- dynamics, advanced engine technology, fewer maintenance ecutive offi cer Freder- ciation (IATA). requirements in comparison to other aircraft, and increases ick Smith said: “We’re The forecast was announced on 8 June at IATA’s 71st in fuel mileage. getting rid of very in- Courtesy of Fedex annual general meeting and world air transport summit in “The modern aircraft contains loftier aft and bulk doors effi cient fuel burning Miami (US). IATA published its fi rst mid-year report and an- for loading larger shipments, as well as the capability to aircraft of high mainte- nounced it was ending its quarterly Airline Financial Moni- carry up to 1,000 pounds of dry ice, a critical component in nance to a newer fl eet, better maintenance, better reliability, tor report. the shipment of high-value pharmaceutical and perishable and better fuel effi ciency. “We’re balancing our fl eet in the The mid-year report foresees the 5.5 per cent growth goods,” American Airlines Cargo said in a statement. US and around the world and that’s part of our profi t im- leading to 54.2 million tonnes being transported in 2015. In provement plan. 2014, the total estimated tonnage was 51.5 million tonnes. SAFER PACKAGING SOUGHT FOR “We need to buy [to modernize the fl eet] 12 to15 air- But, that tonnage increase is a decrease against 2014’s planes a year and we continue to do that and you can count growth of 5.8 per cent, according to the association. IATA LITHIUM BATTERIES on us continuing to that because they are aluminum, they An ICAO panel has called for improved, fi re-resistant qualifi es its data by stating last year’s fi gures are still esti- packaging to ship lithium batteries, which pilots and plane oxidize, they wear out and the new models fortunately burn mates. a lot less fuel and are much more reliable. makers say pose a fi re risk. The ICAO’s dangerous goods Despite the expected tonnage increase, the cargo related panel agreed this week to set up a group of experts to devel- “One of the reasons that the fl eet can go down is that we revenue is going to be $62 billion for 2015, one billion dol- don’t need as many spares with the new technology airplanes lars less than 2014. as we did with the old ones. FedEx Express president and See Cargo News page 9 Anthony’s Flowers JFK Your Neighborhood Florist Est 1952, Family owned and operated Florist COMPUTER SYSTEM SPECIALIST Serving the community & Airline industry for over 50 years! 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Once concerns by pilots and aircraft manufactur- able and safe delivery of cargo and person- they arrived, the horses were ers that existing standards are not strong nel anywhere, weather permitting, with little quarantined for 42 hours, enough to contain a lithium battery fi re. The or no infrastructure. “Lockheed Martin’s and they all were declared new packaging standards would also apply Hybrid Airships will signifi cantly reduce healthy. The horses traveled to lithium metal batteries, which are used in the cost and environmental impact of remote with international health pa- watches and are banned on passenger planes operations, making it possible to reach lo- pers and passports, which globally. cations previously thought inaccessible,” are micro-chipped in their A working group will consider proposals said Rob Binns, CEO of Hybrid Enterprises. necks. to improve packaging standards at an Octo- Burning less than one-tenth the fuel of a he- “I’ve got the very best ber meeting at the Montreal-based ICAO. licopter per ton, the hybrid airship will be team behind me,” Dutta said. If approved, they would be included in the much more sustainable. “We wouldn’t get that kind 2017-2018 edition of its technical instruc- The technologies required for hybrid of a gig if we didn’t know tions for dangerous goods transport. airships are already mature and have been what we were doing.” The Courtesy of Qatar Airways “We think it’s a signifi cant step forward,” demonstrated in-fl ight by Lockheed Mar- gig itself – the commercial said panel member Mark Rogers, of the Air tin’s P-791, a fully functional, manned fl ight transport of high-value animals – is a growing niche in the air cargo world. Line Pilots Association. demonstrator. Orlando Carvalho, executive Hazardous materials industry consultant vice-president of Lockheed Martin, said all Bob Richard, vice president for regulatory required planning steps for FAA certifi ca- and government services for US-based La- tion of a new class of aircraft are completed, belmaster Services, said new standards for and the company is ready to start building its packaging would be welcome if they are not fi rst commercial model. prohibitively expensive. Work is currently underway on the 20-ton Regulators still allow lithium ion batter- variant at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics ies as cargo on both passenger and freight facility in Palmdale, U.S.. aircraft. Battery fi res on planes are rare, but their transportation in bulk has recently raised concerns of fi re risks, including men- FLYING HORSES NO tion in recent fi ndings by the US FAA. PROBLEM FOR QATAR A March working paper found current fi refi ghting systems on airliners could not AIRWAYS AND LOGISTICS “suppress or extinguish a fi re involving sig- PARTNERS nifi cant quantities of lithium batteries.” More A group of very important guests were than a dozen carriers, including Cathay Pa- transported on fl ight QR 8197 from Am- cifi c, American Airlines and Air China, have sterdam-Schiphol to Las Vegas via Qatar either restricted or banned the batteries on Airways this past April. A 777-200 freighter both passenger and cargo fl ights. was reserved for just 40 well-pampered passengers from 17 different countries, who fl ew “fi rst class,” so to speak, on the 11- hour, 20-minute fl ight. The combined net worth of these clients was about US$160 million. As rich as they were, they did little more on the fl ight than eat and sleep, with an infl ight dining menu of 120 pre-packed haynets, water, oat bran for mash, mixed feed, apples and carrots. Technically, these passengers would be considered “cargo” since they were not human but equine in nature, including 24 geld- ings, nine stallions, and seven mares. Of these champions, 24 were jumping horses and 14 were for the sport of dressage. Their destination was the Fédération Equestre In- ternationale (FEI) World Cup Finals. Flight HYBRID CARGO AIRSHIP IN QR 8197 was arranged by the Dutta Cor- DEVELOPMENT STUDY poration, an international horse transport To help address the problem of bringing specialist, based in North Salem, N.Y. Tim heavy equipment into regions with poor in- Dutta, owner of the company, which he es- frastructure, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics tablished in 1988, said the brand-new 777 has been working on developing a hybrid was full. The horses fi lled the upper deck airship for more than 20 years. This week, (22 pallets) and the belly contained 10 pal- they have announced a breakthrough. Hy- lets containing 25,000 pounds of gear, in- brid Enterprises, LLC, acting on Lockheed cluding head collars, ropes, blankets, boots, Martin’s behalf, announced at the Paris Air bandages, toys and earplugs. Show that it will be taking orders for this En route to Las Vegas, the horses were new class of aircraft with delivery as soon not the only passengers on board. They were 10 • July 2015 • Airport Press Metro Edition Aviation News

that leadership in the world,” Shuster said before unveiling the plan at the Aero Club in Washington. “We need to do something different.” The more than $10 billion operation within the FAA that oversees ﬂ ight routes and purchases computers, radars and other technology would become part of a federally chartered, independent, nonproﬁ t corporation, according to a summary of the legislation. The corporation would be governed by a board rep- resenting users of the aviation system including airlines, private-plane owners and unions, according to the committee. The FAA would continue to set standards and oversee safety of the system.

FAA PROPOSES STATE-OF-ART TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR L.A.’S CROWDED SKIES The FAA is proposing a state-of-the-art air traffi c control system that would track aircraft more precisely The system would free up congested corridors and allow pilots to make shorter, safer fl ights to their destinations. Alaska Airlines, for example, estimates that the pro- Passenger benefi ts include less time in air, reduced taxiing cedures can save 2.1 million gallons of fuel annually and and elimination of delays on tarmac or at gates. High above reduce carbon emissions by 22,000 metric tons — the the 22 million people who live and work in Southern Cali- equivalent of taking 4,100 cars off the road every year. fornia is some of the busiest airspace in the nation.. On a typical day, more than 11,000 aircraft take to the skies, most of them over the sprawling Los Angeles Basin. SENATE APPROVES NEFFENGER AS The Federal Aviation Administration now believes there is NEW HEAD OF TSA a better way to manage the crowded sky. The Senate approved a new Transportation Security Ad- “These are all good things they are working on. There ministration administrator in the wake of reports that TSA will be lower workloads for pilots, less noise on descents agents failed to fi nd fake bombs and weapons in internal and more precise departures and arrivals.” said- Jon Rus- tests at almost all of America’s busiest airports. The Senate sell, an airline pilot who is the West Coast safety coordina- voted 81-1 on Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger’s tor for the Air Line Pilots Assn. nomination to take over the embattled agency. Sen. Ben The agency is proposing a state-of-the-art air traffi c Sasse (R-Neb.) was the lone “no” vote. control system that would track aircraft more precisely, po- Though he was nominated before the reports of the tentially freeing up congested corridors and allowing pilots failed tests came out, Neffenger faced questions about the to make shorter, safer fl ights to their destinations. incident during his nomination hearing before the Senate The planned Metroplex program — one of 14 in the na- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. tion — is the local application of procedures and technol- He told lawmakers at the time that the reports of the ogy from the FAA’s sweeping NextGen project. failed bomb tests “disturbs me.” The committee, as well as the Senate Commerce, Sci- ence and Transportation Committee, approved Neffenger’s NEXTGEN BENEFITS ARE APPARENT - nomination earlier this month, and he received bipartisan COSTS ARE HIGH support ahead of the Senate’s vote on June 21st. When the systems are in place, air traffi c controllers Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), the Homeland Security and will be able to create more precise fl ight paths, keep air- Governmental Affairs Committee ranking member, called craft routes separated automatically and reduce radio com- the reports “unacceptable,” but added that “one of the ways munications with pilots because instructions can be easily we can help [TSA agents] do their jobs better is by voting downloaded into onboard fl ight computers. The measures CONGRESS EVALUATES TRANSITION- in support of the president’s nominee.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said also would let controllers’ space aircraft closer together ING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO NON- during takeoffs, landings and fl ights — meaning airports the vote would offer “long-overdue permanent leadership to the agency in urgent need of reform and culture change.” could handle more traffi c. PROFIT “I wish the White House hadn’t waited six months to send By 2020, the cockpits of all commercial and general Speed up installation of NextGen us a nominee to lead this troubled agency; but now that the aviation aircraft using certain airspace must be equipped A key lawmaker proposed spinning off the government- run U.S. air-traffi c-control system into a nonprofi t corpora- Administration fi nally has, we’re glad to see it’s a highly with some of the same NextGen technology air traffi c con- tion, in what would be the most far-reaching change since qualifi ed candidate like Peter Neffenger,” he added. trol will be using. As a result, FAA offi cials say aircraft will the current structure was created in the 1950s. The shift Neffenger will be the agency’s fi rst full-time adminis- be able to fl y more direct routes, reducing travel times, fuel is needed to insulate the Federal Aviation Administration trator since John Pistole resigned. Melvin Carraway, the consumption and air pollution. from political interference and budget uncertainty, House agency’s acting administrator, was removed from offi ce Though the fuel savings and emissions data for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman after the fi ndings became public. Southern California program are still being calculated, Bill Shuster said in an interview. positive results have been reported at several airports, in- “It’s one of our leading industries in this country and if cluding Seattle-Tacoma International. we don’t do something transformational, we’ll start to lose See Aviation News page 12 Airport Press Metro Edition • July 2015 • 11 TERMINAL 4 SAFETY CULTURE – OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR SAFETY BEST IN CLASS AWARDS – 2014 As part of its ongoing commitment to luncheon ceremony held on June 11th. recognizing the importance of safety on the part of Terminal 4 ground handling At the event, the following companies companies and self-handled airlines, received performance awards in the JFKIAT, LLC., presented Terminal 4’s corresponding categories: fourth annual “Best in Class” awards at a CATEGORY COMPANY Aircraft Incidents ASIG & DGS (Delta Global Services) Ramp Performance Swissport Ground Handling Company Safety Culture Delta Air Lines

“Best in Class” Award winners From L-R: Adam Drzewiecki (JFKIAT), Barbara Margulis (JFKIAT), Dan Sewell (ASIG), Joe Pereira (SWP), Ulysses Due- nas (Delta), Gert-Jan de Graaff (JFKIAT President & CEO), Casey Hardy & Bo Mrakovcic (DGS). FOD PROGRAM JFKIAT Terminal 4’s Safety Culture heavy rain, has ever prevented Ter- ticipated and their collective hard program includes monthly “FOD” minal 4 from holding the walks. work remains vital to the success- (Foreign Object Debris) walks to ful maintenance of the Terminal’s clear the ramps at Terminal 4. The ﬁ rst FOD walks of 2015 took ramps. Sandwiches, snacks and place on March 30th (sponsored refreshments were served at the Since its initial launch in 2011, the by Delta Air Lines), April 30th (spon- conclusion of each event. walks are sponsored by one of Ter- sored by SWP) and May 26th (spon- minal 4’s generous partners. Only sored by ASIG). Each time, safety Thanks to all who helped out. extreme weather, such as snow or minded Terminal 4 employees par-

SAFETY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

For several years, Terminal 4 has extinguisher to put out a tug ﬁ re at a May - Dwight Bruno of ASIG for encouraged and rewarded its gate. stopping an aircraft from rolling employees monthly for promoting a towards a jet bridge after the brakes culture of safety both in and outside March - Tyrone Moore of ASIG for were released early. He promptly of the building. The recent monthly noticing that the jet bridge was placed chocks in front of the aircraft winners are: incorrectly parked. He alerted wheels. the arrivals team to reposition the Congratulations and February - Jean Davenel of DAL for Jetway correctly prior to aircraft locating and using the closest ﬁ re arrival. thank you to all!

For Safety Commendations and Suggestions, please email: [email protected] 12 • July 2015 • Airport Press Metro Edition Aviation News From Page 10 that are devoted to the creation and development of tech- Jude. He is a hero to his family, friends, FedEx and St. Jude. nologies for use in current and future Boeing products. His name will travel throughout the Pacifi c Northwest as a “The next 100 years of innovation starts here,” said Steve permanent fi xture on the FedEx Cessna Caravan 208 when Swaine, leader of the Boeing Research & Technology-Al- it returns to service at the conclusion of the FedEx St. Jude abama (BR&T-Alabama) research center. “We’ve brought Classic. together a team made up of the best and brightest in data FedEx fi rst became the title sponsor of the FedEx St. Jude analytics, advanced engineering and many other disciplines Classic in 1986 and recently announced the extension of its to help Boeing create, develop, produce and support the best title sponsorship through 2017. The tournament has raised aerospace products in the world.” more than $30 million for St. Jude since 1970, when the To drive advances in all areas, the BR&T-Alabama team hospital became the sole benefi ciary. has lab space equipped with autoclaves that heat-treat com- posite materials, an accelerated rate calorimeter to test heat reactions, state-of-the-art machines to test the properties of AIR FRANCE-KLM SUPPORTS US metals, and computers to simulate and test vehicle manage- CARRIERS ON GULF SUBSIDIES ment systems. The team has built multiple computing net- Air France-KLM has fi led a submission to the US De- works that enable researchers around the globe to integrate partment of Transportation), saying it “fully supports” US WITH PERMISSION OF DELTA FLIGHT MUSEUM simulations and further technology development in a fast carriers—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United and collaborative environment. Airlines —on claims raised about state-owned airlines re- MEMORABILIA SHOW A BIG HIT IN ceiving subsidies in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. ATLANTA The Franco-Dutch carrier is calling for urgent action Collectors at the Airliners International show are selling from regulators in the US and elsewhere “for a reaction everything from airplane models to T-shirts, in-fl ight china, proportionate to the magnitude of the threat” from the fast- posters, barf bags, postcards, model kits, pins and playing expanding Gulf carriers. It warns that, unless action is taken cards at the show June 18-20. swiftly, the US will fi nd itself facing in fi ve to 10 years the The international show visited a different city each year, level of market penetration by the Persian Gulf airlines that and organizer Chris Slimmer said the event features dealers already exists in Europe. from more than 20 countries. It’s about four times the size It notes that “between 2004 and 2014 the Gulf carriers of the annual local airline collectibles show at the Delta mu- have increased the number of points served in Europe from seum each fall, Slimmer said. For the Delta Flight Museum, 23 to 69 and their overall capacity has grown by more than which reopened after major renovations one year ago, the 400%. show attracts people from all over the world to visit, said “Considering that today the Gulf carriers serve only 12 museum president John Boatright. points in the US, it is not very diffi cult to imagine the situ- “As the Delta Flight Museum, we’re out here looking at ation in the US market fi ve or 10 years from now, specially things for our archival collection, to fi ll in things we don’t FEDEX DONATES $1 MILLION TO (sic) looking at the magnitude of the aircraft orders of these have,” Boatright said. ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH three airlines.” ® It also notes that several European carriers, including HOSPITAL Air France-KLM, have downsized and had to give up des- FedEx Corp. announced that it will donate $1 million to tinations in the face of the Gulf airlines’ rapid expansion: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® to support the hos- “This downsizing of European airlines operations is also pital’s lifesaving mission of fi nding cures and saving chil- not without signifi cant consequences on the benefi ts that the dren. FedEx will make the $1 million cash contribution to partnerships between European and US carriers are bringing St. Jude in the name of 2014 FedExCup Champion Billy to their customers as, with the rapid expansion of nonstop Horschel. This donation is the fi rst of a three year commit- Gulf-US services, a growing share of the connecting traffi c ment in which FedEx will donate $1 million each year on to and from the US is bypassing European hubs. behalf of the reigning FedExCup champion. The European major “fully supports the approach sug- In addition to the check presentation, FedEx Express gested by AA, DL and UA that, in the framework of the US joined St. Jude in dedicating a FedEx Cessna aircraft to Open Skies agreements with the UAE and Qatar, bilateral 9-year-old Tyler West. The Cessna cargo plane, one of more consultations are held at the earliest.” than 670 aircraft in the Express fl eet, now features Tyler’s name along with the iconic St. Jude logo and will be on display near the driving range throughout the FedEx St. Jude COURTESY OF BOEING Classic. “We are proud to support the groundbreaking research being done at St. Jude, which impacts the local community BOEING OPENS STATE-OF-THE-ART and the 30,000 FedEx team members based in Memphis, RESEARCH CENTER IN ALABAMA as well as thousands of children and families throughout New 80,000-square-foot facility devoted to the cre- the world,” said Patrick Fitzgerald, senior vice president of Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. ation and development of analytics and simulation Tyler, son of FedEx Services Security Planning and En- technologies gineering manager Sean West, is the fourth recipient of the Boeing offi cially opened its new research and technol- Purple Eagle dedication, an annual program that honors a ogy center in Alabama. The facility will serve as the com- St. Jude patient who is the child of a FedEx team member. pany’s hub for collaborative technology development with Awareness gained through this program will help ensure St. VOLGA-DNEPR SIGNS MOU WITH academic institutions and research partners in analytics and Jude continues to freely share the breakthroughs it makes. simulation in the Southeast United States. BOEING Every child saved at St. Jude means that doctors and scien- Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group has signed a memorandum Local government leaders and Boeing Chief Technology tists around the world can use that knowledge to save thou- of understanding (MOU) with Boeing to order 20 747-8 Offi cer and Senior Vice President of Engineering, Opera- sands more children. freighters valued at $7.4 billion at list prices. tions & Technology John Tracy joined employees to open Tyler was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia the facility’s 80,000 square feet of laboratories and offi ces (ALL) in 2013 and is in his second year of treatment at St. See Aviation News page 13 Airport Press Metro Edition • July 2015 • 13 Aviation News

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At a Chelsea storefront in New York City, passersby were encouraged to interact with a virtual JetBlue crew member who would showcase the airline’s points of difference (such as more legroom and better snacks). As the interactions went on, responses become more specifi c to the customers (commenting on their shoes, for instance). Eventually, the crew member emerged from inside the building to reward the customers with travel vouchers and prizes. Finally, to promote its new nonstop service to Curacao from New York, JetBlue set up a storefront in New York’s COURTESY OF JETBLUE FLAVOR FAV DOES FLIGHT meatpacking district, which featured an interactive digital ATTENDANT GIG ON SOUTWEST window showing off eight Curacao attractions. Passersby JETBLUE ADDS ADDITIONAL MINT FLIGHT were encouraged to take a selfi e in front of the destina- COAST-TO-COAST SERVICE FROM JFK Passengers on a Southwest Airlines fl ight from Phoenix tion photos, and share them via Instagram to enter a sweep- New York’s Hometown Airline Will Fly Even More to Las Vegas were treated to a guest fl ight attendant: rapper stakes for a vacation package to the Caribbean island. Mint, Its Refreshing New Take on Premium Travel, to Los Flavor Flav. Angeles and San Francisco From Its Home at JFK -- “Preztels, peanuts, peanuts, pretzels,” Flavor Flav said QATAR AIRWAYS BRINGS 5-STAR New York’s Hometown Airline announced that it will to fellow travelers in a passenger’s video posted on TMZ. DINING TO JFK add additional fl ights of its acclaimed Mint experience com. He passed out snacks with the fl ight crew’s permis- from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to Los Ange- “World’s Best Airline” Celebrates with Unique Air- les International Airport and San Francisco International sion. Instead of Southwest’s navy blue uniforms, Flavor plane Dinner Showcases “World’s Best Business Flav wore a blue Adidas track suit jacket and his signature Airport. The schedule expansion offers customers looking clock necklace. TMZ.com said he posed for photos with Class Seat” for new options to travel between JFK and the West Coast passengers who requested one. Qatar Airways invited a select group of media guests with an affordable premium experience that is above and The singer-turned-reality-TV-star has done this before. to enjoy a 5-star dining experience on-board a Qatar Air- beyond the traditional standard that customers have come On a 2012 fl ight to the Super Bowl in Indianapolis, Flavor ways Boeing 777-300ER — all while parked on the tar- to expect from other airlines. 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JetBlue defeated the New England Patriots 21-17. an award-winning culinary menu and celebrate Qatar Air- will also add additional service between New York and Los “This is what I do with all my fl ights,” Flavor Flav, ways having been named “Airline of the Year” by Skytrax Angeles beginning October 25, with up to 10 daily fl ights wearing a Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey jersey, said in a this week. by February when the airline takes delivery of its newest video. “I have a lot of fun with the airline, you know, with Guests dined in the award-winning business class cabin, A321 Mint aircraft. the fl ight attendants and also the pilots on my planes, you where they ordered from a diverse, a-la-carte menu — fea- Since launching Mint in June 2014, JetBlue has again know what I’m saying?” turing dishes by world-renown chefs Nobu Matsuhisa and disrupted the air travel status quo with a refreshing take on Later in 2012, Flavor Flav gave the weather updates on Vineet Bhatia — and enjoyed the full range of Qatar Air- the premium experience that features a thoughtful product a Southwest fl ight from Burbank, Calif.-to-Las Vegas over ways’ 5-star service and amenities. offering and exceptional service from specially trained Jet- the airplane’s intercom system and then promoted his new “It is an incredible honor to be named ‘Airline of the Blue crewmembers. Flavor Flav’s House of Flavor restaurant in Las Vegas. Year’ and we could not think of a better way to celebrate than by bringing our signature Airplane Dinner to New York City,” said Gunter Saurwein, Qatar Airways Vice President, Americas. “Qatar Airways has a long tradition of offering the highest quality service. We are glad to showcase our unique dining options and in-fl ight amenities to all visitors.” Guests were also introduced to James Cluer, Qatar Air- ways’ Master of Wine, who presented the airline’s world- class wine lists, chosen carefully for altered palates at high altitude. He explained the challenge of choosing the best vintages for the rarefi ed air at 35,000 feet. The evening was also an opportunity to celebrate the recently awarded “World’s Best Business Class Seat” (Skytrax 2015), featuring amenity kits by Giorgio Armani, LOT POLISH AIRLINES LAUNCHES Courtesy of JetBlue lie fl at beds with Frette linens, Bose noise-canceling head- FLYING SCHOOL phones, designer sleepwear, and 17-inch private screens Poland’s national carrier LOT Polish Airlines will with access to over 1,000 forms of entertainment. launch the LOT Flight Academy, making use of its existing JETBLUE’S STOREFRONT’S IN The airline also plans to introduce the brand-new Air- fl ight deck personnel as instructors, the airline said. CHELSEA ATTRACT CUSTOMERS bus A350 to New York City with its second daily fl ight on The academy opens for business in the next few weeks Air travel has certainly lost some of its romance, but March 1st, 2016, as well as offering the state-of-the-art air- and will offer both ab initio and advanced training, up to that doesn’t mean interacting with the carriers themselves craft along its Boston and Philadelphia routes. Qatar Air- Air Transport Pilot License level from the outset. It plans can’t involve some levity and fun. ways currently serves seven U.S. destinations: Washing- later to introduce other qualifi cations, such as multi-crew With three separate installations in key markets (New ton D.C., New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, coordination. York and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) JetBlue Airways has been Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston. See Airline News page 15 Airport Press Metro Edition • July 2015 • 15 Airline News From Page 14 able to feel, taste, see Taiwan and love Taiwan.” Those starting from scratch will undertake a 110-hour The airline hired architect and designer Ray Chen to theoretical training course at LOT’s Warsaw HQ, plus 45 mastermind the cabin’s design. The result is a fusion of ori- hours of practical training, with the academy using sin- ental traditions and culture with modern hardware. In busi- gle-engined Tecnam P2008JC and twin-engined Tecnam ness class, the private lie-fl at seat units are fi nished with per- P2006T light aircraft at an airfi eld southwest of Warsaw. simmon wood-grain and each has a small table lamp. Training will be provided by LOT pilots drawn from Chen, who joined the press conference, explained, “We throughout the carrier’s Bombardier Q400, Embraer wanted warmth and we wanted reading lamps that would 170/195, Boeing 737 and 787 fl eets. make the cabin feel like a bookstore, intellectual and personal.” Chen also created a “Sky Lounge” area where passengers embark and disembark so that it has the feel of a top-star hotel lobby. Words from Proust are inscribed on the walls and there are elegant tea and coffee stations as well as a self-serve noodle bar. KLM DEBUTS POP UP SHOP IN DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN Invites New Yorkers to explore Dutch culture KLM Royal Dutch Airlines invited New Yorkers to explore the excitement of a KLM onboard experience while engaging with the best of the Dutch lifestyle at its fi rst-ever Pop Up Shop in downtown Manhattan. CHINA AIRLINES DISPLAYS The show ran from Thursday, June 25 through Saturday, June 27, and the public was invited to stop by Open House DESIGNER CABIN ON 777-300ER Gallery located at 201 Mulberry Street to be transported into A China Airlines Boeing 777-300ER parked in the Paris a world of interactive airline fun complete with activations Air Show static display this week is generating a buzz for and giveaways. The Pop Up Shop opens each day at 11:00 its cabin, which was designed by a top Taiwanese architect. a.m., capping off with a free Heineken happy hour and live Taipei-based China Airlines has taken delivery of fi ve of DJ set beginning at 5:00 p.m. the 10 777-300ERs it has on order. The airline decided it Visitors had lots of opportunity to win KLM-branded wanted to make a statement with the aircraft. goodies and round-trip tickets to Amsterdam through raffl es “This is a very important aircraft to us, it’s our new fl ag- and other activities including a cycle for (Flying Blue) miles Courtesy of KLM ship, so we saw a window of opportunity when we ordered contest, and interactive photo booth contest. Each day, visi- artist Merijn Hos, and a stroopwafel cooking demo by Eat tors to this family-friendly space were treated to a “waffl e them three years ago,” China Airlines chairman Huang- Dutch Waffl es. happy hour” from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., featured free Hsiang Sun said during a press briefi ng at the Boeing cha- “The KLM Pop Up Shop will allow guests to experience Dutch coffee and stroopwafels for every guest mirroring let. “We said it must be unique, very bold and a very daring the inspiration of a KLM journey without ever having to KLM’s onboard offerings. The KLM Pop Up Shop will also proposition for an airplane interior; we wanted to showcase leave Manhattan,” said Marnix Fruitema, Senior Vice Presi- feature a special, interactive experience each day, such as a the best of talent onboard the aircraft and for people to be dent, Air France-KLM North America. “ DJ music booth, a live painting and screen-printing by Dutch Security News TSA offi cers immediately contacted the Port Author- would-be smugglers,” said Robert E. Perez, Director of ity Police Department, which responded to the checkpoint, CBP’s New York Field Operations. confi scated the fi rearm and arrested the man on a weapons Mr. Karlo Oscata was turned over to the Port Author- charge. There was no impact to airport operations. ity Police Department. He now faces state prosecution for narcotics smuggling charges. All defendants are considered CBP AT NEWARK SEIZES COCAINE innocent until proven guilty. INSIDE A SUITCASE U. S. Customs and Border Protection offi cers at New- ark Liberty International Airport seized cocaine found inside items of a checked-in suitcase. On May 29, Mr. Karlo Oscata, a United States Citizen, arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport from Lima, Peru, and presented himself for inspection. During the ex- MAN ARRESTED AFTER BRINGING amination of Mr. Oscata’s luggage, CBP offi cers found one GUN TO NEWARK LIBERTY picture frame, six wood coasters, one glass bottle, and two jars that were unusually heavy. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT The passenger was subsequently escorted to a private A New York man was arrested for bringing a loaded gun search room where CBP offi cers conducted a physical search to Newark Liberty International Airport on June 14th after of his baggage. Further inspection of the four items within Transportation Security Administration (TSA) offi cers de- the suitcase revealed sources of white powdery substance, tected a gun in his carry-on bag. which tested positive for cocaine. In total, an estimated TSA offi cers detected the .32 caliber fi rearm, which was weight of 5 lbs. of cocaine was seized with an approximate loaded with six rounds of hollow-point bullets, as the man, a street value of $87,000. resident of Woodstock, NY, was passing through the airport “CBP offi cers remain ever vigilant in protecting the checkpoint. The TSA offi cer who was staffi ng the check- United States from the distribution of these dangerous drugs, point X-ray machine detected the handgun among the man’s regardless of the concealment methods employed by these carry-on items as they passed along the conveyor belt. 16 • July 2015 • Airport Press Metro Edition Names in the News

ber 1, 2015. Mr. Viljoen has 33 years of professional experi- soned airline experience. He holds an Honors Degree in ence in the airline and tourism industries and has been the Commerce and is a Chartered Accountant. CEO of Air Mauritius since 2010. In 2009, he joined Air Mauritius, Mauritius’ National Air- The Fiji Airways Board was extremely pleased that the line, initially as Chief Financial Offi cer and starting in 2010 Company would be led by someone, who as CEO of Air as Chief Executive Offi cer. In 2012, he launched a suc- Mauritius, had transformed and restored the airline to prof- cessful turnaround program known as the “7 Step Recovery itability, while also having earned the coveted Skytrax 4 Plan”. The plan was focused on re-balancing the company’s Star rating for product and service. The Chairman of Fiji network, improving revenue management and commercial, Airways, Mr. Nalin Patel announced the appointment, com- as well as re-fl eeting with new generation aircraft. The plan menting, “Andre is an experienced airline professional with restored the airline back to profi tability by 2014 and it has a strong business and customer focus. We believe he is the ordered 6 Airbus A350-900 new generation aircraft to re- perfect person to lead Fiji Airways and will have the full place its aged fl eet of Airbus A340-300’s. The service qual- support of the Board, together with our experienced man- ity improvement program implemented as part of the 7 Step agement and team.” Recovery Plan has earned Air Mauritius the Skytrax 4 Star Mr. Viljoen joins Fiji Airways after its recent transforma- Rating, as well as the travel award of “Leading Airline to the tion, including its rebrand from Air Pacifi c and upgrade in Indian Ocean”. fl eet, and at a stage when it is exploring further commercial opportunities, including new routes. IATA APPOINTS ANDRES CONESA AS “I am very excited to be joining Fiji Airways, the leading airline in the South Pacifi c, and will continue to build on CHAIRPERSON its strong brand and lead its dedicated team to even greater The International Air Transport Association (IATA) re- heights”, Mr. Viljoen said. cently announced that Andres Conesa, CEO of Aeromexico, Andrew Viljoen The Attorney General and Minister for Public Enterpris- has been named chairperson of its board of governors for a es, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, welcomed Mr. Viljoen”s appoint- one-year term -- he will be the fi rst Mexican to hold the posi- FIJI AIRWAYS APPOINTS ANDRE ment on behalf of the Fijian Government, the airline’s ma- tion. Conesa succeeds Calin Rovinescu, CEO of Air Canada, VILJOEN AS CEO & MANAGING jority shareholder. “I’m delighted that Fiji Airways has been who will continue to serve on IATA’s board of governors and able to attract yet another outstanding international airline the chair committee. DIRECTOR executive to head our national carrier and fulfi l our ambition Conesa has led Aeromexico, Mexico’s largest airline Fiji Airways announced the appointment of a new CEO to make it the world’s best boutique carrier. since 2005, after a career that included several key, fi nance- and Managing Director - the current head of Air Mauritius, Andre Viljoen, born in South Africa, has 33 years of sea- Andrew Viljoen – who will take up the position before Octo- See Names in the News page 17 Airport Press Metro Edition • July 2015 • 17 Names in the News From Page 15 forts and constantly evolving the global standards on which aviation relies,” Conesa said. “I am eager to work closely with director general and CEO Tony Tyler and the entire IATA team to promote the better understanding of aviation among our key stakeholders and to help drive important ini- tiatives that will make it ever safer, more effi cient and sus- tainably profi table.” DELTA ANNOUNCES NEW SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR MENA Delta Air Lines has promoted Nathaniel Pieper to the position of Senior Vice President – Europe, Middle East and Africa effective in August 2015. He replaces Perry Canta- rutti who will leave Delta on secondment to the SkyTeam global airline alliance to assume the position of Chief Ex- ecutive Offi cer/Managing Director. Andres Conesa Based in Paris, Pieper will have accountability for all of Delta’s Europe, Middle East and Africa commercial activi- Nathaniel Pieper related posts in the Mexican public administration. He has ties, including maximizing the long-term growth opportu- served as a member of the IATA board of governors since Atlantic, continuing the great work achieved under Perry nities for Delta’s joint venture agreement with Air France 2008. Cantarutti,” said Ed Bastian. KLM and Alitalia – the industry’s largest trans-Atlantic al- Conesa said he looks forward to taking up the board chal- An aviation industry veteran with 18 years’ experience, liance – as well as the partnership with Virgin Atlantic Air- lenges, one of which is the decisions on climate change that Pieper was previously Delta’s Vice President of Fleet Strat- ways. Pieper will report to Delta’s president, Ed Bastian. will be addressed by governments at the Assembly of the egy and Transactions, responsible for strategy, analysis, ac- “Nat’s outstanding record of strategic fl eet management, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in 2016. quisition, disposition and investment in Delta’s 1300 main- combined with his experience of forging world-class part- “IATA plays a vital role in the aviation industry by man- line and regional aircraft. nerships, will keep Delta on course for success on the trans- aging global settlement systems, spearheading advocacy ef- Airport News

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