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☆ FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was 'chilling' in the American Airlines lounge at JFK before flying business class to his parents' home to await trial
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

FTX cofounder Sam Bankman-Fried was seen at JFK Airport in a business class lounge on Thursday. Litquidity tweeted pictures of the former CEO before he boarded a flight to San Francisco. Bankman-Fried was released on a $250 million bond while awaiting trial. The cofounder and former CEO of collapsed crypto trading platform FTX was released on a $250 million bond on Thursday. Litquidity tweeted pictures of Bankman-Fried at JFK on Thursday.

☆ Chaos erupts at JFK after British Airways flights were grounded en-masse due to technical issues
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chaos erupted at JFK on Monday after British Airways grounded its flights out of the US. The airline told Insider the disruption was due to "a technical issue." In a statement to Insider, British Airways said: "We're experiencing delays to some of our flights due to a technical issue with our flight planning." British Airways also told Insider that the technical issue did not affect any flights that have already departed, and is not a safety issue. In a separate statement to the BBC, British Airways said the technical issue affected flights due to depart the US on Monday night.

☆ Two New York men arrested for conspiring with Russians to hack JFK taxi system
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Arriving passengers line up to get taxi outside of Terminal 4 at the JFK airport in New York. Two New York men were arrested for conspiring with Russian nationals to hack the taxi dispatch system at John F. Kennedy International Airport so they could manipulate the line and charge drivers for access to the front of the queue, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. "I know that the Pentagon is being hacked… so can't we hack the taxi industry[?]" Typically, taxi drivers looking to pick up travelers at JFK wait in a holding lot before they're dispatched to a specific terminal in the order in which they arrived. "For years, the defendants' hacking kept honest cab drivers from being able to pick up fares at JFK in the order in which they arrived," Williams said.

In 2019, Cambodia supplied 8,571 of the 33,818 research monkeys imported to the U.S., or 25%. In 2021, the number of monkeys from Cambodia more than doubled to 18,870, making up nearly 60% of the 31,844 research monkeys brought to America. Earlier this year, long-tailed macaques and pig-tailed macaques were listed as endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The decades long effort by animal rights groups to derail the monkey trade has made some impact. The incident shined a rare spotlight on the monkey trade, which largely goes on outside the view of the public.

Delta Sky Club locationsWithin the U.S., there are more than 50 Delta Sky Club locations in 35 airports, with a new outpost scheduled to open at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) in 2023. Outside the U.S., there is just one Delta Sky Club lounge at Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND). Upcoming changes to Sky Club access policy Starting Jan. 1, 2023, Delta Sky Club memberships will only be available for purchase if you have Delta Silver Medallion elite status or higher. While existing Delta Sky Club memberships may be renewed — regardless of elite status — through the end of 2022, next year you'll need to have elite status with the airline in order to renew your Delta Sky Club membership. Cards that offer Delta lounge access With the recently announced changes, the value of the few cards that come with Delta Sky Club access has increased tremendously.

☆ JetBlue and American announced 11 all-new routes as the pair beefs up its controversial Northeast Alliance — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

JetBlue Airways and American Airlines announced 11 new routes as part of their Northeast Alliance. Walter Bibikow/Getty ImagesJetBlue will start once-daily flights between New York and Hyannis near Cape Code in the spring of 2023. Just dance/ShutterstockJetBlue will start once-daily flights between New York and Bermuda in the spring of 2023. Aleenah AnsariJetBlue will start once-daily flights between Boston and Vancouver in the spring of 2023. American will start once-daily flights between New York and Knoxville on May 5.

☆ Dog accidentally sent through Wisconsin airport's X-ray machine
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A small dog was accidentally sent through the X-ray screening at Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin, the Transportation Security Administration said, reminding travelers to check their carry-on bags for pets. "When traveling with any animal, notify your airline & know their rules," the agency's Great Lakes division tweeted Tuesday. A photo showed the dog inside a small black bag. As strange as the incident may be, this is not the first time TSA agents found an animal inside a travel bag. Last month, security officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City discovered a live cat trapped inside checked luggage.

☆ Boeing's last 747 is rolling out of the factory after a more than 50-year production run
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

EVERETT, Wash. − Boeing 's final 747 is set to roll out of the company's cavernous factory north of Seattle as airlines' push for more fuel-efficient planes ends the more than half-century production run of the jumbo jet. "It's a very surreal time, obviously," said Kim Smith, vice president and general manager of Boeing's 747 and 767s programs out of the assembly plant here. "For the first time in well over 50 years we will not have a 747 in this facility." The lone 747, covered in a green protective coating, sits inside the company's massive assembly plant in Everett — the largest building in the world by volume, according to Boeing. The end of 747 production doesn't mean the planes will disappear entirely from the skies, since the new ones could fly for decades.

☆ American and British Airways are joining forces at New York's biggest airport to streamline their partnership — see inside the new Terminal 8
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Terminal 8 marks the first phase of JFK's overhaul, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In addition to the Terminal 8 and Terminal 6 projects, the airport has also broken ground on the New Terminal One. Governor Kathy Hochul, joined by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Rick Cotton, breaks ground on the New Terminal One (NTO) at John F. Kennedy International Airport Thursday morning September 8, 2022. Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Kathy HochulSource: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

“We can’t stress this enough — plan ahead and arrive early if you’re traveling during the #Thanksgiving holiday travel period,” the airport tweeted. Travelers at Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in New York, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesNewark Liberty International Airport echoed LGA in suggesting passengers should plan ahead and aim to arrive at the airport early. “Due to the increased number of travelers during the holiday, allow extra time for travel, check-in and security.”John F. Kennedy Airport also said passengers traveling Sunday should plan ahead and arrive early. JFK tweeted from its verified account, “Budget extra travel time to arrive at #JFK Airport, park in your reserved spot, check in, and get through security.”

☆ Utah man charged after razor blade held to another passenger's throat on flight
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Utah man accused of holding a straight-edge razor near another passenger's throat on a New York City-to-Salt Lake City flight has been charged with assault, authorities said. He was charged Tuesday with assault with a dangerous weapon on or near aircraft and carrying a weapon on a flight, prosecutors with the U.S. Justice Department’s District of Utah office said. Officials say he boarded a flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport with a concealed straight-edge razor marketed to barbers. The woman said he held the razor near her throat as he told her to pause the movie, according to prosecutors. "He was going to get help because he knew something was really off," the woman told NBC affiliate KSL, who withheld her name.

A TSA agent in New York City spotted a live feline trapped inside checked luggage at John F. Kennedy International Airport — but safely got the cat out of the bag, authorities said Tuesday. "The cat did not belong to the individual with the suitcase, it belonged someone else in the household," TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein told NBC News. The flagged luggage was taken aside and the cat rescued before the tabby could have ended up in the pressurized cargo hold. It "was implied" that the furball saw the open suitcase and jumped in without the traveler seeing it, Farbstein added. While "none of my current cats are suitcase jumpers," Houpt said she takes no chances and packs her bags on an elevated rack.

☆ $450,000 worth of cocaine seized from wheelchair wheels at JFK airport, customs officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A traveler at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was arrested after $450,000 worth of cocaine was discovered hidden in the wheels of her wheelchair. The traveler arrived in New York City from the Dominican Republic on November 10, according to a news release from US Customs and Border Protection. Officers noticed the wheels on her wheelchair were not turning and X-rayed the wheelchair. They discovered a white powder, which later tested positive for cocaine in all four wheels, the news release stated. It amounted to a total of 28 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of around $450,000.

☆ FAA OKs new $4.2 billion terminal at New York's JFK airport
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Shannon StapletonWASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted final environmental approval for construction of a new $4.2 billion terminal at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, the state said on Thursday. New York state Governor Kathy Hochul said construction will begin early next year on a 1.2 million-square foot (111,480-square-meter), 10-gate terminal at JFK. A $1 trillion infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden in 2021 includes $15 billion for airport project grants. The FAA is expected to soon issue a similar environmental approval to a massive $8.5 billion project at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport that includes a new Terminal 2. Delta's glittering 1.3 million-square foot, $4 billion Terminal C began flights this summer.

☆ Low-cost airline Sun Country is launching 15 new non-stop routes to New York, Charlotte, and Atlantic City from its Minneapolis hub — see the list
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sun Country Airlines will fly 15 nonstop routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to new and returning destinations. Sun Country operates 120 routes to more than 90 destinations but is one of the smaller US airlines. Sun Country Airlines will fly 15 nonstop routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to new and returning destinations including Charlotte, Detroit, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Colorado Springs, and Atlantic City, the airline announced. Sun Country partners China Airlines, Emirates, and Icelandair all fly out of JFK to international destinations. Sun Country has been adding routes as the carrier's network continues to expand.

☆ JetBlue plans Paris flights next summer in trans-Atlantic expansion
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jetblue Airways Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on July 25. Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesJetBlue Airways plans to launch flights from New York to Paris next summer, a trans-Atlantic expansion it argues will bring down prices on routes dominated by large carriers. Tickets will go on sale "in the coming months" for flights between its hub at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, JetBlue said Wednesday. It plans to add flights from Boston to Paris later. JetBlue began flights to London from New York in summer 2021, more than two years after it first announced its plans.

☆ JetBlue is launching service to Paris from JFK and Boston
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

JetBlue looks to disrupt United, Delta, and American with the expanded European service. New European routes from JetBlue, United, and Delta tap into pent-up demand for overseas travel. Non-stop service between Boston Logan International Airport and CDG will be added at a later date. The move effectively doubles JetBlue's transatlantic presence following the 2021 launch of service to London from New York and Boston. In pre-pandemic 2019, the lucrative transatlantic travel market accounted for 11% to 17% of passenger revenues at United, Delta, and American airlines, according to Reuters.

☆ United adds new trans-Atlantic flights for summer 2023 in bet on travel recovery
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

United Airlines is planning another big schedule increase for trans-Atlantic travel, in a bet that consumers will continue to shell out for international trips, some of which they had put off for years. Next summer, United says it will fly to 37 cities in Europe, Africa, India and the Middle East, a total it said is more than other U.S. airlines combined. London's Heathrow Airport warned Tuesday that travel demand is "uncertain." It will also offer flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Berlin on a Boeing 767, starting May 25. Its additions include a nonstop from to Geneva, more London service and a resumption of daily Berlin flights, all from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

☆ Delta and Starbucks link their loyalty programs in a bid for repeat customers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Delta Air Lines and Starbucks are linking their loyalty programs, marking the latest move by the companies to expand the appeal of their rewards programs and boost sales. Starting Wednesday, members of Delta's SkyMiles loyalty program can earn one mile for each $1 spent at Starbucks after connecting the accounts. According to Starbucks' website, with 150 stars, loyalty program members can get a coffee drink, such as a cappuccino. Customers can earn both SkyMiles and Starbucks stars with each purchase, a Starbucks spokeswoman said. At its recent investor day, Starbucks said it planned to link its rewards program to other loyalty programs.

☆ Hertz ties up with BP for EV charger installations in North America
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSignage is seen at Hertz rental car at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City, U.S., March 30, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoSept 27 (Reuters) - Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ.O) said on Tuesday it has partnered with a unit of oil giant BP to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across North America to power its fleet of eco-friendly cars. It has laid out plans to have 3,000 charging stations in North America by the end of 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAs per the deal, bp pulse will manage the EV charging hubs, which will be open to Hertz customers as well as the general public. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Priyamvada C in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Russia’s Chief Diplomat Gets Chilly U.N. Reception, from Diverted Planes to Shrugs and Yawns
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( William Mauldin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

UNITED NATIONS—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ’s trip to New York started off as one might expect for a diplomat from a pariah state: His government plane was forced to fly a circuitous route around European nations due to flight restrictions, landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport after dark on Tuesday. His visit for the United Nations General Assembly continued along those lines Thursday, when Moscow’s senior diplomat strode out of the Security Council meeting, accused of dishonesty and mocked by his diplomatic colleagues for a lack of courage.

☆ Delta is bringing back 8 transatlantic routes next summer as it continues to rebuild its post-pandemic network — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On Friday, the Atlanta-based carrier announced eight transatlantic routes returning to its network next summer, including one that hasn't flown since 1993. Boxun Liu / EyeEm / Getty ImagesDelta will start flights between New York and Geneva on April 10 using a Boeing 767-400 aircraft. Getty ImagesDelta will start flights between New York and London Gatwick on April 10 using a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. picture alliance / Getty ImagesDelta will start flights between New York and Berlin on May 25 using a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. Getty ImagesDelta will start five-times-weekly flights between Los Angeles and Paris on May 8 using an Airbus A330-900neo aircraft.

"It's an enormous first step," Carlisle said, adding that GM is in talks about similar deals with other rental car companies. read moreAutomakers have cut reliance on low-profit, bulk sales to rental car agencies as supply chain problems curtailed production. Carlisle said GM expects to deliver electric vehicles to Hertz at close to retail profit margins. The first GM electric vehicles to ship to Hertz will be Chevrolet Bolt models starting early next year, Carlisle said. GM expects Hertz to deploy many of its EVs in Los Angeles and San Francisco, helping to meet California electric vehicle quotas.

☆ The 10 longest routes in the world flown by airlines, ranked by distance
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-20 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Singapore Airlines currently holds the title for operating the world's two longest flights at over 9,500 miles each. From San Francisco to SingaporeUnited Airlines and Singapore Airlines. Markus Mainka/ShutterstockAirline: Philippine AirlinesAircraft: Airbus A350-900Distance: 8,507 milesOutbound Scheduled Flight Time: 16 hours and 15 minutesReturn Scheduled Flight Time: 16 hours and 55 minutes6. Qantas AirwaysAirline: QantasAircraft: Boeing 787-9Distance: 8,576 milesOutbound Scheduled Flight Time: 15 hours and 20 minutesReturn Scheduled Flight Time: 16 hours and 45 minutes5. Toshi K/ShutterstockAirline: QantasAircraft: Boeing 787-9Distance: 9,009 milesOutbound Scheduled Flight Time: 17 hours and 15 minutesReturn Scheduled Flight Time: 16 hours and 45 minutes2.

☆ Even airline employees are having trouble finding a seat home from Europe this summer
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-12 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

International passengers walk through the arrivals area at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport on November 26, 2021 in London, England. Airlines want people to take a European vacation this summer — as long as it's not their employees. United is also telling staff about the challenges with overseas travel this summer and to prioritize customers, a spokesman said. Strains at some European airports could persist after the peak summer travel season. Correction: American Airlines has barred staff from only using their flight benefits for personal travel from London Heathrow Airport through "at least" Sept. 11.

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