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FEBRUARY SNOWS BRING AREA AIRPORTS
TOA VIRTUAL STANDSTILL |
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| Joe Alba |
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I left my home early on the morning of February 26th in my “Al Gore Polar Jacket” and “Al Gore Winter Boots” to pick up the paper; trudging through over 18 inches of snow. This was in my home town of Wanaque, New Jersey, which sits in the northern part of Passaic County in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains. Snow is no stranger there. The local newspapers’ headline stories were predictable; all the news is about the ridiculous amount of snow we have had in the New York Metro |
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area this month. As a result of this latest snowfall, the accumulations for area airports were a mixed bag; Stewart had over two feet and it was still snowing as of the morning I am writing this column. My daughter’s family home in Washingtonville, which is only a few miles from Stewart, is virtually snowed in; she |
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JFK WELCOMES NEW CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN
AT OUR LADY OF THE SKIES |
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| Laura Mannino |
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Our Lady of the Skies and the Airport Community welcomes Father Chris Piasta as the new chaplain. He will also take on the duties of administrator for St. Joseph Parish in Jamaica. Father Chris – as he prefers being addressed - is a Franciscan priest who was previously assigned to the friary in Bensheim, Germany. Father Chris has ministered in several European |
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countries and the United States, part of his pastoral mission being performed in Manhattan & Queens. Included in Father’s education background is a degree in Media Ecology from NYU. Because of his expertise, the JFK Chapel is now on the web, along with Facebook, Twitter and “Connections”. All of these communications media are part of the weekly bulletin. So keep up with Father Chris and the news, information, events and schedules at www.jfkchapel.org. |
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CONTINENTAL ADDS FLIGHTS
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Continental Airlines announced that it will increase its schedule of flights between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and London/Heathrow, during 2010. The airline will add a fourth daily flight to the route in March and a fifth daily service in October, bringing the total number of Continental daily departures to Heathrow to seven, including its twice-daily service from Houston. In addition, Continental announced that effective June 1, 2010 all aircraft scheduled for Heathrow flights will feature new, flat bed seats in BusinessFirst. “New York-Heathrow is a flagship route for Continental. As the leading airline in the New York market, we are excited about introducing these schedule and product improvements for our New York-London |
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travelers,” said Jeff Smisek, the airline’s chairman, president and chief executive officer. In addition, Continental Airlines and its... |
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| ROTARIANS FROM QUEENS, N.Y. PLAN JFK RUNWAY EVENT |
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It’s that time of the year again for people at JFK to participate in the Rotarian 5K Runway run. The schedule date is April 18th. It’s for a good cause and you’re invited to join them, don’t miss out! The special guest runner is “Tara Costa” Season 7 – Biggest Loser Finalist” The 5K run has a 38 year history, the fi rst race was run in April 1972, it is a very unique race as the main runway is actually closed to aircraft landing and taking off. Aircrafts are |
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routed to land and take off from a secondary runway during the race. During its history the race has never been canceled. The Rotary Club works closely with Airport authorities to ensure the security programs in place are strictly adhered to. |
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Runners actually run on the longest Runway at JFK which is almost 14,000 feet, although only a short portion of the main runway is used for the race. The funds raised from the “JFK Rotary Club ~ 5K Runway Run” are used to support organizations such as The Gift of Life International Inc.; they sponsor terminally ill children from countries with limited medical and technological services, for life-saving heart operations. The Rotary also supports the Boy Scouts “Air Explorer” Program; a co-ed program for students who have a career |
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interest in the aviation industry. The Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf; they enhance the quality of life for people who are Deaf, or who have other special communication needs. In addition, due to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the “Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort”. The race will be held on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at Bldg. 14 – JFK Int’l Airport; Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the race begins promptly 9:00 a.m. |
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ROTORCRAFT FOR REGIONAL FLIGHTS – IT’S
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NASA’s rotorcraft research is focusing on technical challenges, which - if overcome could open the door for regional jet-size vertical-takeoff-and--and-landing (VTOL) aircraft to operate quietly and effi ciently between city centers. To civil rotorcraft proponents - who believe the true value of vertical lift will be realized only when this type of service begins - the upcoming research is an |
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opportunity to turn the dreams of the last 50 years into reality. Unlike earlier platform-specifi c studies, led largely by individual manufacturers, NASA’s goal is to focus on a raft of enabling technologies that could lead to a set of demonstrators in the 2020s. The direction of this effort is driven by the results of earlier studies into technologies that will be required to make the most of the next-generation airspace system. “This is not just about air traffi c control, it’s also about effi ciency and vehicles,” says Susan Gorton, NASA Langley-based principal investigator from the subsonic rotary-wing project. “We’re talking about performance, noise, effi ciency and emissions,” says Gorton. “System studies have confi rmed that you can make more effi cient use of the airspace if you have VTOL at one or both ends of the fl ight over a 300-600-nm. Range; which is a typical regional-jet range.” |
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