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AIRPORT PRESS SPONSORS CARGO SECURITY EVENT
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The Four Speakers at the Airport Press Security Seminar held at the Cradle of Aviation last month. It was a huge success and we look forward to hosting several others before year's end. Pictured Left to right: Thomas Carter, TSA; Richard Loria, US Customs & Border Protection; Henry Zanetti, US Customs & Border Protection; Edward Kenny, FAA |
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The Cradle of Aviation Museum at Mitchel Field in Garden City was the site of the first annual Cargo Security Seminar hosted by the Airport Press. Through the early morning snowfall, 40 Freight Forwarders and other shipping company employees turned out to hear five speakers discuss the changing world of air freight processes and documentation; changes that may have a direct impact on their company’s efficiency and profitability. The first speakers were from Customs and Border Protection and they presented the latest news on how to get your freight efficiently through customs. The main thrust of the pitch by Henry Zanetti of Customs and Border Protection was that installing and using an AMS system will get |
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95% of your freight through the process very easily so that you only need manage that 5% difference. Mr. Zanetti explained the history and the process and what companies need to do to comply. Richard Loria also of Customs and Border Protection described the CTPAT regulations and how freight forwarders can become part of this system. The main thrust of both of their presentations is that planning ahead and doing what needs to be done in advance will save a lot of time and trouble. Thomas Carter, of Homeland Security is the TSA Cargo Security guru at JFK airport and his presentation was an overview of TSA’s regulations and how they are geared towards providing the same level of protection to cargo shipments as is now being focused in the passenger area. Tom went through the regulations, defining how they work and how they need to be interpreted to make life easier for freight forwarders and
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| other stake holders in the cargo industry. Tom also covered some of the education needs of the industry. The theme in Tom’s pitch was similar to the Customs presentation; an ounce ofprevention is worth a pound of cure. The FAA then presented a primer on HAZMAT regulations especially those regulations that have undergone some modification. Edward Kenny an FAA veteran of JFK |
| Airport took the attendees through the enforcement part of the program – concentrating on who is a HAZMAT employee and the kind of training they require to protect their business and the passengers and freight being carried. Many of the audience’s questions were fielded by our own resident HAZMAT expert, William Puckhaber, Publisher of the Airport Press and President of Pan American Training Institute. And at the end of this informative and useful seminar; all the attendees got a personal tour of the Cradle of Aviation Museum by a former test pilot with Grumman, Tom Gwynne. A comment from one of the attendees; “we need to do this more often”.
Photos by Diane Santos, Airport Press |
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POLICE UNITY TOUR PLANS KICK OFF AT WORLD TRADE CENTER |
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Chapter 37 of the Police Unity Tour will hold a kick off ceremony on Sunday, May 9th., at the World Trade Center, to begin their annual bicycle tour to the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial in Washington, DC. Between 300 and 400 law enforcement officers representing law enforcement agencies throughout the nation will gather, on bicycles, in what has become
See POLICE UNITY TOUR on page 9 |
| CITIBANK FOREIGN EXCHANGE |
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Citibank which is celebrating it’s 45th year at JFK, is introducing a new service designed for airport workers who are traveling abroad as well as normal JFK passengers. This
service is a foreign currency e x c h a n g e right at the C i t i b a n k branch in the airport. Airport Press had an interview
with Bill Reynolds , Manager of Citibank Financial Center
located in Building 72.
• Bill, why are you offering foreign exchange at JFK? We have had many requests for this service from our customers and local businesses and |
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we want to be responsive to community needs. Given the number of international travelers that utilize JFK, there is clearly a need to exchange currency and our location makes it very easy and quick.
• When will this service begin? Effective April 15th, the JFK Financial Center will have a dedicated foreign currency associate to provide same day sales and buying of foreign currency bank notes. The hours of operation will be Monday to Friday, 9AM to 4PM.
• How will the customer obtain currency rates? We have several options to accommodate our customers:
1. Call our foreign exchange hotline at 1- 800-756-7050;
2. Call Citiphone customer service at 1- 800-627-3999; or
3. Visit our financial center during regular office hours where a currency rate board is set up and updated daily.
• What currencies will you be handling? At the present time we will handle currencies from the Euro zone including Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Portugal. We will also support currencies from Australia, Canada, England, Japan, Mexico and Switzerland.
See CITIBANK on page 17
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| SEMANTICS CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S NIGHT |
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Semantics St. Patrick’s Night was a huge success. Held in the Holiday Inn JFK and with more than enough corned beef and cabbage, the Semantics had its best St. Patrick’s fund-raiser ever. Over $ 2500
raised will be given as charity. Semantics’ aim is to give on a one to one basis tot hose less fortunate. “We try to help our aviation colleagues first”, |
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said Charles Santorelli. All requests are reviewed and justified. Call Charles Santerelli at 718-978-8200 ext. 3029 for more details. Grand Prize raffle winner Dana Foster proudly poses with prize. The Amityville American Legion Post Bagpipers provided a musical interlude during the evening festivities. |
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