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| THE SEMANTICS HONOR
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES CARGO |
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Clem Igneri, President
of The Semantics - a
group of aviation Businessmen
who provide one
on one assistance to
needy members of our
community, congratulates
Mr. Doug Grill of Continental
Airlines Cargo
JFK. Through good times
and at other times have
always supported the
charitable endeavors of
The Semantics.
A pair of Continental
tickets brings out the best
in people when they take
a chance to help others.
Their contribution always
improves the total raffle
income. Thanks Doug and
thanks Continental. |
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| MEXICANA AIRLINES INAGURAL |
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Mexicana Airlines has selected Terminal 4 as the new base of its New York
metropolitan area operations. Daily non-stop flights from JFK and Mexico City began
on July 1st. “We are pleased to return to JFK Airport, especially to Terminal 4, the newest and
most modern terminal,” Said Mr. Emilio Romano, CEO of Mexicana Airlines.
“Our reputation is built on our pioneering attitude, committed employees and
quality services. “ See JFK NEWS continued on page 4 |
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| AIRLINE NEWS |
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| DELTA AIR LINES 75TH ANNIVERSARY |
On August 20th, Delta will be celebrating
75 years of serving customers with
special events in JFK including; a commemorative
event for Delta employees,
family and friends at JFK International
Airport, a charity flight on the Spirit of
Delta , Delta’s first Boeing 767 aircraft
including a recreation of Delta’s original
DC-3 livery of 1940. The aircraft was purchased
in 1982 with voluntary contributions
from employees, retirees and it community
partners. In addition, visitors will
be able to see Delta’s rich history with a
75th Anniversary traveling exhibit, which
includes a 16 - panel visual history of
Delta Air Lines, interactive kiosks featuring
historical videos, and Delta’s vintage
aircraft - the fully restored DC-3.
Delta Air Lines is proud to celebrate
its 75th anniversary in 2004. Delta is the
world’s second largest airline in terms of passengers carried and the leading U.S.
carrier across the Atlantic, offering daily
flights to 492 destinations in 86 countries
on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle, the Delta
Connection carriers and its worldwide
partners. Delta’s marketing alliances
allow customers to earn and redeem frequent
flier miles on more than 14,000
flights offered by SkyTeam, Northwest
Airlines, Continental Airlines and other
partners.
Delta is a founding member of
SkyTeam, a global airline alliances that
provides customers with extensive worldwide
destinations, flights and services.
For more information, please visit
delta.com.
We plan to have several vendors,
advertising their products and handing
out giveaways. All are welcomed to come.
Date: August 20, 2004
Time: 1100 - 1400
Place: Hangar 12, JFK Int’l Airport
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| LYSA SCULLY ASSUMES NEW ASSISTANT
DIRECTORSHIP AT THE PORT AUTHORITY |
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Lysa Scully was recently
named Assistant Director of the
newly created Customer, Cargo
and Airport Services Division for
the Port Authority’s Department
of Aviation. She takes on the
responsibilities of Customer Services
& Standards previously
directed by Joanne Paternoster
who retired in June, while retaining
responsibility for other key
business areas. Previously serving
as Assistant Director of Strategic Planning,
Air Service Development and
Administration at the agency’s Aviation
Department for seven years, Lysa provided
the vision for key strategic areas pivotal
to the operations of JFK, Newark Liberty
and LaGuardia airports, including
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strategic
planning and performance management.
She also headed up an aggressive cargo
business program for the Port Authority
and promoted the benefits of our airports
to the international and domestic community
through her direction of the agency’s
air service development efforts. In her new role, Lysa integrates her
previous responsibilities for the cargo and
air services development business programs
with the existing Customer Services
and Standards programs to ensure that the
entire airport community is working together
to achieve the highest level of
quality across all areas from
ground transportation and access
to cargo and passenger services.
Lysa is also taking over the Focus
on the Customer column, which
has appeared in Airport Press for
the past two years. She says she
will continue to report on the key
role airport employees have in
customer satisfaction, focusing on
their commitment and successes,
but she will also provide added information
about air cargo and its importance to the
region. She is very excited about the opportunity
this job gives her to work closely with
the airport community in meeting the needs
of our customers.
In addition to Lysa’s aviation background,
she will bring to this new opportunity
her experiences from a variety of executive
and senior-level management positions
in several departments at the Port
Authority, including Tunnels, Bridges and
Terminals; Management and Budget;
Comptrollers and the agency’s Executive
Offices were she held the corporate officer
position of Secretary of the Port Authority.
Lysa has an MBA in Finance from Pace University
and a BS degree in Accounting from
Rutgers College and lives in Merrick, New
York with her husband Timothy, and sons
Stephen, age three and Daniel, age two. |
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