More than 3,500 youngsters and their families attended the LaGuardia Airport's annual Kiwanis Club Kids' Day on September 29. The event is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of LaGuardia Airport and the Port Authority. LaGuardia has been hosting this event for more than 20 years, and it is one of many ways the airport shows it is a good neighbor. Entertainment included demonstrations by the Port Authority Police Department's Crash-Fire Rescue unit; airport operations and maintenance equipment, tours of

commercial, military and antique aircraft, police helicopters and sky writers. Free hot dogs, refreshments and gifts were distributed. The Kiwanis Club is a non-profit organization. Its membership consists of local business and community leaders associated with LaGuardia Airport who come together to work for the betterment of the host communities.

In Dec. 2005 Evergreen International Aviation was selected to operate and maintain the Boeing Dreamlifter. The specially modified plane will transport major components of the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Evergreen has been selected as the Prime Contractor to operate, maintain and support these aircraft. Contract life is 20-25 years (the life of the 787 program). The Dreamlifter is a modified 747-400 with an enlarged upper fuselage, an aft fuselage that swings open for loading and unloading of Dreamliner sections, and a vertical fin increased in height by five feet. The Dreamlifters are transporting 787 sections from Italy, Japan, South Carolina and Kansas to Boeing’s assembly plant in Everett, Wash.

Alain Maca, President, JFKIAT, LLC, operator of JFK's Terminal 4, was the honored guest speaker at the British Airports Group Annual Dinner at the Palace of Westminster, home of the House of Commons (Britain's Parliament), in London on Thursday September 27, 2007. Janice Holden, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development was on hand to join him. Peter Budd, Chairman, ARUP, the engineering company behind the development of Terminal 4, put forward Alain's name. Alain, one of the only Americans to address an audience in these hallowed British halls, spoke to this prestigious group of British design and engineering companies recognized for their works on major building projects worldwide and, in particular, airport projects large and small around the world. Asked to speak from a U.S. perspective about the North American view on the aviation business and its future, Alain delivered a rousing speech. Identifying several ironic predictions made by some of the most respected industry pundits and proving that neither they, nor he, could predict the future with any certainty, the best advice Alain proposed, is to figure out how to maintain an edge in an ever changing environment. Three key focus points drove home the message: 1. Think Customer – Make sure you know exactly who your customer is and follow their needs and not necessarily your plan. 2. Be Flexible – Adapt to changing times and emerging trends. This requires strategic adaptation, opportunity thinking, a high degree of creativity mixed with a willingness to understand change and, of course, squeezing more toothpaste out of the tube than one thought possible. 3. Sweat the Assets - Maximize assets to achieve operational and cost efficiencies and do it in a way that promotes profitability. In the end, Alain assured the group that while there’s a lot he doesn’t know there are a few things he does know: Aviation, Alain opined, is like a wellplayed football (soccer) match. It requires Stamina, Managing Space, Creativity, Understanding the playing field and Doing it together with a collaborative spirit. It takes a team to win.

JFKIAT sponsored the Pink Ribbon Program to acknowledge October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pictured above are some of the women who work at Terminal 4 who participated in the program.