In late breaking news, The Airport Press learned from a New York City press conference on Saturday, June 2nd of a terror attack at JFK Airport. The suspected terrorist cell planned an attack to destroy John F. Kennedy International Airport, kill thousands of people and trigger an economic catastrophe by blowing up a jet fuel artery that runs through populous residential neighborhoods. The fuel line runs through local Ozone Park neighborhoods before coming into the airport. Three men have been arrested and one was being sought in Trinidad. In an indictment charging the four men, one of them is quoted as saying the

foiled plot would "cause greater destruction than in the Sept. 11 attacks," destroying the airport, killing several thousand people and destroying parts of Queens, where the line runs underground. One of the suspects, Russell Defreitas, a U.S. citizen native to Guyana and former JFK employee, said the airport was a symbol that would put "the whole country in mourning." "The plot never got past

the planning stages. It posed no immediate threat to air safety or the public, the FBI said Saturday. "The devastation that would be caused had this plot succeeded is just unthinkable," U.S. Attorney Roslynn R. Mauskopf said at a news conference, calling it "one of the most chilling plots imaginable." Two other men, Abdul Kadir of Guyana and Kareem Ibrahim of Trinidad, are in custody in Trinidad. A fourth man, Abdel Nur of Guyana, was still being sought in Trinidad. The pipeline, owned by Buckeye Pipeline Co., takes

fuel from a facility in Linden, N.J., through Brooklyn and Queens and then into the airport. Other lines service LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport. Kadir, a Muslim and former member of Parliament in Guyana, was arrested in Trinidad for attempting to secure money for "terrorist operations," according to a Guyanese police commander who spoke on condition of anonymity.

US Helicopter will switch its Manhattan- to-JFK Airport service to the Delta terminal instead of American Airlines'.

"A number of factors necessitated the move - not the least being the fact that American Airlines are consolidating all their flights into one terminal as the old Terminal 8 is being closed," US Helicopter said in a statement. "Commercial and facility related reasons require US Helicopter to move it operations to Delta Air Lines at JFK. Delta has more international flights from JFK than any other airline and has plans to continue their aggressive expansion plans on long-haul domestic and international flight schedules from JFK” a spokesman said.

It was an agonizing story, told by a man who seemed almost too weary to tell it. Robert Ruggiero sat before the three local politicos who chaired a committee investigating the scenario that turned Ruggiero’s 50th anniversary vacation into a nightmare. And what the panel composed of State Senator Charles J. Fuschillo of Long

Island, State Senator John Sabini of Queens and Assemblyman David McDonough of Long Island were trying to ascertain is how a vacation trip scheduled on February 15th turned into a comedy of errors by JetBlue and a sad and trying time for Ruggiero. And also, why so many passengers such as Ruggiero became prisoners; first in an airplane and then in a terminal. Ruggiero’s entire story is too long for this article but needless to say, his wife of 50 years and family of 14 who were supposed to be going on a once in lifetime vacation spent more time on the tarmac than in the air - an eventually that did not...

The Port Authority is increasing its airports’ customer care representatives staff by more than 50 percent, creating new welcome centers for arriving passengers, providing electronic airport information alerts, adding 5,000 new seats and opening nearly 70 new and upgraded food, beverage and retail outlets at John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International and LaGuardia airports as part of a comprehensive, $34 million customer- service program detailed in a news conference. “Providing our customers with the best services possible remains our guiding principle,” Port Authority Chairman Anthony R. Coscia said. “The new and enhanced elements in our customer care program focus on the complete travel experience, from parking lot to airline gate and back again. This reaffirmation of our commitment to customer service is a...

On May 23, 2007, the LaGuardia Airport Kiwanis Club donated $2,000 worth of educational supplies to PS-127 as part of an annual project and commitment to assist the children in the school. The LaGuardia Kiwanis Club was founded in 1941 and includes a membership of senior management personnel representing aviation related businesses at the airport, as well as local business leaders, and elected officials who support a variety of community activities focused on local children, including the Kiwanis Kids Day at LaGuardia Airport, Fishing Trips for terminally ill children, Holiday Food Baskets, a Summer Camp program, and a Scholarship Program.

Port Authority Executive Director Anthony E. Shorris joined New York City public school students, and city and school officials at AirTrain JFK’s Jamaica Terminal on May 14, to unveil the winning students’ artwork in AirTrain JFK’s “What I Like About New York” poster contest. The unveiling was being held as part of National Tourism Week. The winners, whose posters are displayed aboard AirTrain through October, each will receive a $50 gift certificate toward the purchase of art supplies. In addition, their teachers each will receive a $200 gift certificate toward the purchase of classroom art supplies.