SKTRAX have announced that Kingfisher Airlines Star Ranking status review has been completed, and the airline is set to receive the ranking status of a 5 Star airline. A 5 Star Airline status is the "ultimate" ranking, awarded to airlines achieving the highest Quality performance. 5 Star status recognizes airlines at the forefront of product and service achievement, that generally set trends to be followed by other carriers, and recognizes highest standard of Product and consistently high standards of Staff Service delivery in Onboard and Airport environments. Commenting on

Kingfisher Airlines 5 Star ranking, Skytrax CEO, Mr Edward Plaisted "We congratulate Kingfisher Airlines in achieving this 5 Star Airline Ranking. This is no easy task, when looking at the rigorous and most exacting analysis of quality standards we apply to evaluation and Quality certification. This 5 Star ranking level is the ultimate mark of Quality an airline can achieve, and is demonstrative of the dynamic leadership and management at Kingfisher Airlines, which has enabled such a young airline to receive this most prestigious recognition of quality for it's front-line service and product standards."

Swiss, a long time occupant at Terminal 4, returned on Dec 20, 2007 after a brief, nine month hiatus, with three daily flights serving Zurich and Geneva. Timed with their return was the refurbishment and upgrading of the Swiss Lounge for their exclusive Business and First Class travelers. The international airline has set a record of 12.2 million passengers carried on scheduled services in 2007 with the transport of 12,208,558 passengers. This is a 13.2 percent increase over the 10.8 million passengers transported in 2006. While total production was increased by a substantial 13.1 percent, the additional capacity was fully absorbed by the market. Swiss also raised its system wide seat load factor to 80.2 percent, a marginal improvement on the 79.8 percent of the previous year. Slight increases were seen in seat load factor for both intercontinental and European services. The seat load factor in 2007 on intercontinental routes stood at 84.3 percent (2006: 83.8%), while the seat load factor on the European network in 2007 was at 71.8 percent (2006: 1.3%).

Port Authority’s airport rail systems continue To set records and new technical improvements make travel easier AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark, the rail systems that connect mass transit in the New York metropolitan region to Kennedy International and Newark Liberty International airports, set new ridership benchmarks in 2007 – keeping intact two streaks of annual increases in AirTrain passengers that have been going since their inceptions. To help riders better navigate the

systems, the Port Authority this week unveiled new video and audio podcasts for using the AirTrain systems. They can be downloaded and viewed at www.panynj.info. AirTrain JFK served more than 4.4 million paid passengers last year, an increase of about 12 percent over 2006, marking the fourth straight year of increased ridership. AirTrain Newark handled nearly 1.8 million paid passengers, an increase of about 13.5 percent over 2006, and the sixth consecutive year of increased ridership. In addition, the rail systems combined to serve more than 20 million additional passengers who used the free portions of the AirTrains to connect between passenger terminals, parking lots and rental car areas. AirTrain Newark opened in 2001 and AirTrain JFK began service in 2003. Chairman Anthony R. Coscia said, “We’ve experienced robust year-over-year growth in passenger traffic at Newark Liberty and JFK – from about 59 million passengers at the two airports in 2002 to about 84 million last year. Our AirTrain systems have played a critical role in accommodating that growth by providing a viable transportation option for travelers and airport employees while greatly easing congestion on roads at and near the airports.”

Chief Commercial Officer at JFK IAT Terminal 4
JFK IAT, LLC, the company that operates Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport, announced that Janice Holden has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer and will oversee the newly-created Commercial Department. The recently-formed commercial department combines all revenue-generating activities which include: aviation activities focused on airline development; non-aviation activities including concessions, film shoots, advertising, events and other initiatives; as well as the marketing of Terminal 4. The group will focus on organic growth of the existing business as well as generating new business opportunities. “Janice

Holden is a perfect fit to lead the commercial department for Terminal 4 given her experience in business development and her background in both aviation and non-aviation business,” said Alain Maca, president of JFK IAT, LLC. “As a privately-operated terminal, we need to continue to adapt our organization to reflect changes in our business and develop our revenue-generating sources through airline development, retail concessions and other, non-traditional means. With Janice’s experience in attracting new business and maintaining and developing Terminal 4’s relationships with business partners, including the airlines, the terminal’s retailers, and her expertise in marketing activities, she is sure to succeed as chief commercial officer.” Janice joined JFK IAT in September 2001. Her initial role was as director of airline marketing and business development and included responsibility for attracting and developing relationships with airlines, as well as spearheading all marketing efforts for the terminal. Later, Ms. Holden was promoted to vice president of marketing and business development in 2006 and added non-aviation activities such as retail concessions, film shoots, and advertising to her list of responsibilities. Janice Holden is involved in numerous professional associations including NAAPRA, the North American Airlines Public Relations Association, for which she has served as secretary since 2006. Her civic and philanthropic associations include, Arts Horizons, an organization that brings art programs into public schools, the YMCA of Jamaica, Queens, Boy Scouts of America and a long-term involvement in New York City’s PENCIL “Principal for a Day” program, which integrates the airport and local community as professionals volunteer at public schools.

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