JetBlue spreads its wings.JetBlue will soaring to new heights at its new $45 million maintenance hangar and technical support center at John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK . The 140,000-s/f complex encompasses a maintenance hangar, capable of accommodating three A320 aircraft, and a two-story office facility that will accommodate more than 300 employees of the airline's technical support operations. "JetBlue is an extraordinary New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. success story and another great example of how our five-borough economic development strategy and our efforts to diversify New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's economy are paying off," said Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. New York City's airports and the airline industry make an enormous contribution to the regional economy. Over 35,000 people are employed at JFK, which contributes about $25 billion in economic activity to the New York and New Jersey metropolitan region. Another 9,000 people work at LaGuardia, which contributes almost $7 billion in economic activity to the region. The new facility is the first major project of its size at any of the three major airports in the New York metropolitan region since September 11th. In addition to the hanger and office facility, the new maintenance center also has workshops and storage bins for 5,000 separate items. Further, a fully renovated 40,000-s/f provisioning facility is adjacent to the hangar. All together, the facility will be home to more than 300 of JetBlue's 8,000 employees nationwide. "Today is another milestone for JetBlue," said CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. David Neeleman David G. Neeleman (born October 16, 1959) is the founder and former CEO of JetBlue Airways. Neeleman, an American of Dutch descent, was born in São Paulo, Brazil.[1] . "Opening our Technical Operations Campus at JFK allows us to continue to be a growing and viable airline at New York's hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" airport. This facility will allow us to service many of our JetBlue Airbus A320 and the soon-to-come Embraer E190 right in our own backyard." It's the top carrier at JFK Airport, with 23.1% of total passenger volume for the 12 months ending February 2005. The airline operates a fleet of 74 new Airbus A320 aircraft and plans to add 10 additional A320's and 7 Embraer E190's to its fleet in 2005. JetBlue is also teaming up with the Port Authority to build a $875 million, 640,000-s/f passenger terminal housing 26 gates on a 70-acre tract in JFK's central terminal area. The investment includes a new parking garage with more than 1,500 spaces, a new connecting bridge to the nearby AirTrain JFK This article is about the intra-airport people mover presently operating at JFK. For the former New York City Subway service between JFK and Manhattan, see JFK Express. AirTrain JFK is an 8. station. |
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