John F. Kennedy International Airport
ASHBURN, VA - JULY 02: The partially reconstructed wreckage of the Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) sits in a hanger at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Training Center July 2, 2013 in Ashburn, Virginia. TWA 800 flight exploded shortly after takeoff on July 17, 1996 from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 230 onboard and crashing into the Atlantic Ocean. Today, members of the media were invited back to review the wreckage and the details of the NTSB investigation.
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The Port Authority is proud to partner with Delta Air Lines on this important modernization and expansion project at John F. Kennedy International Airport ... This project will better serve the tens of millions of air travelers who use JFK, which is one of the largest international gateways in North America. Cooperation between the public and private sectors on projects like this expansion of Terminal 4 is the key to readying JFK for the greater metropolitan area’s needs in the 21st century.
Today’s opening of Delta Air Lines’ new Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport is great news for Southeast Queens and New York City as a whole. Delta’s commitment to the surrounding communities and to New York City is evident in the investment it has in building this state-of-the-art facilityMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Appeal court affirms terror conviction in JFK plot
Ibrahim, a Trinidadian who was one of four men found guilty of plotting in 2007 to blow up pipelines at JFK Airport by a Brooklyn federal court jury.Ibrahim, 68, who was accused of helping the plotters by offering to approach Iranian contacts for financing Read more »
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JFK airport terminal construction worker hurt during demolition
worker has been slightly injured during demolition of a departures runway at the now-vacant Terminal 3 at Kennedy International Airport.A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the worker was struck in the leg by falling debris Sunday Read more »
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James Burke probe: FBI digging at former Queens home of famed mobster
died behind bars in 1996, two decades after authorities say he masterminded a nearly $6 million robbery at New York's Kennedy Airport.The Queens house is still owned by the Burke family, but others now live there.An FBI spokesman confirmed agents were investigating Read more »
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PA: Westbury man arrested after bringing gun to JFK in carry-on bag
Westbury man was arrested at Kennedy Airport on Monday after authorities said TSA officers found a .40-caliber handgun in his carry-on bag at a checkpoint X-ray machine, officials said.Joseph Fusillo, 42, was arrested by Port Authority police and charged with Read more »
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FAA: Plane makes emergency landing at JFK
that the jet landed safely at Kennedy at 8:34 a.m.The plane, JetBlue Flight 1205, took off from Westchester County Airport at 7:46 a.m., according to JetBlue flight-tracking information.It was scheduled to arrive at Southwest Florida International Airport Read more »
Around the web
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Heineken’s Departure Roulette Sends Passengers To Unknown Destinations
As part of Heineken‘s global ‘Voyage’ campaign, the Departure Roulette experiment invited travelers in Terminal 8 at JFK Airport to change their scheduled destinations and board a plane to an unknown place. Travelers aged 25 or older were given the oppor 10:49 AM from PSFK Read more »
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Tamara Ecclestone shows off her mottled tan as she returns from the Bahamas with husband Jay Rutland
Indeed, a weary looking Tamara Ecclestone touched down at JFK Airport in New York on Sunday after returning from a sun-kissed holiday in The Bahamas with husband Jay Rutland. But while most would expect a deep, even tan after soaking up the sun on tropic 7/14/13 from Daily Mail - UK Read more »
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Solar Impulse aims to push innovation on the ground
Hangar 19 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport is host to one unique airplane: the Solar Impulse. The sun-powered plane made history by becoming the first aircraft to fly across America day and night without fuel. The Solar Impulse finishe 5:38 AM from CBS News Read more »
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Long Island: Would-be jihad terrorist says he met with other to discuss going overseas to kill Americans for Islam
An admitted aspiring terrorist from Long Island told authorities he met with other people locally to discuss going overseas to kill Americans, court documents show, although the teenage suspect is the only person charged so far in the investigation. Kali from Jihad Watch Read more »
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Plotter slapped
A 68-year-old Trinidadian imam who joined a failed plot to firebomb Kennedy Airport was properly convicted and sentenced to life in prison, a federal appeals court said yesterday. Kareem Ibrahim was convicted in 2011 of several conspiracy counts in the p from New York Post Read more »
