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AIRPORT VOICE, JANUARY 2021 5
Richard Smyth, Project Director New Terminal One
Will direct design and construction
The New Terminal
One at JFK this
week announced the
appointment of Richard
Smyth as Project
Director, responsible
for the delivery of
the new state-of-theart
international facility.
“I am looking
forward to returning
to JFK and joining
The New Terminal
One Team on
this exciting project
while working closely with the Port
Authority as part of the JFK Vision
Plan,” said Smyth. “It will be
great”, he declared.
Mr. Smyth joins The New Terminal
One Team from LaGuardia Airport
where he was the Project Executive
responsible for oversight of
the $8 billion “A Whole New LGA”
redevelopment. His role involved coordination
of new Terminals B and
C and associated infrastructure including
roadways, utilities, parking
garages and airside construction.
He will lead the in-house Project
Management Offi ce reporting to Dr.
Gerrard Bushell, Executive Chair of
The New Terminal One at JFK. cpmprised
of parthersnup of The Carlyle
Group, together with its dedicated
airport platform, CAG Holdings,
JLC Infrastructure, Ullico, and Munich
Airport International.
“We are pleased to welcome Richard
Smyth to The New
Terminal One Team,”
said Dr. Bushell. “His
track record of leadership
and management
of complex multibillion
dollar aviation
projects will be invaluable
to our team
and project. I look
forward to partnering
with Richard to
successfully deliver a
world-class terminal
offering a premier passenger
experience while generating
jobs and business opportunities to
support the local and regional economy.”
Mr. Smyth brings signifi cant aviation
infrastructure development
experience across the United States,
including at all three major airports
in the New York metropolitan area.
Prior to his LaGuardia role, Mr.
Smyth was JetBlue Airways’ Vice
President of Corporate Real Estate
where he was responsible for planning,
fi nancing, design and implementation
of major JetBlue development
projects including two aircraft
maintenance hangars (New York
JFK and Orlando MCO); a state-ofthe
art training center with six simulators;
major terminal projects in
Boston, Fort Lauderdale and Long
Beach CA; and, most notably, the $1
billion development of Terminal 5
and T5 International at JFK.
Port Authority Centenary
Happy 100th Birthday
The Port Authority enters
its centenary, or 100th Birthday.
In 1921 celebrating the
creation of the bi-state agency
including New York and New
Jersey. To commemorate the
now namded Port Authority
of New York and New Jersey,
PANYNJ, a year of events,
programs and initiatives is
planned to celebrate the agency’s
transformational impact
on the growth of the region
over the past 100 years and its
mission to delivering worldclass
21st century infrastructure
in the new century.
The Port Authority has a
remarkable history of building
infrastructure that has
driven the region’s economic
growth and vitality – from
iconic bridges to world-class
ports to global aviation hubs
and to the World Trade Center
and PATH. In the next
100 years, the Agency will
continue to deliver 21st century,
world-class infrastructure,
which include efforts
already well underway to totally
transform the region’s
three major airports and the
long-awaited replacement of
the world’s busiest bus terminal,
amid other critical initiatives.
To commemorate this momentous
milestone, the Port
Authority will bring to life a
series of events. A preview of
some of them are listed below:
-A commemorative ceremony
on April 30, 2021, featuring
the dedication of a plaque
on the World Trade Center
campus.
-Additionally, on April 30,
2021, planning is underway
for a virtual celebration that
will enable all Port Authority
employees and retirees to participate
safely online.
-A book featuring some of
the best photography of the
Agency’s past and present is
being developed and will be
completed during the summer.
-A curated series of educational
events and programs
exploring the Port Authority’s
history will become
available throughout the
year. Here is some of what we
have in store:
-A pop-up historical exhibit
celebrating the 100 years
of the Port Authority is being
developed by the New York
Historical Society. This fi vepanel
exhibit will be moved
across Port Authority facilities
through the year, beginning
in April.
-Four symposia on the Port
Authority’s infl uence on the
region are being developed by
the Rudin Center for Transportation
Policy and Management
at NYU and the Voorhees
Center for Transportation at
Rutgers University.
-A video history project
featuring interviews with notable
former and longstanding
Port Authority employees
is being developed in conjunction
with Montclair State University.
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