NEWS FROM FREIGHT
HANDLERS GLOBALLY CARGO SHORTS
JFK ID Office back in Bldg.14
Faster, comfortable services
The JFK Airport ID and
badging office is back in Building
14 in the same location but entirely
different space. The new
office has been totally renovated
with service enhancements. These
faster services include the ability
to set up appointments online to
cut down the wait. Applications are
now done online as well making
both processes more efficient.
There are more processing stations
separated by walls insuring
privacy of the applicant, a couple
of large screens with appointment
names displayed, and extra stations
for processing. According to
JFK Security Manager Kim Dickie
all this was done to make it more
user friendly to the airport employees
to get SIDA badges required for
beyond security purposes. The facility
had been temporarily moved
to building 141 for several months
while the new facility was renovated.
There had been some hiccups
along the way with staffing
and software issues but according
the JFK Asst. Senior Security Coordinator
Bernadette Brown, all
these problems have been resolved
and the new process enables companies
wishing to hire and get staff
badged faster. All companies have
a person in charge of the ID process.
Formerly called Issuing Officer
the new name is now Signatory.
AIRPORT V 22 OICE, FEBRUARY 2020
Big Boeing 777X
aircraft unveiled
More efficiency/environmentally friendly
The Boeing 777X had its first
test flight recently as another major
milestone for the 777X airplane
program begins the next critical
phase of testing towards certification
and then delivery to customers
in 2021.
The 777x is the latest series of
the long-range, wide-body, twinengine
777 family from Boeing replacing
the 747. The 777X features
new GE9X engines, new composite
wings with folding wingtips,
greater cabin width and seating
capacity, and newer technologies
from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
This 777X will be the world’s
largest and most efficient twin-engine
jet with new breakthroughs
in aerodynamics and engines,
as the 777X will deliver 10 percent
lower fuel use and emissions
and 10 percent lower operating
costs. This advance in aircraft
performance should mitigate the
criticism of nearby airport communities
over sound and health
concerns. The 777X-9 has 426 seats
and a 235 foot wingspan with folding
tips. JFK Airport is ready to
accommodate these large aircraft
with the recent expansion of the
taxiways and newly reconstructed
runway.
JFK Asst. Senior Security Coordinator
Bernadette Brown, JFK Airport General
Manager Charles Everett, JFK Airport
Security Manager Kim Dickie in the newly
renovted badging office now located
in Building 14.
Corona virus. Cargo flights are
being cancelling flights out of China
due to the fears of the Corona virus.
Despite assurances from the CDC
that the virus is not transmitted by
touching non-animate items, there
is concern that the crew might be inadvertently
in contact with a person
with the virus. Lufthansa Cargo announced
a very restricted special
flight schedule for its freighter fleet
last week This unforeseen turn of
events will not upturn cargo revenue
after a slow international 2019.
Airports Council International
(ACI) released an advisory bulletin:
Transmission of Communicable Diseases.
ACI warns: “The recent novel
corona virus (2019-nCoV) outbreak is
of considerable concern to the aviation
industry.
Flexport ending its “Private Air
Service” on January 25 and had instead
signed several BSAs with Plus
Logistics covering a variety of origins
in Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia.
“We’re shifting our partnership
with Plus Logistics from one lane to
multiple flights per week from five locations
in Asia (Hong Kong, Shanghai,
Bangkok, Singapore and Taipei)
to six in the US and Europe (Los Angeles,
Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas,
New York, Amsterdam. Flex port said
the move was in response to shippers
diversifying their supply chains away
from China as a result of the China-
US trade war and also weaker market
conditions.
The Port Authority security team
has warned all companies be careful
against cyber attacks following
the U.S. Iranian conflict flared up recently.
Now, Freight forwarder Toll
Group has shut down certain IT systems
after suffering a cyber attack.
This is not to say Iran was responsible,
but companies are encouraged to
meet with IT people and firm up defenses.
The Japan Post-owned company
warned customers that as a precautionary
measure, in response to a cyber
security incident recently, it had
deliberately shut down a number of
systems across multiple sites and business
units.
Worldwide Flight Services
(WFS) is to provide warehouse and
cargo handling services for Etihad
Cargo at Frankfurt Airport from February
15, 2020. The handler also began
serving Etihad Cargo at Adolfo Suárez
Madrid-Barajas Airport in November
2019.
Emirates. Emirates SkyCargo is
hoping for a more positive year ahead,
boosted by its “innovative product development
and investment in ‘fit for
purpose’ infrastructure”. “With our
commitment to ‘deliver as promised’
backed by a global network covering
over 155 destinations centred in Dubai,
our modern fleet of all wide-body aircraft
and our state of the art Emirates
SkyCentral terminals, Emirates Sky-
Cargo is well positioned to support
trade and economic growth in line
with the Dubai Silk Road Project.
Warning. A prominent sign at
the entry of an air cargo association
warns not to discuss pricing during
their events. Good advice since former
Martina Air executive Ullings
was sentenced to 14 months in prison
and fined $20,000 after pleaded guilty
to conspiring with others to suppress
and eliminate competition by fixing
and coordinating certain surcharges,
including fuel surcharges, charged to
customers located in the US and elsewhere
for air cargo shipments. A total
of 22 airlines and 21 executives have
been charged, eight serving prison
time, in with more than $1.8bn in
criminal fines. Just saying.