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Congresswoman
Meng seeks Holiday
Legislation proposed for Lunar New Year
Queens Congresswoman Grace
Meng has introduced new legislation to
create a federal holiday for Lunar New
Year in conjunction with many airport
Asian Americans ringing in the Year of
the Tiger on Tuesday, Feb. 1.
Meng’s measure, the “Lunar New
Year Day Act,” would make Lunar New
Year a federally recognized holiday in
the United States, adding it to the list
of 11 federal holidays that are currently
recognized. The bill was introduced
with 44 cosponsors.
Meng also reintroduced a House
resolution titled “Recognizing the cultural
and historical significance of Lunar
New Year in 2022,” which has 71
cosponsors. The resolution recognizes
the cultural and historical significance
of Lunar New Year, as well as wishing
a happy and prosperous holiday to
everybody celebrating, while also expressing
the deepest respect for Asian
Americans.
Boeing & Qatar $20 billion deal
777 jets & freighters in the mix
The President and the Amir welcomed
the signing of a $20 billion
deal between Boeing and Qatar Airways
Group, which will support tens
of thousands of U.S. manufacturing
jobs. As part of the growing strategic
partnership between the United States
and Qatar, the President informed the
Amir of his intention to designate Qatar
as a Major Non-NATO Ally. Qatar
Airways reached the deal with Boeing
to purchase more than 30 of the company's
new 777-8 Freighter as and to
purchase 34 777X series jets as well
as options for 16 more. Boeing President
and CEO Dave Calhoun, U.S.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo,
Director of the White House National
Economic Council Brian Deese, Qatar
Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker
and Qatar ambassador to the U.S.
Sheikh Meshal bin Hamas Al Thani attended
a signing at the White House on
January 31.
Modern Aviation bought Shetair FBO at JFK and its employees stayed on. Antonella Lmbardi,
Chrus Beharry, Diren Doyur, Ottoy Taylor
Cradle of Aviation
goes into digital
space
New NFT collection available via auction Roosevelt
Field Aviators - Exhibit and NFT Collection
The exhibit will feature an overview
of the airfield’s history during the
Golden Age of aviation in the 1920s
and 1930s, and an NFT collection of
aviators, from famous to unknown, who
were photographed here at that time.
These remarkable photographs are
from the Drennan Collection in the museum’s
archive and many have never
been seen in public. NFTs are ‘Non-
Fungible Tokens’ which are digital certificates
of authenticity verified using
blockchain technology. Proceeds from
the sale of these NFTs will help fund the
museum’s education and preservation
programs. Roosevelt Field Aviators:
Exhibit and NFT Collection, will be on
display at the Roosevelt Field® shopping
center from February 5th through
the 27thThe NFTs will be available via
auction this month on our Foundation
page at https://foundation.app/@cradleofaviation.
You will need Ethereum
in a MetaMask wallet to participate. We
recommend setting up a Coinbase or
Gemini account to purchase Ethereum
(ETH), you can then send your ETH
to your MetaMask wallet. Welcome to
Web 3.0. We have started a Discord
server for our NFT community, please
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