JULY 2020 NEWS AND VIEWS FROM NEW YORK'S A Airport VoicIRPORT CeOMMUNITIES
UP SHE GOES
STEEL SUCCESS Topping Girder for Delta Headhouse
REACHING FOR THE SKY. Executive Director, PANYNJ Rick Cotton; Project Executive, LaGuardia Redevelopment Rich Smyth; Managing
Director, New York Construction at Delta Air Lines Ryan Marzullo with the rising topping girder for the new Delta Terminal C
under construction at LaGuardia airport. This structure will be the Delta arrivals and departures headhouse when completed as
part of the LaGuardia redevelopment. Names of the project workers are traditionally innscribed on the girder for posterity and
pride reasons by Iron Workers Local 361.
“We are ready for take-off”
Airline execs invite the public back
BY JEFF YAPALATER
The Queens Chamber of
Commerce has been busy holding
virtual webinars, town halls
and get-togethers for its members
during the Covid crisis.
President Tom Grech is regularly
having virtual meets on all
subjects that might impact the
chamber members. Recently he
held the Town Hall for Air Travelers:
We are ready for takeoff!
It was a video conference with
leaders from the Port Authority
of New York & New Jersey, Delta,
United, JetBlue, American, and
Southwest Airlines discussing
the importance of aviation to the
Queens borough, city and state.
XpresCheck Covid Testing
Opens at JFK
SEE MORE ON PAGE 5
Newark Employees
Recognitions Celebrated
SEE PAGE 12
Interstate Airport
Restrictions in Force
SEE MORE ON PAGE 17
See page 8
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