$201,287 FAA fines for
unruly passengers
FAA Zero-tolerance Campaign
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s
Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) proposes $201,287 in civil penalties
against 10 airline passengers
for alleged unruly behavior involving
physical assault. Since Jan. 1, 2021,
the FAA has received more than 100
reports of passenger disturbances involving
physical assault. Federal law
prohibits passengers from assaulting
fellow passengers or crew aboard a
flight.
The rate of unruly passenger incidents
on commercial flights has dropped
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sharply since the FAA launched its Zero
Tolerance campaign but the rate remains
too high. Detailed current data
on these incidents is available on our
unruly passenger webpage. The fines
are part of the agency’s Zero Tolerance
campaign against unruly passenger behavior.
The FAA lacks criminal prosecutorial
authority but has referred cases
to the Department of Justice where the
evidence supports criminal review. Airlines
where disruptions occurred are
Horizon, Delta, Southwest, American,
and JetBlue.
JFK CBP email
Contacts, 2022 Brokers
meetings dates
The Port of JFK Airport established
a number of email boxes to contact
CBP staff for assistance. These email
boxes should be used as your primary
means of communication for all cargo
related inquiries at JFK Airport.
We ask that you use these email
boxes in lieu of calling our cargo operations
telephone line. Telephonic
inquiries to 718-487-269 will remain
available, however, callers with routine
telephonic inquiries will be routed to
the appropriate email box.
The email boxes are as follows:
JFKPROBLEMRESOLUTION@
CBP.DHS.GOV–to address
questions regarding manifested
quantity releases, release retransmit
requests, check on consolidated
shipment release status, ACE system
operational status, split shipments, inbond
concerns, and any other freight
arrival questions.
JFKBSC@CBP.DHS.GOV–for
broker assistance with an ACE Cargo
Entry that is Intensive or Document
Review, or a problem with cargo entry
cancellations or correction request.
JFKCARGOCONTROL@CBPDHS.
GOV–to address Section 321
releases under the ECommerce program.
This can also be used to request
releases of your Section 32 1 shipments
after they have been examined
JFKTIMESENSITIVEENTRIES@
CBP.DHS.GOV–for notification
of document uploads pertaining
to the release of time sensitive cargo
such as animal s, biologicals, perishables,
blood.
If you have any questions, please
contact Chief Joseph Rollo at
JOSEPH.M.ROLLO@CBP.
DHS.GOV.
Salvatore Ingrassia
2022 CBP JFK Brokers Port
Meetings
The dates of these Quarterly meetings
are:
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Wednesday, April 13,2022
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
All meetings will begin at 10:00
am. If the current pandemic situation
abates, they will be
held in the Main Conference Room,
2nd Floor, Building 77, JFK Airport
JFKIAT partners
with Hudson News
Automated retail now in T4
JFKIAT, the operator of Terminal 4
at John F. Kennedy International Airport,
today announced its partnership
with Hudson in launching a multi-brand
automated retail concept, the first of
Hudson’s locations of this kind in New
York.
Located next to Five Borough Food
Hall in T4, the new concept creates a
contactless, 24/7 shopping destination,
providing a diverse array of both
globally recognized brands and local
products for travelers to choose from.
A wide selection of items from Brookstone,
Apple, Beats, Bose, and Burt’s
Bees are available for contactless purchase.
The concept also features the
first-ever Automated Teddy Machine
from Build-A-Bear Workshop®, giving
customers a unique opportunity to
bring home a customized gift or memento
complete with exclusive New
York City apparel – including a Statue
of Liberty outfit for their furry friend.
Passport Processing
Status Update
Allow 8-10 weeks for processing
The Department of State is committed
to processing passport applications
as expeditiously as possible. Reducing
the volume of pending passport
applications, shortening processing
times, and increasing agency counter
services remain top priorities.
DOS is updating it’s public information
to reflect that routine processing of
a passport application now takes 8-11
weeks, and expedited processing (for
an additional $60) takes 5-7 weeks.
These new processing times reflect
a return to the way the DOS defined it’s
processing times before the pandemic.
Processing times now begin the day
the application is received at a passport
agency or center, not on the day
you mail your application or apply for a
passport at a local acceptance facility.
THE DOS are no longer using door-todoor
timeframes to calculate our estimated
routine and expedited service
times.
For more information and the latest
processing times, visit https://travel.
state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.
html
DCWP settles with
American Airiines
Paid Safe and Sick Leave case
NYC Department of Consumer
and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced
a settlement agreement with
American Airlines to resolve violations
of the NYC Paid Safe and Sick
Leave Law. As part of the settlement,
American Airlines’ federal lawsuit arguing
that the NYC Paid Safe and Sick
Leave Law does not apply to airport
workers will be dropped. The settlement
also requires American Airlines
to pay $220,000 to 598 ground crew
workers whose rights had been violated,
including its management and
support staff, fleet service and mechanical
employees, and passenger
service employees, and to comply
with the law going forward by updating
their safe and sick policy which will
improve access to leave for thousands
of ground crew workers.
“Paid safe and sick leave is critical
for the safety and well-being of employees
and we will continue to hold corporations
accountable if they choose to
violate the law, “ said the Mayor.
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