DELTA AND FRIENDS RAISE MONEY FOR COVENANT HOUSE
“2020 Covenant House Sleep Out America and the Delta Air Lines Team JFK”. Here
Barry Davanzo. Director of Endeavor flight operations for JFK, get ready for a cold
night's sleep in support of the Covenant House whose income from donations provides
housing and supportive services to youth facing homelessness. If you weren't
able to sleep out, donations can be made to www.covenanthouse.org.
AIRPORT V 46 OICE, DECEMBER 2020
Emotional Support
Animals
Now considered as Pets
The US Department of Transportation
released their final ruling
regarding service animals on airplanes.
DOT determined that carriers
are not required to recognize
emotional support animals (ESA’s)
as service animals and may treat
them as pets. While the rules may
vary carrier to carrier, this means
that the protections afforded those
with ESA’s will no longer be valid.
Instead, they will most likely have
to pay a fee to bring their re-classified
pet aboard an aircraft. For
airlines choosing to put the rule to
use, only dogs with qualified training
to support people with disabilities
will be allowed to fly as service
animals.
A service animal is defined as
a dog, regardless of breed or type,
that is individually trained to do
work or perform tasks for the benefit
of a qualified individual with
a disability, including a physical,
sensory, psychiatric, intellectual,
or other mental disability. This ruling
will go into effect 30 days after
being published in the Federal Register.
Certapet has been providing real
mental health services for many
years. They think this is a great
disservice to those facing mental
health challenges that get emotional
support from their animal.
“We understand that there have
been incidents that have discredited
emotional support animals and
the service they provide, but those
situations could be prevented by increased
regulation, “ they said.
Providing clear guidelines for
certification and vetting companies
would have been simple steps
to solve this challenge for all stakeholders
Jenna Riemenschneider, director
of advocacy at AAFA said,
“This decision will reduce the
number of reactions by keeping pet
owners without documented disabilities
from abusing the system.
For some people with asthma and
allergies, traveling in a confined
space with animals could trigger a
life-threatening attack.”
CUNY Aviation major earns 2nd
scholarship
Awarded to 1st generation
Ukrainian student
Vitaliy Matsko is soaring in his
Aviation studies at York College,
CUNY. The lower senior recently received
his second aviation-related
scholarship in as many years. This
one he will save toward graduate
studies in the field.
The National Aircraft Finance
Association (NAFA) scholarship is
designated to sponsor students who
seek a career in corporate aviation
and specifically, within the corporate
aircraft finance sector. Over
the last several years, many other
York Aviation majors have secured
these prestigious industry-specific
awards. They are putting York’s program
on the map and the college is
proud of them all.
“We had the first scholarship
awardee in 2012 and I am glad that
Vitaliy won this scholarship this
year to keep York College’s name on
NAFA’s record,” said Dr. Chris Hsu,
director of the CUNY Aviation Institute
at York College and Matsko’s
mentor.
A child immigrant from Ukraine,
Matsko, a first-generation college
student for his family, received the
Joseph Frasca Excellence in Aviation
Scholarship. It is sponsored by
the Frasca family in support of students
pursuing careers in the field
of aviation. The University Aviation
Association (UAA), of which York is
a member institution, is the largest
organization that represents collegiate
aviation for more than 200 universities
worldwide offering aviation
management degrees.
“The scholarships that I have
been awarded so far make me feel
accomplished and grateful both towards
the York College community
as well as my mentor, Dr. Hsu,”
said Matsko. “My interest in the
aviation career came to me during
my Aviation High School years
where I was quickly exposed to the
vast world of Aviation, which not
only intrigued me; but made me
want to be a part of the worldwide
community.”
KARTERON
WOMEN HONORED
According to Anthony Andrews, Citywide Chairman of the Coalition of all New York City
Health and Hospitals Advisory Boards, mother and daughter Philippa L. Karteron, President
& CEO Galleria Noire and Malikka D. Karteron, President & CEO Global25 were selected to
receive the “Essential Community Heroes Award” because of their altruistic contributions
over the years in civic endeavors! Both were honored during the “Voices of Hope “ virtual
find raising concert to benefit NYC Health and Hospitals Corp /Queens sponsored by Metro-
PlusHealth. The video can be seen here, https://vimeo.com/456213831
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