Though massive cuts will hit the Federal Aviation Administration if federal lawmakers can’t reach a budget deal by Friday, the manager at Westchester County Airport isn’t panicking yet. “We don’t know if it could be one person or 10 people. The biggest question is if this does happen and move… Read More →
Westchester County Airport will have to dip into savings next year to plug the $2 million hole in its budget from the loss of AirTran and United flights at the airport. Airport officials will take $3 million from the airport’s savings account, also known as the fund balance, to help… Read More →
While you were busy planning Thanksgiving feasts last week, you may have missed your daily dose of transportation stories. We’ve got you covered with a list of highlights: Frequent fliers at Westchester County Airport will now have a chance to breeze through security, thanks to the arrival of a new… Read More →
Motorists will be gobbling up the roads for Thanksgiving, with more than 39 million Americans expected to travel by car next week. That makes up 90 percent of the 43 million people predicted to travel 50 miles or more during Thanksgiving week, according to AAA’s annual Thanksgiving travel survey. Though… Read More →
(Driving in Armonk at 5 mph through a Nor’easter on Nov. 7, 2012. Photo credit: Ed Forbes, The Journal News/LoHud.com) Athena aggravated last night’s commute, to say the least. Members of our staff, who live across the metro area, all reported challenges during their travels from our new headquarters at… Read More →
Westchester County Airport hasn’t been exempt from the upheaval across the airline industry this year. In June, United Airlines cut its three daily flights to Dulles International Airport, after the company that had supplied its planes filed for bankruptcy. AirTran Airways also eliminated flights at the airport this summer, when… Read More →
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino plans to attend a breakfast on Monday to hear airport officials discuss proposed runway changes, which could cause flight delays. The Westchester Aviation Association, which sent me the note, said anyone can stop by the meeting, which begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Sky Top… Read More →
Sorry I didn’t post anything new yesterday. It was one of those crazy news days. My colleague and I were busy looking over Federal Aviation Administration statistics on wildlife encounters at Westchester County Airport. What we found is that the airport has about 14 wildlife strikes a year, mostly involving… Read More →
