Category Archives: airport history

Solar Impulse 2: Following Lindberg’s Spirit of St. Louis

Posted on June 20, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

Words and Video by Ron Marsico, Media Relations Staff Solar Impulse 2 glided eastward after taking off from Kennedy Airport at 2:30 a.m. today, attempting to become the first fuel-free plane to cross the Atlantic — 89 years after Charles … Continue reading →

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LaGuardia Airport: Flashback to the Past

Posted on June 17, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett Now that the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 21st century modernization and reconstruction of LaGuardia Airport is done, the airport’s long history officially turns over a brand new chapter. The new plan calls for the remaking … Continue reading →

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Newark Liberty International: Doolittle Sets Coast-to-Coast Records

Posted on May 5, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett While more famous aviators such as Charles Lindbergh were capturing America’s imagination in the 1920s and ‘30s, General James “Jimmy” Doolittle was flying a little below the radar. But he was a thoroughly accomplished and … Continue reading →

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