Category Archives: aviation

Tuesday Trivia: Port Authority Pop-up Quiz!!

Posted on August 18, 2015 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

DID YOU KNOW THAT . . .the George Washington Bridge is named in honor of our first president for a specific reason? The bridge sits near Fort Washington in New York and Fort Lee in New Jersey, locations where General … Continue reading →

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CONCRETE TRUMPS ASPHALT FOR KENNEDY AIRPORT’S RUNWAY 4 LEFT – 22 RIGHT

Posted on July 7, 2015 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

Text and Photos By Ron Marsico, Assistant Director, Media Relations Concrete.  Lots of concrete.  Hundreds of thousands of tons of concrete, actually. One of John F. Kennedy International Airport’s main departure runways, 4 Left-22 Right, is getting a major overhaul … Continue reading →

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The Dream of Perpetual Flight: How the Journey of Solar Impulse 2 is Possible

Posted on June 10, 2015 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

Part Two of a Three-Part Series By Gregory Quinn, Special to the Port Authority Imagine energy reserves increasing during flight! To make this dream a reality, we had to make maximum use of every single watt supplied by the sun … Continue reading →

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