Category Archives: first nonstop flights

Singapore Airlines Restores World’s Longest Non-Stop Flight to Newark

Posted on October 17, 2018 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Christine Cassidy, Media Relations Staff More than 1,100 flights a day find their way into and out of Newark Liberty International, one of the country’s busiest airports. But none compares to the one that touched down shortly before dawn … Continue reading →

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Flashback: Early Air Traffic Controllers

Posted on September 15, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett A flashback to Newark Airport’s history: operations at the first Airway Traffic Control Station in 1936 on a bleak and drizzly January afternoon.  At the time, Newark Airport was becoming the busiest commercial airport in the nation.  … 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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