Posts Tagged ‘New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA)’
 

 
Passengers wave Rangers rally towels during their seven minute flight. (Photo by Matt Molnar)

Onboard Delta’s Bizarre Buzz-Generating New York Rangers Fan Flight

With an unusual promotion, Delta had — during the age of a generally negative zeitgeist toward airlines — pulled off the unthinkable: Rank-and-file passengers were rooting for an airline the way they do their favorite hocke...
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Delta executives, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and other local politicians take part in the ceremonial first dig for the 630-foot long bridge that will connect Terminals C and D.

Delta Breaks Ground on LaGuardia Airport Terminal Improvements

Delta Air Lines execs and New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg this week put their shovels to the pavement as they began their redevelopment of LGA's Terminal C and D.
by Phil Derner Jr.
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Ribbon cutting for the inaugural flight from LaGuardia to Miami. (Photo by Matt Molnar)

Delta’s Massive LaGuardia Airport Expansion Takes Off

Delta Air Lines this week launched the biggest expansion by any single airline at New York's LaGuardia Airport in 40 years, launching flights to 12 new cities, with another 14 set to take off in June.
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Austrian Airlines restarted international flights with this Airbus A310, OE-LAA New York, from Vienna to JFK in 1989. (Photo by Joe Pries)

March 26th in Aviation History: Austrian Airlines Resumes International Flights After Two Decade Hiatus

Happy Birthday to the late Swissair! Austrian Airlines resumes international service, an Arrow Air DC-10 drops some engine parts, Comair pilots launch an 89-day strike, and more...
by NYCAviation Staff

 
 
The Antonov An-225 Mriya CCCP-82060 is seen here with Buran strapped to its back during a demonstration at the 1989 Paris Air Show. (Photo by Ralf Manteufel)

March 22nd in Aviation History: Antonov An-225 Mriya Sets Takeoff Weight Record Carrying Russian Space Shuttle

The An-225 sets new world records while carrying Space Shuttle Buran, a USAir jet crashes at LaGuardia Airport in New York, a British Airways 747 is hijacked, and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.