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American Airlines inaugurated nonstop flights from JFK to Barcelona (BCN) with Boeing 767-300 aircraft. April 22 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines upgraded KL641/642 to a Boeing 777-300ER on Tuesdays to fill a schedule gap. April
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Israir reinstated nonstop flights between Tel Aviv (TLV) and JFK with their new Airbus A330-200. Flights were suspended in January due to a lack of available aircraft.
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March 29 March 28 Emirates dropped their daily DXB-HAM-JFK sector operated by Airbus A340-500 aircraft. However, they will still keep DXB-HAM, which will be downgraded to Boeing 777-200 aircraft. The flight is being dropped in order to add the A380 to one of their current 2x daily nonstop flights to DXB. March 10
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May 1 April Air India began nonstop flights from JFK to Mumbai with their 777-200LRs. Two of Emirates' current JFK-HAM flights (EK205/206 and EK 201/202) switched from the 777-300ER to the A340-500.
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Delta began 4 daily flights to both Hartford and Providence by Comair on CRJs from JFK. August
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July 20 JetBlue began service between JFK and Raleigh-Durham (RDU) with four daily flights using their Embraer 190s. July
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JetBlue began service between JFK and Charlotte (CLT) with four daily flights using their Embraer 190s. July
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15 June 12 Lufthansa added an evening flight to Frankfurt (FRA) with an Airbus A330-200 at 7:20pm. June 10 Delta began taking advantage of LGA’s perimeter rule by operating a flight on Saturdays to both Las Vegas (LAS) and Los Angeles (LAX) with 757-200s.
Out of JFK, Delta added flights to Las Vegas (1 daily) and Detroit (2 daily) on 737-800s. Delta began flights to San Diego (1 daily), Buffalo (4 daily), Cleveland (2 daily), Montreal (1 daily) and Rochester (4 daily) on 737-800s. June 1
Mexicana began daytime flights from JFK on an Airbus A319 that arrives at 3:35pm and departs at 5:30pm.
JetBlue
began flying to Portland, Maine on an Airbus A320. May 19 For Military Appreciation Day at Shea Stadium, the 106th ARW conducted a flyby with a C-130 Hercules.
May 16 Delta added a 767-400 on their JFK-Orlando (MCO) flights, departing JFK at 2:40pm and arriving at 6:27pm. May
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US Airways’ second heritage scheme makes its first LGA appearance. An A319 painted in the Allegheny scheme is registered as N745VJ.
TAP upgraded the equipment on Flight 103/104 to Lisbon from an A310-313 to an A330-200. Their other flight (105-106) will remain as an A310 operation. April 3 Delta began 5 daily flights to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) on Embraer 170s operated by Shuttle America out of the Marine Air Terminal. April 2 US Airways’ first heritage scheme visits LGA in the form of PSA colors on A319 with the new registration N742PS.
Not seen since the 80s, shuttle service between JFK and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport began by US Helicopter. The 10-minute flight is on a Sikorsky-76 and flies hourly between 7:00am and 7:00pm March 26 PIA began nonstop flights from Pakistan using a 777-200LR on Flights 727 and 721. March 12 Canjet began sporadically using 737-300s on their daily LGA-Toronto (YYZ) flight February 26 ATA Holdings Corp emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after filing on October 24, 2004.
American Airlines is to begin flights from JFK to Mexico's San Joe del Cabo with 2 weekly flights on a 757-200. Februay 1 United Airlines emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after filing on Deember 8, 2002
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filing for bankrupcty protection in November 2005, Independence
Air voluntarily ceases service.
2005 December 8 American will resume its seasonal flights to West Palm Beach (PBI) with two daily. December 3 Delta will begin flights to Salt Lake City (SLC) from LGA, utilizing the Saturday exemption from La guardia's the 1,500 mile Perimeter Rule with a 737-800. The last airline to capitalize on this was American trans Air using a 757-200 to San Francisco (SFO), which they no longer run.  December
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Air Canada will begin nonstop service from EWR to Calgary with their new Embraer 190 aircraft. Flight 787 departs at 8:00pm and will arrive back at EWR at 5:35pm. Delta begins flights from LGA to Fort Myers (RSW) twice daily on a CRJ-700. November 19 Delta Airlines will start flights from LGA to Sarasota (SRQ) once dialy with a 737-300.
JetBlue expands to San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) from Newark (EWR) with flight 561 departing EWR at 10:35PM and flight 562 returning at 7:00AM the next day. November 12 The New York International Airline Show at LGA's Marriot Courtyard from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Of course, NYCAviation will be sharing all sorts of fun with you, including prizes, raffles and giveaways as well! November 10 Spirit Airlines will begins nonstop service from LGA to Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) with Airbus A319 equipment twice daily.
Continental completes their six-city expansion with the inauguration of a trans-Atlantic flight from Newark (EWR) to Delhi, India (DEL). Look out for more details as they become available! MaxJet begins flights from JFK-London Stansted with a 767-200s. The flight arrives at1:30pm and departs at 6:30pm. October 31 Independence Air begins operating two daily A319s between Washington Dulles (IAD) and New York La Guardia (LGA). Flight 984 arrives at 11:00AM, returning to the nation's capitol as flight 987 at 12:35PM. The next flight, 990, arrives at 4:35PM and departs as flight 993 at 5:15PM. Introductory one-way fares start at $59.00 and can be booked at www.FLYi.com.
Independence Air ceases JFK operations, with the last CRJ-200 flight arriving from Washington Dulles (IAD) at 8:58PM and departing back at 10:00PM. October 19 JetBlue adds West Palm Beach (PBI), Tampa (TPA), and Ft. Myers (RSW) to its Newark (EWR) network. Flight 543 departs to PBI at 7:55AM, returning as 540 at 2:10PM, flight 533 to TPA departs at 6:55AM, returning as 530 at 1:10PM, and flight 555 to RSW departs at 1:50PM, returning as 556 at 8:25PM.
Delta Airlines will offer two daily nonstop flights from JFK to Austin, Texas (AUS) and San Antonio, Texas (SAT) with their new Embraer 170 regional aircraft. Catch its premiere in New York with departues will be at 9:20am, 12:30pm and 6:40pm. Arrivals at 6:10pm and 9:10pm. October 7 To promote Breast Cancer Awareness, Song Airlines has repainted a 757-200 (N610DL), replacing its bright green with pink, and will be bringing it into JFK for a special event.
JetBlue inaugurates service out of Newark (EWR) to Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) and Orlando (MCO). Flight 501 departs to FLL at 6:25AM, returning at 1:00PM as flight 504, and flight 521 to MCO departs at 7:25AM, returning as flight 520 at 10:40AM the next morning. October 2 KLM will begin using an Airbus A330-200 on their EWR-Amsterdam (AMS) route. It will operate on Sun/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat (other days it's a 767-300), with an 11:45am arrival and a 6:30pm departure. Northwest Airlines will indefinitely suspend JFK to Tokyo's Narita Airport flights due to high fuel costs. The once daily flight with a 747-400 will be added to LAX-Tokyo and will offer extended World Business Class seating.
Kiwanis Club
hosts La Guardia Kids Day. Aircraft demonstrations, free food September 18 Eurofly ends their JFK flights for the season with a last departure at 9:55PM to Bologna on an Airbus A330. September 11 Air Canda Jazz began bringing in CRJ-700s into LGA on their Toronto (YYZ) route. The flights come in twice a day on Sundays. September 10 Newark Airport Airline show at EWR's Sheraton was a smash hit!
September 1 Delta Airlines
will bring back the 767-400 on their LGA - Atlanta (ATL) route 6
days a week with the exception of Saturday. The flight comes in
at 12:47pm and departs at 2:00pm. August 22 US Airways put a CRJ-700 on its LGA-CLT (Charlotte) flights once a day. The flight comes in at 7:54am and departs at 8:30am. August 1 Air Canada debuted their brand new Embraer 175s on their LGA-Montreal (YUL) routes, replacing the A319 on 5 of their 6 flights daily.They also replaced the A319 on 1 out of 10 of its flights to Toronto (YYZ). The first flight will come in at 8:07am from YUL. July 27 American Airlines dedicated Phase I of a new, state-of-the-art $1.1 billion terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport that will serve the needs of millions of domestic and international travelers for decades to come.
Westjet ceased LGA operations on its twice-daily flights from Toronto (YYZ), claiming an inability to secure more gates for growth at the airport.
Song Airlines began JFK-Sanfrancisco, with five daily flights operating by September 1, and Song also started service from JFK to Seattle with 3 flights in total being added by September 2.
North American Airlines looks towards West Africa with new service to Accra, Ghana (ACC). Their 767-300ERs will serve NA121, departing Kennedy (JFK) at 11:00 p.m. and returning as NA122 for a 6:45 p.m. arrival into New York. June 29 Continental added a flight to Berlin, Germany (TXL) from Newark (EWR) with a 757-200.
JetBlue Airways added a second daily nonstop flight on its JFK-Seattle route. JetBlue also began serving Ponce, Puerto Rico with a once daily flight using their Airbus A320. June 16 Delta Airlines's Song begins service from JFK to San Juan (SJU) with two dialy, which is really a breakaway from their mainline service.
Continental
began new service out of EWR to Beijing with daily service on a777-200ER.
The 13-hour flight departed Liberty at noon, arrived in Beijing
at 1:50 p.m. the next day. The return flight left the People's Republic
of China at 3:50 p.m., and arrived in the United States 13 hours
and 25 minutes later at 5:15 p.m.
A Swearingen SA-226T (N22DW) crashed on landing at Teterboro Airport (TEB). No fatalities. Delta Airlines ended use of it's 767-400 on its flights from Atlanta (ATL) to La Guardia, ending the type as the airport's largest visitor. The last arrival was at 10:51am and departed at 12:29pm.
This year's Jones Beach Airshow, hosted by the NY State Parks Department. Concentrated at the Center Mall, the military demos went from 10:00am to 3:00pm on both days. Though the show was free, parking cost $8. May 26 Contintental Airlines began flying EWR to Belfast (BFS). Operating a 757-200, Flt 94 departed at 7:55pm and its arriving Flt 95 came in at 11:25pm May 24 JetBlue began flights to Burbank, California (BUR) from JFK. The three daily flights will become 4 on July 15, and make JetBlue the airline with the most flights to California in the NYC area
Contintental Airlines began flying EWR to Bristol (BRS). Operating a 757-200, Flt 76 departed at 8:55pm and its arriving Flt 77 came in at 2:00pm. May 17 JetBlue Airways introduced new daily service to Portland, Oregon from JFK.
ANA began flying their 777-300s on their Tokyo (NRT) - JFK route. Flight 10 arrived at 10:45am and flight 9 departed at 12:30pm. May 4 American Eagle resumed two daily flight to St.Louis from JFK.
LTU International Airways began flights into JFK Airport with Airbus A330s from Dusseldorf (DUS), arriving at 4:00PM as flight 1550 and departing at 6:17AM as flight 1551. Delta Airlines began a once-daily flight from JFK to Berlin-Tegel with a 767-300
Thai Airlines began flights from Bangkok (BKK) to JFK Airport with their new Airbus A340-500s as flight 790 arriving at 6:35AM and departing at noon as flight 791.Song Airlines began JFK-Los Angeles (LAX) routes with seven daily roundtrips being put in place by June 18. American began 5 daily flights from LGA to Charlotte (CLT) on ERJ-135s. Flights on their New Orleans (MSY) flights were lowered from 2 to 1, but is seasonal and expected to be picked up again in October.
March 31 At JFK, an engine caught fire on Gulfstream 3 (N288KA) in hangar 16.
Israir Airlines resumed JFK operations with flights to and from Tel Aviv with their 767-300s. With flights on Sunday, Monday and Thursday, ticket sales werelimited until the 31st of the month, but an increase and extension is expected. February 22 American Trans Air increased their flights to La Guardia from Midway (MDW) from 4 to 8 flights a day on their Boeing 737-800s. This comes after lowering the flights on this route last December just before being saved by a Southwest Airlines codeshare agreement
During a snowstorm, a Polar Air Cargo 747-200 went off the end of runway 4R at JFK Airport. Flight 8407 arrived from Anchorage (ANC) and the icy conditions caused the aircraft to be halted by the runway's Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS). The crew of 3 was uninjured, and the aircraft, N921FT (cn 21575/358), was still stuck in the snow and being shovelled out by hand the next day. This aircraft was the third to be "arrested" by the EMAS at the airport along with a Gemini MD-11 last year and a Saab 340 that was caught in May 1999.
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