Winter Events Calendar
February is a strange month. Things around
the airport are fairly slow event-wise but travel
normally picks up. The big elephant in the room
is if there will be another government shutdown.
Everyone here hopes not.
A lot of people are very relieved that passed.
The partial government shutdown had an incredibly
negative effect on many government
workers across federal agencies and especially
at important transportation hubs such as airports.
Every week that it did not end created more
and more hardships for the federal workers who
were essential to the safety of the nation. But
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dedication by most of the federal workers did not
go unrecognized.
Caring supporters such as airlines,vendors
and families stepped up and provided meals,
essentials and emotional support during this
tough time for many who lived paycheck to paycheck.
So, when the end of the shutdown was fi nally
announced, there was a collective sign of relief.
These women and men who were able to do
the right thing and be able to come to work have
our gratitude.
Our entire community thanks you all for your
service.
SAVE THE DATE
FEBRUARY: Month Council
for Airport Opportunity
Flight Attendants & Security
Guard jobs. Call 718-
523-7100
MARCH 14-17: GGlobal
Foudation for first responders.
Destination Golf
& Spa Weekend
MARCH 20: JFK Chamber
of Commerce Luncheon
featuring Eli Dourado.
BOOM SUPERSONIC.
Russos. Register. www.jfkchamberofcommerce.
org
MARCH 28: JFK Air Cargo
Association Annual Expo.
Russos on the Bay.
APRIL 14: JFK Run the Runway
at JFK Airport.
APRIL 10: Wed.Christ for
the World Chapel’s Annual
Bishop Wright Aviation
Industry Awards Luncheon
.
MAY 15: Wednesday. Rockaway
Development & Revitalization
Corp. Annual
Gala. Russos. Call Valerie
West (718)471-6040
MAY 16: May 16-20, Annual
LAAMCO Convention
in Banff, Alberta. Contact:
Chris White-DeVries
(718)779-6954
JUNE 6: Cradle of Aviation
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary
Moon Landing
Celebratory Dinner with
Apollo astronauts.
JUNE 20: Cradle of Aviation
Apollo Moon Festival, celebrating
moon walk.
Special note: Bishop Wright Air
Industry Man and Women of
the Year Luncheon at Russo’s on
the Bay, 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd,
Howard Beach, NY. Honorees:
Finney Kurian, Regional VP
of ABM Aviation, Stephanie
Baldwin, VP of Airport Operations
JFK Delta Airlines and
Clergy of the Year, Reverend N.J.
L’Heureux, Jr., Executive Director
of Queens Federation of Churches,
Council of Churches of the City of
New York. Reception at 11:30am,
Luncheon at 12:30pm. $80 per
guest. www.jfkchapel@cccny.
net. Contact Marianne Fazio
(718)656-5693
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 2: Saturday.
Groundhog Day
FEBRUARY 3: Sunday.
Super Bowl LIII
FEBRUARY 5: JFK Rotary
“Thank You Dinner” for
those who volunteered for
Christmas Kids Party.
FEBRUARY 5: Chinese
Lunar New Year of the
Earth Pig. Event at T8 with
Westfield.
FEBRUARY 12: Council Airport
Opportunity Trades
Pre-Screening event. Jamaica
Office.718-
FEBRUARY 13: JFK Chamber
of Commerce. JFK
Airport Building 14-Conference
Room A, Open to
public 9:30am.
FEBRUARY 14: Thursday.
Valentines Day
FEBRUARY 16: Academy
of Aviation Open House.
Simulator Lessons, Professional
Pilots Q/A. www.
academyofaviation.com
FEBRUARY 18: Monday.
Presidents Day/Washington’s
Birthday
FEBRUARY 20: Wed. Sisters
of Notre Dame Mardi
Gras.Roma Restaurant in
Howard Beach.
FEBRUARY 26: Queens
Centers for Progress Annual
Evening of Fine Food
event. 6:30pm. Call 718-
730-3000 x325
FEBRUARY 28: Thurs. JFK
Air Cargo Assn, Luncheon.
Guest Speaker Russi Batiwala,
CEO of Chapman
Freeborn.
MARCH
MARCH 4: Hindu, Maha Shivaratri
MARCH 6: Ash Wednesday
(the first day of Lent) 2019
MARCH 10: Daylight saving
time begins at 2:00 AM.
Spring forth.
MARCH 14-17: Global foudation
for first responders.
Destination Golf & Spa
Weekend. Orlando.Katie
516-393-2161
MARCH 17: Sunday.
St.Patrick’s Day.
MARCH 20: JFK Chamber
of Commerce Luncheon
featuring Eli Dourado.
BOOM SUPERSONIC.
Russos. Register. www.jfkchamberofcommerce.
org
MARCH 20: Wed. Purim
begins.
MARCH 20: Wed. Spring
Equinox
MARCH 21: Hindu, Holi
MARCH 23: American Airlines
annual Medal of
Honor flight.
MARCH 27: The Wings
Club Annual Meeting.
Induction of new Wings
Club Foundation President,
presentation of the
10th Outstanding Aviator
Award with IAWA. 212-
867-1770
APRIL
APRIL 10: Bishop Wright Air
Industry Man and Women
of the Year Luncheon. Russos
on the Bay.
APRIL 14: Annual JFK Rotary
5K Runway Run.To
register and info, www.jfkrotaryclub.
NOTE: THE KAAMCO CARGO COMMITTEE
IS SORRY TO SAY GOODBYE TO
BRIAN COOLEY WHO ASSUMED THE
CHAIRMANSHIP LESS THAN A YEAR
AGO. THE CARGO COMMITTEE IS
SEEKING NEW TALENT TO TAKE THE
COMMITTEE INTO THE FUTURE. IF
INTERESTED CONTACT ANA LEMOS.
org/jfkrun
APRIL 14: Hindu, Ramanavami
APRIL 19: Good Friday
APRIL 19-27:Passover
APRIL 21: Easter
AVIATION
CONFERENCES
MARCH 12-14: IATA 13th
World Cargo Symposium.
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
wcsgva@iata.org
MARCH 19-20: Aviation
Management Assn.
(NYAMA) Legislative Aviation
Caucus Reception
and Advocacy Day. Albany.
Call 518 687-2241
MARCH 28: JFK Air Cargo
Assn. Expo. JFK Airport.
www.jfkaircargo.net
MARCH 26-28: 2019 Passenger
Terminal Expo.
Excel, London, UK. Call
+44 (0) 1306 871289 x2118
MARCH 27-28: FLYPHARMA
CONFERENCE
ASIA, Hong Kong. hiral@
samedanltd.com +44 (0)20
7724 3456
APRIL 2-3: IATA Safety and
Flight Ops Conference
2019. Barcelona. Crowne
Plaza.
MAY 5-7: CNS Partnership
Conference. Doral
National, Miami, Fl. cns@
mcveigh.com . 203-563-
8170
MAY 26: 32nd IATA Ground
Handling Conference,
Madrid, Spain. Marriott
Hotel.
OCTOBER 22-24-: Fly-
Pharma Conference Europe
2019. Copenhagen.
flypharma@samedanltd.
com
OCTOBER 29-31: Cargo
Events, Amsterdam.
REGULAR
MEETINGS
THE JFK CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE: 2nd Wed.
monthly at Bldg. 14, JFK
Airport. 9:15 open to public.
KAAMCO-JFK & PORT
AUTHORITY: Monthly
meetings, 2nd Wednesday
of month, 9; 45 Bldg. 14,
JFK; Kaamco Cargo Meeting
last Thursday of the
month.
JFK AIR CARGO ASSN:
Last Thursday each
month. See website for
meeting location. www.
jfkaircargo.net
CALMM: COUNCIL OF
AIRLINE MAINTENANCE
MANAGERS 2nd Tuesday
monthly. Bldg. 14. 12:30
pm2nd floor.
LAAMCO, LAGUARDIA:
1st Wednesday monthly
unless noted otherwise.
United Conf. Room 3721
11am. www.laamco.com
JFK ROTARY CLUB: Dinner
the 1st Wednesday; 3rd
Wednesday. JFK Hilton
Garden Inn. Contact www.
jfkrotaryclub.org
JFK AIRPORT CUSTOM
BROKERS AND FREIGHT
FORWARDERS MEETING:
Contact Joel (516)
250-0588
LGA KIWANIS: Meets 2nd
and 4th Tuesday at noon
at the LaGuardia Marriott
Hotel.
CIVIL AIR PATROL: MEETINGS
2ND & 4TH MONDAYS,
JFK BUILDING 14,
2ND FL.
NIAMCO: Newark International
Airport managers
Council. Check their website.
www.niamco.org
/www.laamco.com
/www.jfk-chamberofcommerce.org
/www.jfk-chamberofcommerce.org
/www.jfkchapel@cccny
/www.academyofaviation.com
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