JFK Airport

In 2016, more than 90 airlines use the airport.

2022: Hacking of dispatching software and taking bribes from taxi drivers for a place in line at a New York airport

On December 20, 2022, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of two men from Queens (New York City area) for allegedly conspiring with Russian hackers to hack into the taxi control system at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Read more here.

2018: Using CT scanners to search for bombs

In July 2018, JFK International Airport began using computed tomography machines to detect explosives in luggage. It is expected that this innovation will significantly speed up the inspection of things, as well as allow passengers to take on board items that were previously prohibited from entering the plane.

A CT scanner in terminal eight of the largest airport in the United States is being tested by the Transport Security Administration (TSA) and American Airlines. 3D scanning allows you to view the contents of your carry-on luggage and luggage bags from all sides.

Largest US airport installs 3D CT scanners to search for small bombs in luggage

The new technology improves the quality of security personnel checking bags for small bombs and banned items. The airline says that thanks to 3D scanners, passengers in the future will even be able to leave liquids, gels, aerosols and electronic equipment in hand luggage, which are not allowed to be taken on board airliners.

The new 3D scanners, which are expected to replace the outdated 2D X-ray machines, allow you to view things from all sides, controlling the image (rotating and scaling) on the touch screen. Eight copies of such equipment were delivered to the John F. Kennedy Airport with a total cost of about $300 thousand. It is assumed that by the end of 2019, up to 240 such scanners can be deployed at American airports, CBS reports.

By July 2018, it is forbidden to transport liquids on airplanes. In Britain, a ban on liquids was introduced after British intelligence agencies released information in 2006 about a series of prevented terrorist attacks on board nine airliners.

The terrorists were going to make an explosion in the air using explosives, the components of which they packed in the form of drinks.^[1]

2016: Verizon IT System Failure

The failure of the information system of the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on May 29, 2016 caused huge queues. The problems happened during one of the busiest tourist periods, CNN reported.

As a representative of the airport told the TV channel, on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at about 16:00 local time (23:00 Moscow time), the service failed , as a result of which passengers had to be registered manually. This led to the formation of long queues (of 1,500 people) in Terminal No. 7, operated by British Airways. Other airlines such as Qantas, Iberia and Cathay Pacific have delayed their flights. The average delay time by Monday morning, May 30, was about 35 minutes, according to the Internet portal Flightaware.com.

NYC airport IT system malfunction causes long queues

In the remaining terminals of the airport, everything worked normally. To monitor security in terminal 7 , additional airport employees were sent to it.

It was very crowded, cramped and unsafe, "said one of the passengers who stood in a long line.

Customers are served very poorly, - complains another passenger. - No public statements were made and passengers were told to stay on the ground. Staff will be overwhelmed as long as we are here and we have been here for five hours.

Carrier Cathay Pacific provided passengers with letters of explanation indicating that the computer failure was caused by problems with the IT system of the telecommunications company Verizon. JFK Airport headquarters said the issue did not affect security systems and they are operating as normal.

As of May 30, 10:00 (Moscow time), there is no information on the timing of the elimination of a malfunction in the IT system of one of the world's largest airports.^[2]

1959: Landing of the Tu-114 - the world's largest passenger aircraft

The first demonstration flight to New York by Tu-114 (tail number SSSR-L5611) was completed in the summer of 1959: the plane landed at Idelwild Airport (later named after John F. Kennedy) and brought a government delegation led by the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR to the Exhibition of Achievements of Soviet Science, Technology and Culture, "which opened in New York. The plane itself became an exhibit at the airport.

The largest passenger aircraft at that time in the world Tu-114 "Russia" in New York. The height of the ramp was not enough. UNITED STATES. 1959

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