JFK Airport

The partially reconstructed wreckage of the Trans World Airlines Flight 800 is set to be decommissioned after years of use for federal investigative trainings, NTSB officials announced on Monday. TWA 800 Flight exploded shortly after takeoff on July 17, 1996 from John F. Kennedy Airport, killing 230 onboard and crashing into the Atlantic Ocean. The Paris-bound jet had just left…

If you’re going to run away from law enforcement, it’s best not to leave behind at least three pieces of ID so they can come find you later. That’s what happened when a man fled JFK Airport after TSA screeners found a loaded 9mm handgun in his carry-on bag, the agency said Wednesday. Once screeners spotted the gun during...

An airplane landed safely at John F. Kennedy International Airport from Moscow Sunday afternoon after officials received word of a potential threat, the Port Authority confirmed. The Aeroflot plane landed at the airport around 3:45 p.m. for a report of a bomb threat on the plane, Port Authority spokesperson Lenis Rodriguez told News 4. Police worked to deboard the plane…

Dozens of dogs saved from a slaughterhouse are getting new homes and forever families. Greg Cergol reports.

Two men were shot and killed in a drive-by shooting near John F. Kennedy Airport. Myles Miller reports.

Officials allege airport “insiders” used forged documents to steal truckloads of luxury goods in two separate thefts. News 4’s Greg Cergol reports.

Six people, including two former airport workers, have been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $6 million worth of designer merchandise, including Chanel handbags and jewelry, using tractor-trailers in a series of complex heists at John F. Kennedy Airport this year, prosecutors in Queens announced Thursday.

Six people, including two former airport workers, have been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $6 million worth of designer merchandise, including Chanel handbags and jewelry, using tractor-trailers in a series of complex heists at John F. Kennedy Airport this year, prosecutors in Queens announced Thursday.

It may not rate as an international scandal, but the death of a Yorkshire terrier in U.S. custody is fueling a messy legal battle over the importation of a group of purebred canines imported from Russia. The dog died in September at a private facility at JFK Airport used to hold animals from overseas that are denied entry to...

Newark Airport is the latest to get the testing centers, as JFK Airport has had its center set up since June at Terminal 4 and LaGuardia Airport is expected to have a site in the near future

The pair of pups — Zara and Stephanie — were saved from the streets of Russia, and quickly found themselves lost on the streets of New York City

Two dogs who were flown from Russia to be adopted by families in the U.S. escaped after getting picked up at JFK Airport. One has been rescued after getting hit by a car, while the other is still being sought. NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos reports.

Passengers left behind more than $926,000 at Transportation Security Administration security checkpoints at airports across the country during fiscal year 2019, with a chunk of that money coming from a New York area airport. According to the TSA, John F. Kennedy International Airport tops the list with $98,110 left behind at checkpoints. In total, the TSA collected $926,030.44 in unclaimed…

A fire inside a generator building at JFK Airport drew huge emergency response but no one was injured. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

It’s a device that looks like a blend between a beverage cart and a robot, but it is meant to help continue the fight against coronavirus. On Wednesday, JetBlue has become the first airline in the country to use new cutting-edge UV light technology in its cleaning efforts as a means to fight the coronavirus. JFK Airport in New...

JetBlue will become the first airline in the US to use new cutting-edge UV light technology to help fight the coronavirus at JFK Airport in New York City and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida. (Video courtesy of JetBlue)

He says his demand that passenger wear a mask resulted in his arrest and suspension. News 4’s Marc Santia reports.

Even in this newly quarantined world it may seem hard to believe, but the airport in Billings, Montana is now busier than New York City’s JFK. Some 77 flights left Billings Logan International Airport on April 22, according to flight tracking website JetTip. As for JFK? Only 70. Of the top 50 U.S. and Canadian commercial airports by traffic, JetTip…

Ahead of the nation’s 30-day air travel ban expansion from Europe, New Yorkers returned home Monday through John F. Kennedy International Airport. While the Department of Homeland Security’s new process for Americans returning home from certain European countries doesn’t necessarily include physical screenings, many passengers were surprised more aren’t being done. “They gave us forms to fill out asking...

Many New Yorkers rushed to get home from the UK before travel restrictions from the region went into effect. Travelers arriving at JFK airport say they filled out forms about the coronavirus but they were not screened for symptoms. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.