New Terminal at JFK for JetBlue

"Congratulations again to JetBlue for continuing to show why it has become one of the nation's most successful and popular airlines in such a short time,” said Queens Borough President Helen Marshall. “The Port Authority and JetBlue have been working together to modernize and prepare JFK Airport for the 21st Century and a new era in airplane travel. At the same time, they have preserved the past by recognizing the value of this uniquely designed former TWA Terminal, an architectural gem on our city's landscape."

"In line with JetBlue’s core business values, the planning and design of this terminal has proceeded from the outset with the primary goal of providing excellent, efficient service at reasonable cost," said Greg Hodkinson, Arup's Americas region chairman and design manager for the project. "This is the first terminal specifically planned and designed for a low-cost airline, and we believe its many innovations will be widely incorporated into future terminal design throughout the world."

The JetBlue project team includes Arup (planner and design manager), Gensler (terminal architects), DMJM Harris (airside/landside civil engineers), Rockwell Group (interior architect) and Turner Construction (construction management).

JetBlue Airways is a low-fare airline based in New York City, with operations to 33 cities with 340 flights daily. All JetBlue aircraft feature roomy leather seats with 36 channels of free DIRECTV® programming, the most live television offered by any airline, and brand name snacks and beverages. On flights longer than two hours, a selection of first-run movies and bonus features from FOX InFlight™ is also available.* With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information or reservations call 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-538-2583) or visit www.jetblue.com.

With its origins as consulting engineers, Arup is a global leader delivering innovative, practical design solutions to challenges in the built environment. Founded in 1946, Arup today has some 7,000 staff at work in more than 70 offices and 32 countries, with core businesses focused on buildings, infrastructure and consulting. It is currently engaged in terminal and infrastructure projects at airports worldwide including Beijing, Zurich, Washington/Dulles, Los Angeles/LAX, London/Heathrow, and Nagoya, Japan.

Gensler...Architecture, Design & Planning Worldwide is a leading global design, planning and strategic consulting firm, with more than 2,000 people and offices in 28 cities. Gensler has been designing airport terminals for more than 20 years, with 44 separate passenger terminal projects completed for leading airports, and current projects from Singapore, to London, Atlanta and Los Angeles. In the wake of 9/11, the firm has emerged as a specialist in terminal security—currently consulting with eight major airports on 15 different terminals.

Gensler's multi-textured expertise drives a focused exploration of how people experience the world around them; Gensler teams then use that knowledge to create design solutions that give clients a fresh, competitive edge.

DMJM Harris is the transportation flagship company of AECOM Technology Corporation with headquarters located in both New York and Los Angeles. With more than 2,200 employees in the United States, DMJM Harris specializes in Transit/Rail, Highways/Bridges, Marine, Planning, Energy Infrastructure and Design-Construct services.

AECOM is a global company providing design and management services in transportation facilities and environmental markets through a family of operating companies. Through the combined efforts of over 22,000 people, AECOM offers a unique blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence, creating a better world in which to live and work.

Rockwell Group is an award winning, cross-disciplinary 160-person architecture and design practice founded by David Rockwell. Based in New York City, Rockwell Group specializes in hospitality, cultural, healthcare, theater and film design. Recent commissions include the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame at the Time Warner Center; The Children's Hospital at Montefiore; Town restaurant and Chambers hotel (New York City); W New York and W Union Square (New York City); the Academy Awards’ Kodak Theatre; the Broadway musicals “Hairspray” and “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”; and, numerous restaurants located internationally including New York restaurants Nobu Fifty Seven, Country, Bar Americain, as well as Gordon Ramsay’s Maze in London and Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.