Transportation
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DELCO Careers – Boeing
With a location in Ridley Park, Boeing is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites. Boeing has recently secured new contracts that will bring more jobs to Ridley Park. Inspector – Final Assembly This position inspects all electrical, mechanical, and final assemblies of aircraft for conformance to drawings, specifications, fixtures,…
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Philadelphia Airport Comes in 8 Out of 25 in Terms of Most Expensive Airport in the U.S.
Philadelphia International Airport was ranked earlier this year as one of the country’s best airports for amenities, but a new report also claims it ranks eighth in a list of the 25 most expensive airports in the nation, writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. PHL ranked No. 8, placing it with John F. Kennedy…
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Tractor Trailers Keep Getting Stuck on Rt. 420 Bridge. Local Shop Owners Say It’s Bad for Business.
Tractor trailers keep getting stuck under a specific bridge on Rt. 420 i Prospect Park, reports Chris O’Connell with fox29.com. Tractor-trailer drivers are not paying attention to the bridge’s clearance signs. Residents have dubbed it the “crash bridge,” Bar owner Joe MaGee told FOX 29 tractor-trailers are constantly crashing into the Amtrak overpass on Rt.…
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Savvy Business Traveler Reveals Ways to Make Your Philadelphia Airport Experience Easier
Gene Marks, a business owner who’s a frequent flyer, offers some inside knowledge of Philadelphia International Airport for phillymag.com. Fly American: They have more options for travel. Join the Admiral’s Club: It’s quiet, has coffee, oatmeal with cinnamon, a bar and working internet. Ignore those “available spaces” lights at the parking garages: They don’t work.…
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Parking Garage Coming to SEPTA’s 69th Street Transportation Center
A $30 million parking garage is being built at the 69th Street Transportation Center, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Township leaders and state representatives joined SEPTA officials Friday to announce the next improvements at the Center. The multi-tiered parking garage will accommodate 431 vehicles. A surface lot will handle 89 more vehicles. Current…
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Improvements Scheduled in May for Philly Airport Regional Rail Platforms
Philadelphia International Airport will use $1 million in state grants to improve the platforms along the SEPTA Airport Regional Rail Lines, writes Michael Tanenbaum for phillyvoice.com. The Multimodal Transportation Program and PennDOT’s Aviation Transportation Assistance Program each provided grants together totaling $924,900 for platform improvements to SEPTA’s Airport Regional Rail Line stops. “Our Airport serves…
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Southwest Airline Flight 1380 Almost Didn’t Make it To PHL Last Year
An emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport was the only option when an engine blew on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, writes Kyle Arnold for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We couldn’t see, we couldn’t breathe, and a piercing pain stabbed our ears, all while the aircraft snapped into a rapid roll and skidded hard to the left…
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DELCO Careers – Boeing
With a location in Ridley Park, Boeing is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites. Boeing has recently secured new contracts that will bring more jobs to Ridley Park. Programmer Analyst/Developer This position designs and develops new integrations supporting business contracts; supports supply chain integration environments including application integration services; participates in requirements gathering workshops; and…
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Philadelphia Airport Saw Better Numbers in Five Areas on Consumer Survey
Philadelphia International Airport scores went up in terminal facilities, security check and food, beverage and retail, but still took a hit in airport traffic, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It also scored better than Ronald Reagan Washington National, Honolulu International and New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The scores were in the J.D. Power 2019…
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Airport Job Fair Brings Opportunity to Trans, Nonbinary and Gender Nonconforming Workers
A job fair for trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people from the region took place Sept. 10 focusing on employment at the Philadelphia International Airport, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Gay News. Hosted by TransWork, it was organized by the Independence Business Alliance and the Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the airport.…
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Pilot Freight Services Relocates Headquarters but Stays in Delaware County
Pilot Freight Services, an air freight company, has moved into new global headquarters in Glen Mills from its previous location in Middletown, reports Delaware Business Now. The building at 2 Braxton Way is about five miles north of the Delaware border. The privately held company has annual sales of about $800 million. The new space,…
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Secane Gets Modern Train Station Promoting Advantages of Public Transit Investment
From 1871 to today, the Secane train station has been a squat stone structure, that’s become more and more crowded out by the expanding road system that surrounds it, writes Jason Laughlin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. On Thursday, Sept. 5, SEPTA unveiled a new station that is better adapted to its modern surroundings. The new…
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Broomall’s Waterless Works Car Wash Can Expand After Purchase by Parent Company of Blue Book
Waterless Works, a waterless car wash company in Broomall, has been acquired by CoxAutomotive, the parent company of Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader.com, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Waterless CEO and Founder Chris Caporale started the business in 2014 while a student at St. Joseph’s University. A clay-based material is used instead…
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Study Bears It Out: Driving in the Philadelphia Region Is Challenging
Those of us stuck on the Schuylkill or I-95 have always suspected. Now a study proves our suspicions correct. Philadelphia is tough for driving, writes Emily Rolen for Philly Voice. A 2019 WalletHub study used 30 indicators that looked at traffic and infrastructure, cost of ownership and maintenance of vehicles, safety and access to vehicles.…
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International Routes Opening Up at Philadelphia Airport
When American Airlines and US Airways completed their merger less than six years ago, no one figured Philadelphia would earn much status as an international hub since it’s so close to New York’s JFK, writes David Casey for Routes Online. But American Airlines confirmed plans to increase transatlantic service from Philadelphia to Dubrovnik and Berlin…
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Washington Post: Expect Average Wait of 13.3 Minutes in Philadelphia Airport Security Line
If you’re going to fly out of Philadelphia International Airport, head over on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Sunday from 10 to 11 p.m. Average wait in the security line is a whopping one minute, writes Natalie B. Compton for The Washington Post. Worst time? Fridays from 11 a.m. to noon. Expect a 32 minute wait.…
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Delco Ambulances Hold Record for Fastest Response Time in Pennsylvania
Delaware County’s ambulance response is the fastest in the state, writes Kathleen E. Carey for Delaware County News Network. Delaware County’s emergency medical service providers had the quickest response time out of 67 counties, according to a 2018 report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Bureau of EMS. Responders were safely on location at emergencies…
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Wawa Eyes Philadelphia and Pennsylvania as Future Locations for Tesla Super-Charging Stations
Right now, Wawa’s closest Tesla super chargers are in Delaware and South Jersey, but that’s going to change, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lori Bruce, a Wawa spokesperson, said the company has 16 stores with Tesla Superchargers with plans to double that by the end of 2020. New Jersey is Wawa’s top market…
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