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Early postwar development ĭuring the 1940s and 1950s, due to the rise in demand for air travel, the airport added 1,800 acres (2.8 sq mi 7.3 km 2 730 ha) of landfill in Boston Harbor, taken from the former Governors, Noddle's and Apple Islands.

On January 1, 1936, the airport's weather station became the official point for Boston's weather observations and records by the National Weather Service. The first scheduled commercial passenger flights to start at the new airfield were on Colonial Air Transport between Boston and New York City, starting in 1927. during this time, it was known as Jeffrey Field. Logan Airport opened on September 8, 1923, and at that time it was mainly used by the Massachusetts Air National Guard and the United States Army Air Corps. air carriers offer flights from Boston to all or the majority of their primary and secondary hubs. American Airlines and United Airlines also carry out significant operations from the airport, including daily transcontinental flights, as well as daily flights to London-Heathrow. It is also an operating base for JetBlue. BOS is the northeastern hub for Cape Air and is the secondary transatlantic hub for Delta Air Lines, serving several destinations in Europe. Logan has non-stop service to destinations throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, the North Atlantic region (including Bermuda and the Azores), Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. It is named after General Edward Lawrence Logan, a 20th-century war hero native to Boston. The airport saw 42 million passengers in 2019, the most in its history.

It is the largest airport in both the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the New England region in terms of passenger volume and cargo handling as well as the busiest airport in the Northeastern United States outside the New York metropolitan area.

It opened in 1923, covers 2,384 acres (965 ha), has six runways and four passenger terminals, and employs an estimated 16,000 people. General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport ( IATA: BOS, ICAO: KBOS, FAA LID: BOS), also known as Boston Logan International Airport and commonly as Boston Logan, Logan Airport or simply Logan, is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partially in Winthrop, Massachusetts. “We have cars that you might not get anywhere else,” Florence said.Source: Federal Aviation Administration, Massport The company is noted for its premium car models, such as Mercedes, for rental. Now, Sixt has 13 car rental locations in South Florida and 50 in the state. Miami and Fort Lauderdale are its largest U.S. location at Miami International Airport in 2011, and has since opened at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Palm Beach International Airport. The Sixt Group generated annual revenues of $2.8 billion in 2016. Sixt Rent-a-Car has more than 2,000 locations in over 100 countries.

The government incentives helped make Sixt’s decision, Birkel said. The city pays 20 percent and the state 80 percent. Those interested can find job descriptions and apply at .įort Lauderdale’s commission has approved a $1.5 million economic incentive package with the state, based on $5,000 per job, for Sixt. Jobs are wide-ranging, the top executives said, including finance, marketing, accounting, reservation agents and customer service. This is exactly the kind of international investment we’re looking for and helps reinforce that we are an international destination.”Īverage annual pay for new workers will be $52,938, according to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, which worked with city manager Lee Feldman, on landing the headquarters. Bob Swindell, president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, said Sixt’s expansion is a win for Broward because it is “a brand that’s known throughout the world.