T1’s new jet bridges are being manufactured and tested in Utah, with delivery to the site planned in just a few months from now. I’m a little disappointed, but not surprised, that they won’t be glass.
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The PA will never buy glass. I think we need to accept this reality.
I am surprised they went with the corrogated ones though as all the other new terminals (sans anything Delta uses) use smooth walled ones… Those aren’t as “modern” looking.
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At the very least, they appear to have a sleek grey-ish color to them, a bit like the bridges on Terminal 8.
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Just curious, are the glass jet bridges more expensive than the others we see at NYC and most US airports?
From what I know, yes glass ones cost more, although the biggest reason that they weren’t as widely adopted was due to antiquidated fire safety concerns in NPFA 415. The fire code was changed a while back so now there are quite a few new terminals that have glass bridges and some are replacing older bridges with glass ones, including large airports such as Miami.
But as we know, the PA are not going to pay for the added cost of installing glass bridges. They’ll do whatever it takes to save a penny.
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If we’re lucky they’ll get a final coat of Krylon somewhere between the Bronx and T1.
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Here’s a timelapse of T6’s current progress
T1 inside look:
And some photos of a variety of work on T6
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That’s awewome.
Been seeing lots of year-end progress reviews at JFK on LinkedIn, particularly from T6. The most notable image from these updates IMO is this one, which illustrates swift progress on the departures roadway. We can also see aluminum panels starting to go up on the south elevation, as well as some mounting pieces on the canopy from which cladding will be hung in the near future.
I’m so excited to see all the progress to be made here, as well as across the airport, in 2025! Aiming to visit for myself in early January after returning from a trip to my new office in DC. Going to work as a terminal planner post-grad 
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It’s a shame they aren’t renovating the AirTrain stations. The rest of the airport will be ultra-modern while the stations are starting to show their age.
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I’m interested to see if they do anything to the T1 station in the short term, considering how it was originally planned to be fully redone and integrated with the new building. I imagine the PA may want to upgrade all the the stations one day, especially considering the standards of the new EWR Airtrain set to be constructed shortly, however I fear that day may be far away at this point.
I don’t think there are any immediate plans for the T1 station or even the one by T5 and 6. The renders show them in their current appearance and if they were going to give them a bit of an upgrade, the PA would probably say something and/or also show renders. I also do agree that they might want to renovate them considering EWR’s are going to be upgraded even if its 3 decades before we’ll see anything.
I think you’re right. The only hints of planned work I’ve seen are a rendering of the original T1 plan showing a dramatic new entrance for the T1 station within the building itself, and a previous T6 iteration showing a new bridge linking the west end of the T7 station to the new building, the headhouse for which extended all the way across the station at that time. With the way the PA operates now it doesn’t really make sense for them to invest what little they have in an aesthetic upgrade, that is unless some of their new private terminal operator partners put pressure on them.
I like to think there may be a future in which Airtrain JFK is linked directly with the LIRR mainline to enable one-seat service to Penn and GCT, at which point the PA may want to overhaul the system and perhaps redo the stations to accommodate larger trainsets. Not saying this is something that’s been discussed–just a personal hope.
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