Airport Information
Boston Logan Airport is officially known as the Gen. Edward Lawrence Logan international Airport. Originally named Boston Airport, it opened on September 8, 1923. US Army air service officer first Lieut. Donald Duke of the Army Air Corps was Boston Airport's first general manage,r and he is credited with coining the term "airport."
on April 14, 1927 Colonial Air (a predecessor of American Airlines) begins the first regular scheduled commercial passenger flights between Boston and New York. in 1943 the airport was renamed the General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport after a South Boston Spanish-American war officer.
In the summer of 1970 the era of the jumbo jet we can when Pan Am started the daily Boeing 747 service to London Heathrow Airport. when the airport opened a new Terminal E in 1974,became the second largest international arrivals facility in the United States. International long haul travel has been the fastest-growing sector at Logan. Boston Logan (BOS) is the 12th busiest airport in the United States and the 28th busiest airport in the world. it is the largest airport in New England.
all major airlines fly to Boston from more the majority of the primary secondary hubs is also a destination many major European Airlines. The airport is a hub for regional airline Cape Air. the airport also services airlines from Africa, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. In 2012, Japan Airlines plans to begin service to Tokyo.
The airport has four terminals: Terminal A, Terminal B, Terminal C, and Terminal E (Volpe International Terminal).
Terminal A hosts airline lounges for United Airlines and Delta Airlines. terminal A is the first airport terminal United States to be LEED certified for environmentally friendly design by the US Green Building Council. the building features heat reflecting roof and windows, low flow faucets and waterless urinals, self dimming lights, and storm water filtration.
Terminal B occupies US Airways and houses the US Airways Club. In the northern part of the terminal is American Airlines.
Terminal C provide service for Cape Air, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines, and mainly JetBlue Airways. The airport's USO Lounge is located in the baggage claim area of terminal C it offers typical amenities for other markets as major as greater Boston. A military ID is mandatory.
The John A. Volpe International Terminal (Terminal E) was name for the former governor of Massachusetts and the US Secretary Transportation. It serves at the as international terminal for Logan airport.
Several movies have also been filmed at Logan Airport.
Terminal A Airlines
- Alaska Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Comair
- Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America
- United Airlines
- United Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines
- United Express operated by Colgan Air
- United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines
Terminal B Airlines
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air
- American Airlines
- Frontier Airlines
- Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines
- Spirit Airlines
- US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin
- US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air
- US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines
- US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines
- Virgin America
Terminal C Airlines
- Cape Air
- JetBlue Airways
- Sun Country Airlines
- United Airlines
- United Express operated by Mesa Airlines
- United Express operated by Shuttle America
- United Express operated by Trans States Airlines
Terminal E Airlines
- Aer Lingus
- Air France
- AirTran Airways
- Alitalia
- British Airlines
- Iberia
- Icelandair
- Japan Airlines
- Lufhansa
- Porter Airlines
- SATA International
- Southwest Airlines
- Swiss International Air Lines
- TACV
- Virgin Atlantic
City Information
Shawmut (later to become Boston Massachusettes), was named by the first English immigrant Rev. William Blackstone. Arriving by himself in 1629, he settled on a small peninsula that was named Shawmut by the local Algonquins. John Winthrop came along with Puritan settlers and decided to make Shawmet a permanent settlement on September 17, 1630. He renamed the settlement Boston, after his hometown in Lincolnshire England.
Early in its history, Boston emerged as an educational center with the founding of Harvard University and the Boston Latin School. Along with its harbor Boston became a leading commercial center for the colonies. Along with becoming a world leader of shipbuilding, it was also the primary port of North America
As tensions grew between the Colonies and Britain, Bostonians took a leadership role in the Revolution. Boston was the scene of the Stamp Act of 1765, The Townshend Acts of 1767, which led to the Boston Master in 1770. It was also the scene of the Tea Act of 1773 which led to the Boston Tea Party. British troops were sent to Lexington and Concorde to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock on the night of April 18, 1775, which led to Paul Revere and William Dawes to ride through the town to warn the colonists of the soldiers' arrival. The next day on Lexington Green quote the shot heard round the world quote was fired and the American revolution started. A couple months later, George Washington was brought to Boston to take command of the colonial army.
Boston prides itself on being the first in several innovative ideas throughout his long and rich history. Boston Common became the first public park in America in 1634. The first public secondary school, Boston Latin School, was established in 1635. It is still in operation. The first United States mail route was opened between Boston and New York in 1672. the oldest restaurant in America was established in 1714. The Union Waster House is still in operation under the same name today.
Always a leader in government, in 1780 the first state Constitution was created in Boston. In 1784 the Bell in Hand Tavern opened. today it is the country's oldest pub. Boston was the first city to establish its own police department in 1838, in 1903 first modern World Series is played inMajor E Baseball. The Boston Americans eat the Pittsburgh Pirates five games to three in the best of nine series. Harvard professor Howard Aiken develop the automatic sequence controlled calculator a,lso known as the first automatic digital computer.
Whether you are a student of history of restaurant connoisseur a patron of the arts or sports fan in Boston has many interesting events and locations for your interests.
