New England Air Museum to Hold 2012 Space Expo on April 1

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut will hold its annual SPACE EXPO on Sunday, April 1, 2012.  This is an opportunity to discover New England’s Aerospace Industry and today’s partnerships in space exploration.  More than 15 exhibitors from across New England will participate in the event including Hamilton Sundstrand, Division of United Technologies; National Oceanic &... [Read more]

East Granby Chamber of Commerce Networking Event Draws Largest Crowd Ever

Members of the East Granby Chamber of Commerce gathered last evening, Friday, February 16, at the New England Air Museum for a Chamber networking event. The event drew its largest crowd ever including 20 exhibitors from around the region and offered local business owners the opportunity to showcase their goods and services. The New England Air Museum Thursday unveiled its newest addition to its collection... [Read more]

The Airport News Announces Staffing Changes; Dan Carstens, Publisher, Accepts New Role with Connecticut Airport Authority; Margaret Murphy to Assume Editorial Responsibilities

[Windsor Locks, CT – February 10, 2012] The Airport News and airportnews.com today announce staffing changes at the business publication.  Mr. Dan Carstens, long time Publisher will be assuming new responsibilities at the Connecticut Airport Authority in the capacity of Marketing and Business Development Consultant for the organization. “I am very excited to be assuming my new role with the... [Read more]

JetBlue Adds SJU to Hartford Options

HARTFORD, Conn. and SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (January 5, 2012) – JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today launched nonstop service between Hartford-Springfield’s Bradley International Airport (BDL) and San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU). Flights are on sale today through January 13, 2012 at www.jetblue.com/new as low as $139 (a) each way for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays... [Read more]

Emergency Aircraft Arresting System Unveiled at Groton New London Airport

Federal Aviation Administration Regional Administrator Amy Lind Corbett and Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker visited in December and unveiled the newly installed emergency arresting system at Groton-New London Airport designed to stop planes that overshoot the runway. It is the first such system installed in Connecticut. “With this system, we have taken another... [Read more]

Bradley International’s Traveltini Opens With Help From BDL Execs

Mary Ellen Jones, Chair of the newly-formed Connecticut Airport Authority and Commissioner James P. Redeker today celebrated the grand opening of Traveltini Martini Bar in Terminal A, Concourse C, at Bradley International Airport. “Traveltini is a fabulous addition to other wonderful concessions at Bradley Airport,” said Ms. Jones. “The martini bar has a very upscale feel and offers a quiet respite... [Read more]

United States Travel and Tourism Exports: September 2011

Industry exports exhibit double-digit growth for seventh consecutive month The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced that international visitors spent $13.0 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States during the month of September – nearly $1.5 billion more (13%) than was spent in September 2010. Travel and tourism-related exports have increased, on... [Read more]

The Newest Retailer on the Busiest Day – Traveltini Open at BDL

Travelers in and out of Bradley now have a new option inside the secure area – a Martini/Wine Bar. [Read more]  Read More →

Bradley Community Meets Delta Challenge

As you read here earlier, Delta Airlines’ BDL Station Manager challenged his staff and the airport community to raise $5,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. “Raise five thousand dollars in 30 days and I will wear a pink dress to work” he ventured. Raise it they did…in less than a week. And then the stakes escalated as others joined in. At the end of the month, the... [Read more]

Flying Typers’ Geoffrey Arend at ACA

Flying Typers Publisher Geoffrey Arend has circled the globe for decades interviewing Airline, Airport, and Industry Executives. He is shown here in the lobby of the DoubleTree Miami Convention Center working the crowd, recording comments from fellow air cargo industry veteran Tony Romeo. Keep up the great work Geoffrey.  Read More →

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