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FAA Delays Closing Of Air Control Towers

Jim Phillips — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:45:14 +0000

The Obama administration is delaying the closing of 149 airport control towers until mid-June in order to deal with legal challenges.

Jim Phillips — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:40:53 +0000

The City of New Bedford is working on "Plan B" to replace air traffic controllers who are losing their job on April 7.

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:58:39 +0000

The New Bedford Regional Airport is bracing itself for the sequester of automatic spending cuts in the federal budget.

Airport Manager Thomas Vick says the airport is on the list of control towers that may have to cease operations as $85-billion is slashed

Jim Phillips — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:10:10 +0000

Area resdients concerned about the future of the New Bedford Regional Airport are invited to a "public conversation" this week.

The City of New Bedford, along with the Airport Commission and its consultants are updating the airport's Master Plan