The U.S. Department of Transportation is sending more than $12 million to Massachusetts to benefit municipal airports.
The funding will be distributed to the New Bedford Regional Airport, plus airports in Barnstable and Plymouth,
New Bedford is receiving just over $3 million to rehabilitate the airport's taxiway...
The economic picture is looking brighter at the New Bedford Regional Airport.
According to a recent study by the Mass. Dept. of Transportation, the airport is now generating $32 million in local economic activity, a 23% increase over the past four years...
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A pilot distracted by a bee in the cockpit forgot to lower his landing gear and did a "belly slide" down the runway at the New Bedford Regional Airport.
The runways at the New Bedford Regional Airport will be closed next week because of construction at the airport.
The Mayor's Office says the closures will begin Monday night at 9 and will continue until July 18th.
The work is related to work at the airport's runway intersection and reconstruction of the airport's main runway...
New Beford is receiving $800,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration to support work at the New Bedford Regional Airport. Its one of 14 grants awarded to Massachusetts airports.
The grant was announced Monday by the Congressional Delegation...