New Bedford Regional Airport

The new Manager for the New Bedford Regional Airport was announced at Thursday night's City Council meeting.  Erick D'Leon has years of experience with airport management and is excited to be here in New Bedford... Before coming to New Bedford, D'Leon was manager of Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon, Georgia...

The family of fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Rodriquez is requesting that only family members and close friends attend his funeral Monday at the First Congregational Church in Fairhaven. In a statement released Saturday, the family said the support and love for Matthew has been amazing, but because of the size of the church, they are limiting seating to immediate friends and family...

A sad homecoming on Thursday as the remains of Lance Cpl. Matthew Rodriguez of Fairhaven return to Massachusetts.  The 19-year-old U.S. Marine was killed in combat operations in Afghanistan last week.  A plane carrying the body from Dover Air Force base arrived at New Bedford Regional Airport around 1pm.  A proc...

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

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

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...

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...