Peter Manice News Today

A profile of Rye Brook-headquartered Tailwind Air, which operates a seaplane commuter service through the Northeast.

A New Era for Seaplanes

Tailwind Air has just launched a new members-only program called Fast Lane Club Plus that gives users access to $1 flights this summer.

The Tailwind Air trip takes 75 minutes, and the best part is you get to check in for your flight at an oyster bar.

The fastest commute to Manhattan by land, sea or air takes just 20 seconds to catch wind. That’s how long Tailwind Air’s Cessna Grand Caravan seaplane needed to start its climb high over the Seaport. The bumper-to-bumper traffic is someone else’s problem as you begin a 1-hour journey to New York City that brings you a few docks down from the United Nations. “Wow! What a view,” a traveling ...

The seaplane operator is instead working to start Manhattan-Washington Dulles service on Sept. 27.

Tailwind Air will start flying from College Park Airport directly to Manhattan by seaplane. But rather than flying into one of New York City’s airports, the plane will land directly on the East River.

Tailwind's New York to Washington DC flights will serve College Park Airport in Maryland with Cessna Caravans on amphibious floats.

Tailwind Air's new route offers faster door-to-door travel than jets or trains, taking off from the water in Manhattan and landing on the tarmac in D.C.

From a press release: "Fly the Fast Lane with Tailwind Air. Experienced seaplane operator Tailwind Air announces an exciting new destination, creating the