Dan Haar: How five guys, new in their roles, remade Tweed Airport in a pandemic
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From left, Avports CEO Jorge Roberts speaks with New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and East Haven Mayor Joseph Carfora at a press conference announcing major expansion plans at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport on May 6, 2021.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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East Haven Mayor Joe Carfora, left, has a moment with Jorge Roberts, CEO of Avports, the company that manages Tweed New Haven Regional Airport, after an announcement of Tweed New Haven Airport s expansion plan on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The deal took months to negotiate.Dan Haar/Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
New Haven s Tweed Airport comes back to life - and more may be on the way
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NEW HAVEN Get ready for things to start happening at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport.
And stay tuned; there may be more on the way, according to federal documents Hearst Connecticut Newspapers has obtained.
Look this summer for new commercial service at Tweed by startup airline Avelo Airlines the first new American mainline airline in nearly 15 years which wants to make New Haven a “focus city” for its East Coast operations, company, Tweed and government officials plan to announce later today.
Get ready for a longer runway 1,035 feet longer, up from the current 5,600 feet to 6,635 feet, as approved earlier this year in Tweed’s 20-year master plan update.
Dan Haar: Tweed airport launching massive expansion, privately financed
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Artists renderings show concepts of what the new terminal at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport could look like in the project proposed by Avports and the Tweed authority on May 6, 2021.
The 74,000-square-foot terminal would be located on the East Haven side of the airport and the old terminal on the New Haven side would be retired. Target for completion was announced as the end of 2023.Courtesy of Avports /
Two decades of infighting and dashed hopes for breakout growth at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport could come to a sudden end Thursday morning with the landing of a plan to remake the old place into a true regional asset without a dime of state or municipal money.
Bridgeport aims to make Sikorsky the southwestern CT airport
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Views of Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, Conn., on Friday Jan. 22, 2021.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT The city is seeking an advantage in the debate over which airport Bridgeport’s Sikorsky or New Haven’s Tweed should receive state support and, more importantly, state and federal investment to expand post-coronavirus pandemic services and flights.
Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration and a pair of Sikorsky’s tenants are moving ahead with commissioning a $47,000 study of the airport’s potential by the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis at the University of Connecticut.
Residents across the tri-state region were hit by yet another winter storm Thursday as snow fell across the area. How much snow has fallen in your area?