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Free Igor Sikorsky
MANY OF you have gone through the grinder with your governing
board when it comes to the commercial air service matter.
Politicians, board members, port authorities and
local business groups are always keen on this conversation.
Why don't we have commercial flights? We need
commercial flights. Imagine if we had commercial
flights. We had commercial flights during the Carter
Administration, so we should have them now too.
Maybe they just want to catch a flight to Orlando
in town. Or maybe they simply covet fancy local cakes
celebrating new routes.
But really it's another reality slap to the face that
no one outside of the industry really understands the
industry.
Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport is the latest
victim of this terrible delusional circle. Bridgeport
community leaders want commercial air service to
make a rousing return to the airport 20 years after
the last flight left and more than a decade after the
airport demolished the old terminal that no longer
served any purpose.
Never mind Bridgeport is 17 miles from TweedNew
Haven Airport, 28 miles from Westchester
County Airport and less than 50 miles from both La
Guardia and JFK. And they apparently didn't hear airlines
are already nixing service to smaller communities
because they don't have pilots.
A study conducted last year by the Connecticut
Center for Economic Excellence showed the airport
could build two hangars for $1.8 million and house
roughly 22 private jets. It also states building a temporary
passenger terminal would cost $15 million, which
let's face it, wouldn't be the grandiose facility to pull
in all sorts of airlines the city thinks it will.
Meanwhile the city recently nixed a new lease with
Atlantic Aviation because of concerns about a " lack of
competitive bidding. " The deal would've ended the
airport's operating deficit, but now it will go back out
to bid with the other FBO at the airport planning to bid.
Looking at the buying spree Atlantic and Signature
have been on the past four months, that one extra bid
will have to do I reckon.
Bridgeport was nearing a deal to sell the airport to
the Connecticut Airport Authority, but now neighboring
Stratford wants to run the facility and asking
to bid. CAA leadership stated in the press that delays
in the process would leesen the authority's interest in
operating the airport.
Sikorsky has a lifeline in CAA, but not all states are
lucky to have an aviation-focused authority to swoop
in and make rational decisions based
on market evidence. Getting industry
education to boards and community
leaders on the basics of the
industry is more realistic.
Otherwise I'm bound to lose
even more hair seeing stories like
this play out. - Joe
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of March-April_2022

Inside the Fence
Industry Update
More Than Clean
Sinks Beyond the Restroom
Sustainability in Aviation Showcase
Snow, Software and Streamlined Operations
Legal Matters
Product Focus
March-April_2022 - 1
March-April_2022 - 2
March-April_2022 - 3
March-April_2022 - 4
March-April_2022 - Inside the Fence
March-April_2022 - Industry Update
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March-April_2022 - 8
March-April_2022 - 9
March-April_2022 - More Than Clean
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March-April_2022 - Sinks Beyond the Restroom
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March-April_2022 - Sustainability in Aviation Showcase
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March-April_2022 - Snow, Software and Streamlined Operations
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March-April_2022 - Legal Matters
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