Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Bradley is only Connecticut airport that uses FAA controllers

The only airport in Connecticut that uses Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers is Bradley International Airport. Budget cuts that have resulted in furloughs of FAA controllers is a separate issue from the cuts that are closing the contract-operated towers at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport and five other smaller airports in the state. The initial version of a story posted Monday confused the two.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Tweed, not city, considers lawsuit over tower closure

The Tweed New Haven Airport Authority, not the city of New Haven, is considering joining a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration over the proposed June15 closure of the control towers at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport and 149 others across the country. A story this week incorrectly stated the city's position.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Wrong name reported for gun store owner

The co-owner of TGS Outdoors in Branford, Mike Higgins, was incorrectly named as Tom O'Neill in the initial version of a story published March 28, "Bushmaster XM15 rifle is gunmaker's version of AR-15."