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6 Worcester Business Journal | November 7, 2016 | wbjournal.com Fly Worcester! flyworcester.com 2016 was another great year Thank you for your support Plane pull, Wings for Autism events celebrate 300,000 passengers at Worcester Airport By Tom Quinn -June 10, 2016 Worcester Police, honoring slain Auburn Police Officer Ron Tarentino, pose for a photo after winning the plane pull Walter Bird photo Flights from Worcester-to-Baltimore on the horizon for Rectrix Aviation By Scott J. Croteau | October 16, 2016 Rectrix Commercial Aviation Services I have flown in and out of the airport over 40 times in the last two years. From the friendly staff, to the nice gentleman who operates the store on the second floor, to the inexpensive parking, Worcester Regional Airport is a giant hit in my book. Stephen Buchalter President Enterprise Cleaning Boylston, MA With accessible, friendly JetBlue service out of Worcester Regional Airport, Florida is practi- cally in Wachusett Mountain's back yard! Carolyn Crowley Stimpson Vice President Wachusett Mountain Worcester Regional Airport to get $7.7M upgrade and new taxiway By Melissa Hanson -June 10, 2016 This June 17, 2010 photograph shows the Worcester Regional Airport terminal building and tower in Worcester, Mass. While tens of thousands passengers stream in and out of Logan International Airport this Thanksgiving week, its smaller sister in Worcester will host a fraction who are happy to have an alternative to the congestion and tolls that come with a trip to Boston. (AP Photo/Telegram & Gazette, Rick Cinclair) (AP photo by Rick Cinclair / Telegram & Gazette) From the curb to the departure gate, the customer service was outstanding. Thank you Worcester Regional Airport! Jeannie Hebert President and CEO Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce Rectrix names Worcester airport its maintenance base By Telegram & Gazette Staff - Sep 21, 2016 WORCESTER – Rectrix Commercial Aviation Services has named Worcester Regional Airport as its maintenance base of operations, moving its base from Hanscom Airport. Feds grant Worcester Airport $1.4 million to enhance runway lighting By Brad Petrishen - Aug 22, 2016 WORCESTER – The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Worcester Regional Airport a $1.4 million grant to enhance its low-visibility lighting system, U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern announced Monday. The money will provide for the installation of a Surface Movement Guidance and Control lighting system on a taxiway to Runway 11-29. The system will "enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions," according to a news release. Thomas P. Glynn, chief executive of the Massachusetts Port Authority, which operates the airport, called the new lighting system "critical" for the airport's eventual "CAT III" landing system. That $30 million system will reduce the amount of visibility pilots need to land from about half a mile to 600 feet. The system – which is used by Logan Airport in Boston - will allow more flights to land in bad weather, which officials hope will lead to more demand from business travelers. At a groundbreaking ceremony for the CAT III system last year, MassPort officials said construction should be complete in December 2017.