• 5/1/2008 [PDF]: Army Corps gives approval to fill in wetlands as part of Massport's plans to widen the runway safety areas at Hanscom.
• 4/27/2008 Globe: New role urged for Hanscom; Boosters push base for Cyber Command.
• 4/14/2008 [PDF]: The April HFAC meeting is cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for May 19, 2008. The link is a draft version of the State of Hanscom presentation from the previous meeting less minor corrections.
• 4/3/2008 Globe: Massport seeks new commercial carrier for Hanscom Field to replace Boston-Maine Airways which ceased operations Feb. 29th.
• 3/20/2008 Globe: Massachusetts lobbied to make Hanscom Air Force Base one of 15 sites the U.S. Air Force is considering as a permanent home for its AFCYBER Command.
• 9/11/07 Globe: Fenway Sports plans to charter a 200-seat Boeing 757 jet from Hanscom Field to fly Boston College football fans to away games.
• 9/6/2007 AOPA: Local pilots convinced Massport to weaken its original stringent security proposal for Hanscom airport.
• 8/8/2007 Globe: Maine Aviation Aircraft Charter, a Portsmouth N.H. based jet charter service, plans to launch two daily round trips between Hanscom Field and Morristown, N.J., next month.

More on:

1. Commercial aviation at Hanscom Civilian Airfield
   a. Corporate and Cargo Jets
   b. Shuttle America (now a US Airways Express carrier)
   c. Other Airlines Consider Hanscom

2. Hanscom Civilian Airfield
   a. Noise and traffic at Hanscom
   b. Tree cutting plans around Hanscom
   c. Changes to Hanscom Infrastructure
   d. Support for Hanscom Air Force Base and Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) News
   e. General

3. People concerned about expansion at Hanscom Civilian Airfield
   a. National Recognition of the Threat
   b. Other State Officials and Citizen Groups are Concerned
   c. General Letters to the Editor
   d. Alliance between Logan and Hanscom Activists
   e. HATS, HFAC
   f. Lawsuits against FAA, Shuttle America and Massport

4. Massport
   a. General
   b. Massport pushes regional airport use

5. Related Issues
   a. Acela train service offers attractive travel option
   b. Nationwide and International Air Traffic Problems

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