Rhode Island Airport Corporation

I say it again sell ORH to MassPort or maybe we should approach the Rhode Island Airport Corportation and we can ORH Providence-Worcester??? Half kiddin but why not? Providence is approximately the same distance as Boston and the drive is easier.

Who is the Rhode Island Airport Corporation? The Rhode Island Airport Corporation was formed on December 9, 1992 as a semiautonomous subsidiary of the then Rhode Island Port Authority, now the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation to operate and maintain the state's airport system. The powers of the corporation are vested in its seven-member board of directors, six of whom are appointed by the governor, and one member appointed by the mayor of the City of Warwick.

The Rhode Island Airport Corporation is responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the six state-owned airports; and the supervision of all civil airports, landing areas, navigation facilities, air schools and flying clubs. In addition to T. F. Green Airport, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation is responsible for five general aviation airports throughout the state: Block Island, Newport, North Central, Quonset and Westerly.

Their mission statement is as follows:

"To provide safe, efficient and convenient air transportation for our region, while providing economic opportunity balanced with environmental stewardship nsensitive to the community."

Why couldn't their region include the addition of ORH??