A B-24 Liberator makes its landing approach on Wednesday at the Portland International Jetport in South Portland. The World War II-era plane is the only fully restored and operable example of its kind. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald)
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Passenger counts at Maine’s biggest airports reached new heights last year
Portland and Bangor set all-time records in 2017, with more than 1.8 million passengers passing through the Portland International Jetport. The number of passengers flying through Maine’s largest airports soared to the highest point on record in 2017 as Maine attracted a historic number of tourists and airlines expanded options for locals. More than 1.8 […]
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Protesters in Portland take a knee to take back a message
Faith-based demonstrators at the jetport ask for the national conversation to return to racial injustice On the eve of the Super Bowl, nearly 100 silent protesters “took a knee” at the Portland International Jetport to call attention to racial injustice and inequality. Beginning at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, the protesters – including many clergy members – […]
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Snowy owls cause problems at the Portland International Jetport
PORTLAND (WGME) — Some snowy owls and their admirers are causing problems for the Jetport. Snowy owls have returned to Portland International Jetport, and this year they are in fairly high numbers. Monday, CBS 13 videotaped a snowy owl right along a service road near the runway at the Jetport. Two others were seen as […]
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Police say porcupine thieves on the lam
PORTLAND — Maine police are on the lookout for a prickly piece of art. Officials said Tuesday that a porcupine sculpture was recently stolen from the grounds of the Portland International Jetport. It’s one of 10 individual animal sculptures that are part of a work called Glimpse by artist Wendy Klemperer. The metal animals are […]
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Honor Flight brings veterans to see their national memorials
Earl Morse wants every able World War II veteran in Maine to be able to see their Washington memorial, to touch its stone pillars and arches and feel the gratitude of the country. “That is priceless,” Morse, a retired Air Force captain, said. “That is irreplaceable.” He knows. For about nine years, the physician assistant […]