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Tradewind Aviation Adding Newport Shuttle Service
By: Kerry Lynch
Caption: Tradewind will offer service between New York and Newport, Rhode Island aboard its fleet of PC-12 turboprop singles.
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Charter provider Tradewind Aviation is launching shuttle service between New York and Newport, Rhode Island, beginning Memorial Day weekend. Plans call for up to 10-times-weekly service between the two locations aboard Tradewind’s Pilatus PC-12 fleet, the company said.

Shuttle service will be offered from the Million Air terminal at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York, to Newport State Airport in Middletown, Rhode Island, on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays, and Mondays. Rates will begin at $245 per seat, plus tax, each way, with an estimated flight time of 35 minutes.

The service is the latest development in Tradewind’s “shared charter” concept, which it first provided in 2002 in Nantucket and since has expanded to other destinations, such as Martha's Vineyard and Stowe, Vermont, and in the Caribbean.

Calling Newport "one of New England's most iconic towns," Tradewind Aviation co-owner and v-p David Zipkin, said, "Newport has been an increasingly popular private charter destination for Tradewind, so the time is right to launch our signature shared charter service.” He added the Pilatus PC-12 is well suited for the 3,000-foot-long runway at Newport.