Connecticut Airport Authority hires marketing consultant

Published: Friday, February 10, 2012

By New Haven Register Staff

The Connecticut Airport Authority has hired a marketing consultant to help identify new routes and improvements for Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks and other airports, according to a release from the authority.

Dan Carstens, publisher of The Airport News & Bradley International Cargo Guide, was named as marketing consultant to the authority.

“I have always strived to be part of the efforts to maximize Connecticut’s airports, especially Bradley,” Carstens said in a statement. “I’m honored and excited to partner with the CAA Board to bring in new businesses and flights, and help foster Connecticut’s economic development.”

Mary Ellen Jones, the authority’s chairwoman, said in a statement, “Dan is well known in the airport community. This, in combination with his diverse background in the airport industry, will play an instrumental role in helping Bradley and the state’s general aviation airports reach their full potential.”

In addition to being publisher of The Airport News & Bradley International Cargo Guide, Carstens has a Connecticut real estate license and has assisted in business development efforts at Connecticut’s airports, along with Foreign Trade Zones in Windsor Locks, New London, New Haven and Bridgeport.

Previously, from 1982 to 2006, Carstens owned and operated an aircraft handling facility called CargoZone/BDL.

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