Eric Song
Staff Reporter
e.song@yale.edu
Eric Song covers business, unions and the economy of New Haven as well as transportation. He is a first year in Jonathan Edwards majoring in electrical engineering.
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ERIC SONG
Avelo flight from ICE base lands in Guatemala

An Avelo aircraft formerly based in New Haven flew from Arizona to Texas and on to Guatemala on Monday — the plane’s first international flight since moving to Arizona for Avelo’s contract with the Department of Homeland Security.

May 20, 2025

ERIC SONG
Airport expansion close at hand, with environmental permits pending

Tweed New Haven Airport presented an environmental mitigation plan to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection last month, even as opposition from community members remains fierce.

May 16, 2025

ERIC SONG
Hundreds protest Avelo’s move to operate deportation flights 

On Thursday, members of local activist organizations, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, State Rep. Juan Candelaria and three New Haven alders gathered outside Tweed Airport to criticize Avelo’s operation of deportation flights.

April 21, 2025

SABRINA THALER & ERIC SONG
“Bon voyage Avelo!”: New Haven residents, politicians condemn Avelo’s move to operate deportation flights

Connecticut officials and residents have threatened to pull support from Avelo. An online petition urging supporters to boycott the airline has gained over 32,000 signatures.

April 14, 2025

SABRINA THALER & ERIC SONG
Avelo to carry out deportation flights, citing poor performance at Tweed in internal email

The leading airline at Tweed New Haven Airport will open an Arizona base to operate chartered deportation flights — the first known commercial airline to do so under the second Trump administration.

April 8, 2025

ERIC SONG
Tweed Airport traffic congestion faces local scrutiny

With the increased air travel at Tweed-New Haven Airport leading to congestion in local residential neighborhoods, New Haven is proposing a roundabout upgrade and one-way system.

March 6, 2025

ERIC SONG
Lamont proposes bus and rail fare increases

Gov. Ned Lamont’s new transit fares are generally opposed by local residents, who say that fare increases haven’t led to tangible improvements and drive riders away from transit.

February 18, 2025

VICTORIA TAN & ERIC SONG
Mind-altering remedies: inside the new wave of psychedelic research

A new effort into studying psychedelic substances for mental health treatment is getting attention from researchers at Yale and beyond.

December 6, 2024

ERIC SONG
Local activists mobilize immigrant communities ahead of election

The Asian Pacific American Coalition of Connecticut and Unidad Latina en Acción are mobilizing members of their communities to vote this coming November — and extend their political engagement beyond the general election.

October 6, 2024

ERIC SONG
Newly redone Amistad exhibit takes new approach to New Haven history

The newly redone exhibit at the New Haven Museum features new documents, art and opinions on the Amistad revolt.

September 25, 2024

ERIC SONG
City committee moves to accelerate landlord penalties for code violations

The New Haven Legislation Committee unanimously pushed to hold landlords more accountable for housing code violations in changes to housing code on Tuesday, sending the amendment to the Board of Alders.

September 12, 2024