By Tim Mekeel, Lancaster New Era, Pa. Mar. 25--Lancaster Airport wants to start a chain reaction. It would begin with a letter to Washington, continue with a longer commitment from Washington and conclude with the resumption of daily commercial flights here.

By Tim Mekeel, Lancaster New Era, Pa. Sep. 11--The old rock 'n' roll song and the Lancaster Airport Authority agree -- Cleveland rocks. That's where the next commercial airline to serve Lancaster needs to fly, probably as a Continental Airlines carrier, the authority says.

By Tim Mekeel Hopes to restore, expand service. TIM MEKEEL Temporary inconvenience, permanent improvement. Lancaster Airport will lose commercial flights to Pittsburgh Sept. 30, grounding service here for four to six months, airport officials said today.

By Susan Jurgelski, New Era Newsmaker Who's at the controls at Lancaster Airport? To a great degree, it's finance and marketing director Joyce Opp.

By Tim Mekeel, Lancaster New Era, Pa. Aug. 9--Hopes for daily flights between Lancaster and Newark, N.J., have been abruptly grounded. The Lancaster Airport Authority said today that the airline that had proposed the service had withdrawn its offer.