For a time she served as both abbess and "rectrix". They have wide tails with fourteen rectrix feathers. The following chart shows all the aircraft owned by Rectrix Aviation available for charter. The following chart shows all the aircraft owned by Rectrix Aviation used for commuter flights. The underside of the tail is dark, but each rectrix is broadly tipped with white. Rectrix Aviation is the fixed-base operator at the airport. Rectrix is now the sole FBO at Barnes. On November 17, 2015, Rectrix Aviation opened a new FBO building and hangar in Worcester. Rectrix Shuttle, the commuter service, was founded when Island Airlines of Nantucket shut down. In February 2019, Rectrix was acquired by Ross Aviation. The fixed-base operators at the airport are Rectrix Aviation, Air Cape Cod, and Griffin Avionics. Approved operators may now use Rectrix at BED as their departure point into DCA.