HomeMy WebLinkAboutAirport.Minutes.02-13-2007 AIRPORT BOARD MINUTES
February 13, 2007
The Drop Zone Airport Restaurant
Members Present: Fred Eggley,Rick Hetzel,Gerry Keene,Kee Park,Robbie Rollins,Bo Shantz,
J.Fred Waltz, Walt Wildman
Others Present: Bruce Loy,Airport Manager;Angela Ahrens,Administrative Coordinator
Welcome to new board member, Fred Eggley.
I. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM. Mr. Shantz moved and Mr. Hetzel seconded the
motion to approve the January 2007 minutes. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
II. OLD BUSINESS
A. Airport Activity Report— Mr.Loy presented an Airport Usage Report for January 2007. Mr.
Loy informed the Board that RegionsAir has continued performing poorly- all agreed that it is
time for change.Traffic numbers for the month of January were up when compared to 2006.
B. Cape Aviation Report — Mr. Loy presented a Cape Aviation Fuel Report for January 2007.
Mr. Loy reported that fuel sales, as well as General Aviation,has been down this month due to
weather.
C. Project Updates—
• Fuel Farm Ramp Rehab. — Mr. Loy informed the Board that Fronabarger has been slowed
down due to recent weather, however are getting started again. He reported that the job will be
complete shortly and there will soon be self-service pumps.
• Cape Aviation Roof Repairs— Mr. Loy stated that Drury Company is to start the roof rehab
soon,however we are not quite sure what exactly is holding up this project.
• Cape Aviation Facility Rehab. — Mr. Loy stated that Phillip Smith is working on the
drawings for RFP for the FBO rehabilitation project.
D. Hangar Construction Issues—Vangilder request— Mr.Loy discussed a new hangar at the
request of Jim VanGilder,east of Paul Fisher's hangar. The Board discussed different
configurations and the pros&cons on the location of the hangar. Mr.Keene moved and Mr.
Rollins seconded the motion to revise the master plan in order to build hangars in the desired
locations.
III. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discussion Regarding Airline Service and EAS Proposals— Mr.Loy presented the Board with
the four airline bids the airport has received for Essential Air Service: Big Sky Airlines,codeshare
with Delta Airlines,Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines;Great Lakes Airlines,potential
codeshare with American Airlines;Mesa Air,codeshare with US Airways; and RegionsAir,
codeshare with American Airlines. RegionsAir&Great Lakes would fly to St. Louis,however
Mesa Air and Big Sky Airlines provide a number of different possibilities. Detailed proposals were
submitted to the Board and are reserved in the administrative office at the airport for further study if
needed. The Department of Transportation will have the final say on any recommendation that we
present them,which is due on March 7,2007. The DOT looks at the price of the bid and the major
airline codeshare the airlines may or may not hold,yet they will take our recommendation into
heavy consideration. Mr. Loy added that he has been working with an airline consultant,Beth
Anderson,and she will be of considerable help in compiling facts&figures to help the Board come
to a discussion. Mr.Loy presented the Board with a possibility of a different hub,Cincinnati,OH.
The Board suggested that a meeting be set with each airline in order to get more information from
each. They agreed that the goal of this discussion would be for the airport to provide the most
optimal transportation options available to this community,as well as reach an enplanement goal of
10,000 passengers.
B. Discussion Regarding King Air Incident— Mr. Loy informed the Board of an incident that
occurred recently at the airport that included a King Air carrying two passengers. At 27,000 feet,
the King Air crew had experienced windshield failure. They put on their oxygen masks and
depressurized the aircraft to prevent the windshield from blowing out,but there was no oxygen
flow. The pilots passed out and awoke with their aircraft nose down at 7,000 feet at a high rate of
speed.They recovered with difficulty and declared an emergency,diverting to our airport. The
pilots picked up a speed of 160 knots for approach.The aircraft landed at about 145 knots without
further incident. The airframe suffered major structural damage and thankfully both passengers
walked off the plane without injury.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Angela Ahrens,Administrative Coordinator
Minutes Approved By:
`r T William Gerry Ke a III
Chairman Ai Advisory Board