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COLUMNTORY VER S The airport now has thriving business aircraft operations, but its only scheduled service is provided by Yellow Air Taxi, using nine-seat Cessna 402Cs to Fort Lauderdale and Key West. “Our market is well established, upscale and has the highest per-capita income in Florida,” Soliday said, yet residents and visitors to Marco Island have to drive 25 miles to Fort Myers—past the Naples Airport—to connect to the national air transportation system. To deal with the downturn, MWAA instituted operating budget controls in March and has realized combined savings of about $12 million at both airports. Besides instituting a hiring freeze for noncritical positions, it has deferred equipment and vehicle replacements, increased parking rates and has restructured some of the ways it approaches day-to-day services. Energy conservation efforts have included going through all buildings and putting a lot of lighting on motion sensors and adjusting thermostats to save on heating and air conditioning. “Basically, everything is on the table for evaluation,” Bennett said. MWAA also has deferred $2 billion-plus of capital construction at Dulles, primarily on a new midfield concourse and consolidated car rental facility. Several other programs, such as a fourth runway and automated people mover, are nearing completion, and a project to double the size of the international arrivals Jim Bennett, president and CEO, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: MWAA instituted operating budget controls in March and has realized combined savings of about $12 million. DC: Everything’s on the Table A passenger decline of about 3 percent at Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport this year and next is primarily the result of carriers’ trimming flights or downsizing equipment being flown, according to Jim Bennett, president and CEO of Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). building continues, but will be completed a couple of years later. Boston: Living Without The Massachusetts Port Authority, which operates Boston Logan International Airport, expects traffic levels to be off about 5 percent this year, necessitating the same budget-cutting exercise as others. Ed Freni, Massport’s director of aviation, said the exercise produced Tri-Link 3 Sweepers > Sweeper With Curb Broom > Sweeper Pulled by Tug > L-3000 Sweeper > Sweeping Apron The ProSweep™ advances efﬁciency in sweeping to a new level. Its unique traction-drive design offers remarkable cost advantages and environmental beneﬁts at the same time. It uses no motor and no fuel so it’s quiet and doesn’t pollute. It’s easy to use, costs almost nothing to operate and is built to last. • • • • • Improved ﬂexibility in sweeping where noise is normally a problem. Improved versatility in equipment transportation and vehicle use. Improvements in rock and dirt pick-up over many other types of equipment. High-speed sweeping capability (up to 30 M.P.H./48 KPH). Simple-to-operate design minimizes operator training. No other sweeper can give you this kind of performance at such remarkably low overall cost - both economically and environmentally. Masco Sweepers 1220 Coleman Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050 8 0 0 - 3 4 5 - 1 2 4 6 | Tel. 408.275.1246 | Fax. 408.297.3431 mike@mascosweepers.com MASCO S W E E P E R S Your First Choice In High-Performance Sweepers! www.mascosweepers.com 20 CENTERLINES | DECEMBER 2008 http://www.mascosweepers.com

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Centerlines - December 2008 Contents President’s Message Canadian Airports Associates’ Corner Policy Center On the Hill and On the Stump Cover Story: Airport Belt Tightening On Management: Pooling DBE Resources Revenue Arena: New Revenue Streams Griesbach Concessions Award Winners Security: Employee Screening Pilot Tests New Technology: Wireless Growth Now Underway Grand Openings New Members Index of Advertisers/Advertiser.com Box Scores

Centerlines - December 2008

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