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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-05-10 Airport Committee Minutes City of Bangor Airport Committee rd City Council Chambers 3 Floor May 10, 2016 Meeting Minutes The following City Councilors were in attendance: Airport Committee Chair Joseph Baldacci, Councilors Nelson Durgin, David Nealley, and Joseph Perry. Also in attendance was City Manager Cathy Conlow, Airport Director Tony Caruso, and Marketing Manager Risteen Bahr. Mike Boyd and Dan Cohn. Agenda: 1. Presentation by Mike Boyd, President of The Boyd Group International: An update on Bangor International Airport’s air service  Boyd Group International is BGR’s air service development consultant. Mr. Boyd is well known as an expert in aviation issues. He is often called upon by the national media to provide input events and trends affecting airlines, airports and aircraft manufacturers. Brief summary of the discussion: Airport Director Tony Caruso introduced Mike Boyd to the Airport Committee members. Mike discussed local and regional air service with the Committee. Mike discussed BGR’s current air service status and how it has changed from five to ten years ago. For example, the average airplane seating configuration used to be 103 and now it is closer 120. A lot of the airlines now have consolidated or merged with other airlines and airline fleets are changing. He discussed that an airline pilot used to only have to have about 250 hours of training and now they need 1500 hours of training! Also discussed was the Bangor to Boston flight. He indicated that there was not enough traffic for that route. They are still continuing to work on the flight from Bangor to Boston, given the community interest between both regions, but times have changed and it is not the market it used to be. Also discussed was advertising strategies for the Airport. Meeting Adjoined.