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City of Bangor Airport Committee
rd
City Council Chambers 3 Floor
February 4, 2019
Meeting Minutes
The following City Councilors attended: Airport Committee Chair Dan Tremble, Mayor Sarah
Nichols, Councilors Clare Davitt, Gretchen Schaefer and Ben Sprague. Also in attendance were
City Manager Cathy Conlow, Airport Director Tony Caruso and Airport Marketing Manager
Aimee Thibodeau.
Agenda and Discussion:
Before the first Agenda item, Airport Director Caruso introduced Brian Veneziano, the new
Assistant Airport Director. Brian is recently retired from the Army Guard here in Bangor so he
brings a wealth of knowledge about aircraft handling and other aspects of airfield operations.
1. Airport Statistics – December and 2018
Marketing Manager Aimee Thibodeau distributed the Statistical Report for December showing
that we had 602,676 passengers in calendar year 2018, more than a 10% increase over 2017’s
546,264 passengers. Load factors continue to be up where we would like to see them.
On the Operations side, Director Caruso reported that we are tracking slightly above where we
were last year for total landings and cargo. Looking at Fuel Sales, Retail is doing very well.
DOD sales are below last year; however, we are tracking above budget. Overall, with our Fiscal
Year 2019 budget, expenses are tracking at 52% of budget while revenues are tracking at 61% of
budget.
2. Executive Session – 1 MRS 405(6)(E): C&L Aerospace Holdings, LLC. – lease negotiation.
3. Executive Session - 1 MRS 405(6)(E): Maine Aero (CCF Ventures, Inc.) – lease.
4. Other Items: Committee Chair Tremble asked about the recent Federal Government
shutdown and ‘Operation Grocery’. Ms. Thibodeau explained to the Committee the creation
of this group and how it is currently operating.
Meeting Adjourned.