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AGENDA

Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission Regular Meeting Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Conference Room C at Administrative Offices

Monday, September 22, 2014 9:00 a.m.

* NOTE TO ALL PUBLIC ATTENDEES: The public may speak on any item on the agenda. There are request cards located outside the public seating area. These cards must be completed and presented to the Recording Secretary prior to the item being heard. Your comments will be addressed prior to the Airport Commission’s discussion and you will have 5 minutes to address the Airport Commission. Thank you for your attention.

I. CALL TO ORDER: II. CONSENT AGENDA:

A. Approval of the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission July 14, 2014

Regular Meeting Minutes (document). B. Approval of the Strategic Business Plan Workshop July 22, 2014

(document). C. Approval of the Strategic Business Plan Workshop September 3, 2014

(document). D. Approval of the Airport Commission Meeting Dates/Times for Calendar

Year 2015 (document).

III. PRESENTATION:

A. Fire/Fire Safety Disaster Planning.

IV. NEW BUSINESS: A. GSP Digital Billboard Signage Proposal.

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT COMMISSION AGENDA Monday, September 22, 2014

V. INFORMATION SECTION:

(Staff presentations will not be made on these items. Staff will be available to address any questions the Commission may have.)

A. July 2014 - Traffic Reports (documents).

B. July 2014 - Monthly Financial Report (document).

C. September 2014 - Development/Project Status Report (document).

D. September 2014 – Communications Status Report (document).

E. September 2014 – Properties and Development Report (document). F. September 2014 – OSHA Reportable Injury Report (document). G. Industry Presentation(s)/Article(s) of Interest (document).

H. Potential Items for the Next Regular Scheduled Commission Meeting:

• Acceptance of the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Financial Audit and Schedules of Expenditures for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2014

VI. COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS: VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION:

The Airport Commission may hold an Executive Session for the purpose of receiving legal advice on various matters.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT. This agenda of the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission is provided as a matter of convenience to the public. It is not the official agenda. Although every effort is made to provide complete and accurate information to this agenda, the Airport Commission does not warrant or guarantee its accuracy or completeness for any purpose. The agenda is subject to change before or at the Airport Commission meeting.

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT COMMISSION MINUTES

JULY 14, 2014

The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission met on July 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District Office Conference Room C located at 2000 GSP Drive, Suite 1, Greer, SC 29651. MEMBERS PRESENT: Minor Shaw, Bill Barnet, Leland Burch, Valerie Miller, and Hank Ramella. Doug Smith present via conference call. STAFF AND LEGAL COUNSEL PRESENT: Dave Edwards-President/CEO, Kevin Howell-Vice President/COO, Jack Murrin-Vice President Administration and Finance/CFO, Rosylin Weston-Vice President Marketing and Public Relations, Scott Carr-Director of Properties and Development, Larry Estridge-WCSR Firm, Jody Taylor, Teresa Dockery, Dowe Winchell, Jonathan Vanderford, Mike Cobo, Vinnie Resciniti, Kendall Simpson, Josh Waldrep-employees from the Facilities Department and Wanda Jones-Administrative Assistant. GUEST PRESENT: Jim Fair-Greertoday.com, and Dennis Wiehl-Mead & Hunt. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Minor Shaw called the meeting to order. CONSENT AGENDA:

A. Approval of the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission May 12, 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes. A motion was made, seconded, and unanimous vote received to approve the Commission Regular Meeting Minutes. No corrections or additions were noted.

PRESENTATIONS:

A. 2014 Landscape Beautification Award. Mr. Howell stated every year the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce and Spartanburg Men’s Garden Club gives a Beautification Award in Spartanburg County. For several years, the GSP Airport District has received this award. This year we received a score of 98 out of a possible 100. Mr. Howell recognized the Facilities Grounds Team. The team puts in a lot of time, effort, sweat, and hard work into keeping the airport looking the way it does. The Commission applauded the Grounds Team and thanked them for their dedication and hard work.

B. GSP Airport Concession Program.

Mr. Carr presented that RJ Rockers, Thomas Creek Grill, and Hudson News will all open stores on Wednesday, July 16th.

RJ Rockers Flight Room is representing the Spartanburg Community. Some unique features include: handmade clock out of beer bottles, old style seating, and murals of the airfield. Thomas Creek Grill is representing the Greenville Community and some of the unique features include: a new bar area with craft beers highlighted, and a mural painted by a local artist which incorporates all the different beer labels by Thomas Creek Brewery.

Mr. Carr stated the sign bands for all of the new stores are temporary and the final product will be installed in a few weeks.

A larger Hudson News store, Dunkin Donuts, and Flatwood Grill will be located in Baggage Claim. Ms. Miller asked if the Flatwood Grill menu will have the history of why it is called Flatwood Grill. Mr. Carr stated no, it is a grab-and-go concept and does not have menus. Mr. Carr stated there is a lot of history incorporated into the wallpaper. Mr. Edwards also stated a bronze plaque and dedication will be done and folks from the Flatwood Community will be invited to the event.

Mr. Carr stated that when the concourse restaurants open, Windows restaurant will close except for the counter portion. Once Flatwood Grill, Dunkin Donuts, and the larger Hudson Store opens, Windows restaurant will close in its entirety. The snack bars on both concourses will remain open until the core is open. Chair Shaw stated, Staff has done a good job of explaining to our customers what is happening at the airport. Will signage be posted concerning the closing of Windows? Mr. Carr stated yes, signage will be put up along with communication via social media.

Mr. Edwards thanked Mr. Carr for his hard work in making sure everything went well with the new concessions and his instrumental hand in making sure there were two (2) different concepts with the restaurants.

OLD BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS: None.

PRESIDENT/CEO REPORT:

A. Aviation Industry Report.

Mr. Edwards stated work continues with AIP Authorization and the focus will be to get a Bill passed. All of the same key issues are still out there as it relates to the levels of AIP Funding, as well as the PFC issue. Industry leaders continue

discussions and they are going to flow some things to ACI-NA to see if a few items can get incorporated into the Bill such as; the process for AIP Grant Applications for Entitlement Funds and the unnecessary new wording related to specific federal laws and executive orders that have been imposed in recent months. All of the contracts state that you have to abide by all Federal and State laws which should cover everything.

A new security threat has been identified, therefore, when traveling from overseas to the United States all passengers are required to power on all electronic devices to make sure they are actually operational instead of a dead device.

Airlines continue to be extremely profitable and from a traffic standpoint numbers are up nationally.

B. 2014 ACI-NA Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA: The ACI-NA Annual Conference will be in Atlanta in September. Please let us know if you plan to attend

C. Report on ACI-NA Jumpstart Conference:

ACI-NA Jumpstart Conference was held in June and Staff had seven (7) meetings, which included Delta, Southwest, American, United, Air Canada, West Jet, and Republic. All meetings were positive and all of the incumbent carriers are happy with how they are performing in the markets they currently serve. Discussions will continue with Air Canada about possible service to Montreal or Toronto. At this time, West Jet is looking for locations that provide a high level of leisure travel. Discussions will also continue with incumbent carriers concerning expanding service and focusing on up gaging the aircraft to a larger two (2) class service. American Airlines will also increase capacity to Dallas in the fall.

Mr. Stanis Smith from Stantec, gave an outstanding presentation at the conference on balancing terminal functionality, advertising and art. Mr. Smith has a great vision and it would be beneficial to meet with him.

INFORMATION SECTION:

Chair Shaw asked if anyone has any comments or questions concerning the information section. Ms. Miller asked if we can show any correlation between the PR campaign and traffic being up for Southwest. Mr. Edwards stated Staff has recently received some information but has not reviewed it. It does appear that the outreach went well and has helped drive some traffic to Southwest. Once the data is reviewed, Mr. Edwards will share with the Commission.

COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS:

Mr. Ramella, Mr. Burch, and Ms. Miller attended the Commissioners Conference in Whitefish, MO and all agreed one of the best conferences attended. The sessions were very informative and the speakers were very good.

ADJOURNMENT:

There being no further business, a motion was made, seconded, and adopted to go into Executive Session to receive legal advice at 10:05 a.m. At approximately 11:35 a.m. public session resumed with no action being taken. The meeting was adjourned at 11:36 a.m.

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT COMMISSION

STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN WORKSHOP

JULY 22, 2014

The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission met on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. in the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District Office Conference Room C located at 2000 GSP Drive, Suite 1, Greer, SC 29651.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Minor Shaw, Hank Ramella, Valerie Miller, Leland Burch, Bill Barnet, and Doug Smith.

STAFF AND LEGAL COUNSEL PRESENT: Dave Edwards-President/CEO, Kevin Howell-Vice President/COO, Jack Murrin-Vice President Administration and Finance/CFO, Rosylin Weston-Vice President Marketing and Public Relations, Scott Carr-Director of Properties and Development, Larry Estridge-WCSR Firm, and Wanda Jones-Executive Assistant.

The Airport Commission met on July 22, 2014 for a Strategic Business Plan Workshop at which time Stephen D. Van Beek, Vice President, ICF – SH&E gave a presentation. The Commission engaged in a discussion afterwards. During the discussion it was agreed that the vision statement would be rewritten and discussed at the next meeting.

Mr. Edward Shelswell-White, Principal from LexVolvo, gave a presentation on the importance of strategically marketing GSP to the community. After a brief discussion the Commissioners agreed to move forward with the next steps of the Strategic Business Plan and a meeting will be scheduled in the August/September time frame.

The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT COMMISSION

STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN WORKSHOP

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission met on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. in the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District Office Conference Room C located at 2000 GSP Drive, Suite 1, Greer, SC 29651.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Minor Shaw, Hank Ramella, Valerie Miller, Leland Burch, Bill Barnet, and Doug Smith.

STAFF AND LEGAL COUNSEL PRESENT: Dave Edwards-President/CEO, Kevin Howell-Vice President/COO, Jack Murrin-Vice President Administration and Finance/CFO, Rosylin Weston-Vice President Marketing and Public Relations, Scott Carr-Director of Properties and Development, and Wanda Jones-Executive Assistant.

The Airport Commission met on September 3, 2014 for a Strategic Business Plan Workshop. Mr. Edwards showed an animation presentation on Economic Development. After a brief discussion, Mr. Edwards will send the presentation to the Commissioners for further review. Mr. Edwards will also send the presentation to the area Chamber presidents for comment.

Mr. Stephen D. Van Beek, Vice President, ICF – SH&E gave the Strategic Business Plan presentation. The Commission engaged in a discussion afterwards and it was decided the presentation will be sent to the Commissioners for final comments.

The meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

2000 GSP Drive, Suite 1 ● Greer, SC 29651 ● Greenville: 864.877.7426 ● Spartanburg: 864.439.4476 ● Fax: 864.848.6225 www.gspairport.com

MEMORANDUM

TO: Members of the Airport Commission

FROM: David Edwards, President/CEO

DATE: September 22, 2014 ITEM DESCRIPTION – Consent Agenda Item D

Approval of Airport Commission Meeting Dates/Times for Calendar Year 2015

BACKGROUND

During Calendar Year 2014 the Airport Commission scheduled regular Commission meetings every other month during the year. The meetings have been held on the 2nd

Monday of the month at 9:00 a.m. ISSUES

Staff recommends continuing to schedule the regular Airport Commission meeting every other month at 9:00 a.m. for Calendar Year 2015. The proposed meeting dates are as follows:

January 15, 2015 March 18, 2015 May 18, 2015 July 13, 2015 September 14, 2015 November 20, 2015

ALTERNATIVES

None recommended.

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Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission Consent Agenda Item D Approval of Airport Commission Meeting Dates/Times for Calendar Year 2015 Page 2

FISCAL IMPACT

None.

RECOMMENDED ACTION

It is respectfully requested that the Airport Commission resolve to approve the Airport Commission Meeting Dates/Times for Calendar Year 2015 as outlined above.


2000 GSP Drive, Suite 1 ● Greer, SC 29651 ● Greenville: 864.877.7426 ● Spartanburg: 864.439.4476 ● Fax: 864.848.6225

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_____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Airport Commission FROM: Kevin E. Howell, Vice President/COO DATE: September 22, 2014 _____________________________________________________________ ITEM DESCRIPTION – GSP Fire Department Presentation A brief presentation will be provided highlighting the GSP Fire Department and their overall responsibilities, an overview of department training, and a summary of what the department does for emergency preparedness.


MEMORANDUM

TO: Members of the Airport Commission From: Rosylin Weston, V.P. Communications

DATE: September 22, 2014 ITEM DESCRIPTION – New Business Item A

Approval to purchase GSP Digital Billboard signage

BACKGROUND

The GSP Airport District Communications Department continues to look for new ways to reach Upstate consumers about the value of and the reasons to fly out of GSP International Airport. In addition, the Airport Commission has suggested that staff take a more aggressive approach to marketing GSP to the region. ISSUE Digital billboard advertising increases awareness and knowledge faster than any other type of media. A digital billboard positioned strategically on airport property for the exclusive delivery of airport messaging will: • Provide the impact of traditional outdoor messaging with the flexibility of internet

advertising. Become an iconic symbol similar to the Gaffney Peach • Provide the opportunity to update messages weekly, daily or even hourly • Provide the opportunity to display multiple messages • Provide the opportunity to deliver real-time information • Deliver GSP messages in a big, bold unavoidable format, 24 hours per day, 7 days

a week reminding consumers that GSP is “their hometown airport” ALTERNATIVES

The GSP Airport District could decide to rent one (1) double-sided digital billboard annually for $546,000.00. This fee is subject to market rate changes.



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FISCAL IMPACT

Based on quotes received from three (3) vendors, the estimated capital cost to purchase and install one double-sided digital billboard on airport property is $420,983.77. RECOMMENDED ACTION

It is respectfully requested that the Airport Commission resolve to approve the Airport District staff move forward with the negotiation and purchase of one double-sided digital billboard in an amount not-to-exceed $450,000 to be located on airport property adjacent to Interstate 85.



MEMORANDUM TO: Members of Airport Commission FROM: David Edwards, President/CEO DATE: September 22, 2014

PRESIDENT/CEO’S REPORT: A. Aviation Industry Update B. Update on Upstate CEO Meetings C. Update on Art Consultant Services D. Update on Community Air Service Engagement E. Briefing on Upstate Chamber Coalition - National Issues Forum in Washington, DC



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_____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Airport Commission FROM: David Edwards, President/CEO DATE: September 22, 2014 _____________________________________________________________ ITEM DESCRIPTION – Information Section Item A July 2014 - Traffic Report SUMMARY For July 2014 passenger traffic was up 2.2% over the same month in 2013. Cargo traffic was up 10.4% for July 2014 over July 2013. The average load factor for all airlines was 87.6% up from 76.5% in 2013—planes continue to run full. Providing a look forward into the service levels for October 2014 is a schedule comparison for the month vs the same month last year including flights and seats by airline and non-stop market served. While there were minor adjustments to seat capacity, the largest impact on flights and seats is related to Southwest’s reduction of service to Nashville. In addition, the elimination of air service to Cleveland contributes to the reduced numbers. As such flights are down 2.8%, but seat capacity is up 0.8% due to additional larger aircraft being flown in the GSP market. A comparison of the North America National Passenger Traffic Growth Averages for 2014 to GSP’s Passenger Traffic Growth is depicted below:


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Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission Information Section Item A July 2014 Traffic Report Page 2

Attached is a copy of the detailed traffic report for July 2014.

Jul 2014 Jul 2013Percentage

Change *CYTD-2014 *CYTD-2013Percentage

ChangeCategory *MOV12-2014 *MOV12-2013Percentage

Change

Monthly Traffic ReportGreenville-Spartanburg International AirportJuly 2014

Passenger Traffic

EnplanedDeplaned

84,93983,789

83,24781,874

538,644 523,252528,485 515,764

2.0%2.3%

Total 168,728 165,121 2.2% 1,067,129 1,039,016

2.9%2.5%

2.7%

933,329921,850

918,665910,830

1,855,179 1,829,495 1.4%

1.6%1.2%

Cargo Traffic (Pounds)

00

Mail

Express

Freight

Total

3,9493,512

2,868,3062,259,974

#Num!#Num!

00

4,7383,687

2,677,3051,967,823

EnplanedDeplaned

EnplanedDeplaned

EnplanedDeplaned

Subtotal

Subtotal

Subtotal

-16.7%-4.7%

7.1%14.8%

5,128,280 4,645,128 10.4%

7,461 8,425 -11.4%

0 0 #Num!

5,135,741 4,653,553 10.4%

00

1,428,199979,181

17,888,01414,819,399

083

30,33823,636

18,766,99214,792,317

00

1,445,984997,878

32,049,08925,337,825

083

54,79145,745

31,636,13126,556,379

#Num!-100.0%

2539.1%2081.4%

1.3%-4.6%-1.4%

2330.8%

-100.0%

2.6%

#Num!-100.0%

4607.6%4042.8%

-4.7%0.2%

-2.5%

4360.3%

-100.0%

4.5%

32,707,413 33,559,309

2,407,380 53,974

0 83

35,114,793 33,613,366

57,386,914 58,192,510

2,443,862 100,536

0 83

59,830,776 58,293,129

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

*CYTD = Calendar Year to Date and *Mov12 = Moving Twelve Months.

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ChangeCategory *MOV12-2014 *MOV12-2013Percentage

Change

Monthly Traffic ReportGreenville-Spartanburg International AirportJuly 2014

Aircraft Operations

AirlinesCommuter/Air Taxi

Subtotal

GeneralAviation

Military

Subtotal

965 1,019

703

1,987 2,079

824

68 95

2,952

Total

3,098

771 919

3,723 4,017

-5.3%

-4.4%

-4.7%

-14.7%

-28.4%

-16.1%

-7.3%

6,437

13,205

482

6,578

14,601

726

11,698

25,550

1,285

11,748

23,526

866

-2.1%

-9.6%

-7.3%

-6.6%

-33.6%

-9.7%

-7.8%

0.4%

-7.9%

-5.3%

-6.7%

-32.6%

-9.8%

-6.3%

19,642 21,179 35,274 37,248

5,132 5,493 8,950 9,592

5,614 6,219

25,256 27,398

9,816 10,877

45,090 48,125

Fuel Gallons

100LLJet A (GA)

Subtotal

Jet A (A/L)

Total

46,0743,582

854,949

63,4002,298

939,162

384,69125,386

5,447,781

488,16017,862

5,951,795

706,64139,101

9,611,911

849,73231,697

10,611,303

49,656 65,698 -24.4% -19.0% -15.4%410,077 506,022 745,742 881,429

904,605 1,004,860 -10.0% -9.3% -9.9%5,857,858 6,457,817 10,357,653 11,492,732

55.9%-27.3%

42.1%-21.2%

23.4%-16.8%

-9.0% -8.5% -9.4%


*CYTD = Calendar Year to Date and *Mov12 = Moving Twelve Months.

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Scheduled Airline Enplanements, Seats, and Load FactorsGreenville-Spartanburg International AirportJuly 2014



Change

8,0758,642

8,8659,450

Allegiant AirEnplanementsSeatsLoad Factor

-8.9%-8.6%

93.4% 93.8% -0.4%

43,90749,367

46,16949,350

88.9% 93.6%

-4.9%0.0%

-4.9%

4,0584,420

3,9844,500

American AirlinesEnplanementsSeatsLoad Factor

1.9%-1.8%

91.8% 88.5% 3.7%

26,01129,378

25,55030,108

88.5% 84.9%

1.8%-2.4%4.3%

27,43932,195

26,28734,277

Delta Air LinesEnplanementsSeatsLoad Factor

4.4%-6.1%

85.2% 76.7% 11.1%

183,831213,785

164,772218,545

86.0% 75.4%

11.6%-2.2%14.1%

15,20417,196

18,33929,198

Southwest AirlinesEnplanementsSeatsLoad Factor

-17.1%-41.1%

88.4% 62.8% 40.8%

94,011132,646

114,550191,954

70.9% 59.7%

-17.9%-30.9%18.8%

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 *CTYD = Calendar Year to Date and *Mov12 = Moving Twelve Months.



Change

12,58314,550

11,39414,100

United AirlinesEnplanementsSeatsLoad Factor

10.4%3.2%

86.5% 80.8% 7.0%

77,41495,350

76,903103,327

81.2% 74.4%

0.7%-7.7%9.1%

17,31919,685

14,19017,114

US AirwaysEnplanementsSeatsLoad Factor

22.1%15.0%

88.0% 82.9% 6.1%

112,253130,764

94,139120,709

85.8% 78.0%

19.2%8.3%

10.1%

84,67896,688

83,059108,639

EnplanementsSeatsLoad Factor

1.9%-11.0%

87.6% 76.5% 14.6%

Totals537,427651,290

522,083713,993

2.9%-8.8%

82.5% 73.1% 12.8%

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 *CTYD = Calendar Year to Date and *Mov12 = Moving Twelve Months.

Monthly Enplanements By YearGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport

Enp

lane

men

ts

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

80000

90000

100000

2012 ‐ 64070 ‐ 62598 ‐ 75776 ‐ 78458 ‐ 84680 ‐ 86724 ‐ 84621 ‐ 80989 ‐ 77117 ‐ 86120 ‐ 77517 ‐ 73670

2013 ‐ 62304 ‐ 60744 ‐ 75242 ‐ 74926 ‐ 83165 ‐ 83624 ‐ 83247 ‐ 78367 ‐ 77348 ‐ 84452 ‐ 75204 ‐ 79314

2014 ‐ 64379 ‐ 59687 ‐ 76603 ‐ 80190 ‐ 86299 ‐ 86547 ‐ 84939 ‐ (Blank) ‐ (Blank) ‐ (Blank) ‐ (Blank) ‐ (Blank)


Monthly Seats By YearGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport

Sea

ts


20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

2012 ‐ 106011 ‐ 97847 ‐ 105054 ‐ 104143 ‐ 110565 ‐ 106986 ‐ 109144 ‐ 111587 ‐ 105557 ‐ 113215 ‐ 106835 ‐ 101242

2013 ‐ 97356 ‐ 91291 ‐ 101741 ‐ 101609 ‐ 109279 ‐ 105334 ‐ 108837 ‐ 106408 ‐ 105415 ‐ 108690 ‐ 97388 ‐ 96755



Monthly Load Factors By YearGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport

Load

Fac

tor

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

100.00%

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2012 ‐ 60.44% ‐ 63.98% ‐ 72.13% ‐ 75.34% ‐ 76.59% ‐ 81.06% ‐ 77.53% ‐ 72.58% ‐ 73.06% ‐ 76.07% ‐ 72.56% ‐ 72.77%

2013 ‐ 64.00% ‐ 66.54% ‐ 73.95% ‐ 73.74% ‐ 76.10% ‐ 79.39% ‐ 76.49% ‐ 73.65% ‐ 73.37% ‐ 77.70% ‐ 77.22% ‐ 81.97%

2014 ‐ 72.53% ‐ 77.22% ‐ 81.07% ‐ 82.83% ‐ 86.23% ‐ 87.57% ‐ 87.56% ‐ (Blank) ‐ (Blank) ‐ (Blank) ‐ (Blank) ‐ (Blank)


Total Monthly Passengers By YearGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport

Tota

l Pas

seng

ers


20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

160000

180000

200000

2012 ‐ 127716 ‐ 123362 ‐ 150671 ‐ 157047 ‐ 167956 ‐ 171478 ‐ 167607 ‐ 162703 ‐ 153048 ‐ 171943 ‐ 157066 ‐ 145719

2013 ‐ 123387 ‐ 121715 ‐ 149641 ‐ 150386 ‐ 165062 ‐ 164882 ‐ 165495 ‐ 159159 ‐ 152741 ‐ 171176 ‐ 150764 ‐ 155564



Scheduled Airline Market Shares (Enplanements)Greenville-Spartanburg International AirportReport Period From July 2014 Through July 2014

9%5%

32%

18%

15%

21%Allegiant Air

American Airlines

Delta Air Lines

Southwest Airlines

United Airlines

US Airways


Airline Flight CompletionsGreenville-Spartanburg International AirportJuly 2014

AirlineScheduled

Flights

Cancellations Due To

Field Mechanical Weather OtherPercentage of

Completed FlightsTotal

Cancellations

Academy Airlines 1 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Allegiant Air 51 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Alliance Air Charter 3 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

American Airlines 91 0 0 0 2 97.8%2

Ameristar Jet Charter 2 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Berry Aviation 3 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Castle Aviation 1 0 0 0 0 100.0%0


AirlineScheduled

Flights




Cancellations

Cherry Air 1 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Contract Air Cargo 3 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Delta Air Lines 373 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Federal Express 44 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Freight Runners Express 1 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

IFL Group 3 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Kalitta Charters II 6 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

McNeely Charter Service 8 0 0 0 100.0%

Northern Air Cargo 1 0 0 0 0 100.0%0


AirlineScheduled

Flights




Cancellations

Priority Air Charter 3 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Republic 2 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Republic Airlines 2 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Royal Air Freight 8 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Southwest Airlines 122 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Sun Country Airlines 2 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

United Airlines 294 0 1 6 0 97.6%7

UPS 36 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

US Airways 399 0 1 4 0 98.7%5


AirlineScheduled

Flights




Cancellations

USA Jet 1 0 0 0 0 100.0%0

Total 0 2 10 21,461 14 99.0%


Schedule Weekly Summary Report for all nonstop Passenger (All) flights from GSP for travel October 2014 vs. October 2013

All flights, seats, and ASMs given are per week.

Mktg Al Orig Dest Miles Ops/Week Seats Ops/Week Seats Ops/Week Seats Ops/Week SeatsAA GSP DFW 862 20 1,000 20 1,000 0 0 0.0% 0.0%DL GSP ATL 153 53 7,103 60 6,073 (7) 1,030 (11.7%) 17.0%DL GSP DTW 508 25 1,250 31 1,550 (6) (300) (19.4%) (19.4%)DL GSP LGA 610 11 550 12 600 (1) (50) (8.3%) (8.3%)G4 GSP FLL 620 2 332 2 332 0 0 0.0% 0.0%G4 GSP PGD 550 2 332 2 332 0 0 0.0% 0.0%G4 GSP PIE 482 3 531 2 332 1 199 50.0% 59.9%G4 GSP SFB 426 3 531 3 498 0 33 0.0% 6.6%UA GSP CLE 450 0 0 6 300 (6) (300) (100.0%) (100.0%)UA GSP EWR 594 13 650 13 650 0 0 0.0% 0.0%UA GSP IAD 383 20 1,000 14 700 6 300 42.9% 42.9%UA GSP IAH 838 19 950 10 500 9 450 90.0% 90.0%UA GSP ORD 577 27 1,350 21 1,050 6 300 28.6% 28.6%US GSP CLT 76 52 2,733 55 3,157 (3) (424) (5.5%) (13.4%)US GSP DCA 396 18 900 19 950 (1) (50) (5.3%) (5.3%)US GSP PHL 514 19 950 19 950 0 0 0.0% 0.0%WN GSP BNA 266 0 0 7 1,001 (7) (1,001) (100.0%) (100.0%)WN GSP BWI 425 7 1,001 7 1,001 0 0 0.0% 0.0%WN GSP HOU 845 7 995 7 1,001 0 (6) 0.0% (0.6%)WN GSP MDW 562 13 1,859 13 1,859 0 0 0.0% 0.0%

TOTAL 314 24,017 323 23,836 (9) 181 (2.8%) 0.8%

Travel Period Oct 2014 Oct 2013 Diff Percent Diff


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_____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Airport Commission FROM: Jack G. Murrin, VP of Administration & Finance/CFO DATE: September 22, 2014 _____________________________________________________________ ITEM DESCRIPTION – Information Section Item B July 2014 - Monthly Financial Report SUMMARY Operating Income was up by 5.76% when compared to the budget for Year-to-Date July 2014. Operating Expenses were down by 24.99% over the budgeted amount for the period. Net operating income was up 45.44% versus the budget through July 2014. For the period ending July 2014 which is 1 month of the fiscal year a total of about $1.32 million has been returned to the bottom line in operating income. Attached is a copy of the detailed financial report for July 2014. Please recognize that this is a preliminary report, unaudited, and only represents one month of activity resulting in variances from budget which can be quite volatile.

July 31, 2014 FINANCIAL STATEMENT PACKAGE

GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG AIRPORT DISTRICT

STATEMENT OF NET POSITION

Current Month Current Month

Current FY Prior FY

7/31/2014 7/31/2013

AssetsCash Accounts 14,213,723.96 6,740,718.56

Investments-Airport 46,518,688.10 72,123,410.06 Bond Trustee Assets 39,218.54 39,559.95

Accounts Receivable 347,098.47 2,790,378.48 Less: Reserve for Doubtful Accts -

Net Accounts Receivable 347,098.47 2,790,378.48

Inventory 161,064.45 225,459.30 Prepaid Insurance 340,042.17 326,523.05

Notes Receivable-RAC District Funds 2,240,614.16 2,419,799.43

Property, Plant & Equipment (PP&E) 277,617,213.82 267,922,367.43 Less: Accumulated Depreciation (114,932,625.93) (132,150,672.77)

Net PP&E 162,684,587.89 135,771,694.66 TOTAL ASSETS 226,545,037.74 220,437,543.49

LESS: LiabilitiesAccounts Payable 946,256.86 3,010,397.84 Revenue Bonds Payable 2,589,632.62 2,871,224.00 Benefit Liability 802,241.18 768,894.56

TOTAL LIABILITIES 4,338,130.66 6,650,516.40

LESS: Deferred Inflows of ResourcesDeferred Revenues 2,240,614.16 2,419,799.43

TOTAL DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES 2,240,614.16 2,419,799.43

NET POSITIONInvested in Capital Assets, net of Related Debt 160,109,587.89 132,916,694.66

Restricted:A/P - Capital Projects - Restricted 24,585.92 23,335.95 Contract Facility Charge 1,655,421.75 1,484,447.00

Total Restricted: 1,680,007.67 1,507,782.95

Unrestricted 58,176,697.36 76,942,750.05 TOTAL NET POSITION 219,966,292.92 211,367,227.66

Interim Report: Prepared on a "Non-GAAP" Basis for Internal Use only UNAUDITED


PROFIT and LOSS STATEMENT

July 31, 2014 July 31, 2014

Actual Budget Actual - Budget % Change

INCOME

Landing Area:Landing Fees 194,528.25 199,309.74 (4,781.49) -2.40%Aircraft Parking Fees 30,752.87 27,042.71 3,710.16 13.72%FBO Into-Plane & Fuel Flowage 7,992.91 8,487.06 (494.15) -5.82%

Subtotal Landing Area 233,274.03 234,839.51 (1,565.48) -0.67%

Space & Ground Rentals 681,645.70 674,488.48 7,157.22 1.06%Auto Parking 735,296.47 684,303.33 50,993.14 7.45% (a)Commercial Ground Transportation 4,497.08 14,116.97 (9,619.89) -68.14%

Concessions:Advertising 28,520.28 20,833.33 7,686.95 36.90%

Food & Beverage 32,009.34 25,805.17 6,204.17 24.04%

Rental Car 273,868.85 241,454.81 32,414.04 13.42% (b)

Retail 32,335.59 30,250.00 2,085.59 6.89%

Other - - - #DIV/0!

Subtotal Concessions 366,734.06 318,343.31 48,390.75 15.20%

Expense Reimbursements 92,776.72 90,723.11 2,053.61 2.26%Other Income 81,988.15 59,836.24 22,151.91 37.02% (c)

Total Operating Income 2,196,212.21 2,076,650.95 119,561.26 5.76%

EXPENSESSalary & Benefits 543,097.29 625,086.34 (81,989.05) -13.12% (d)Professional Services - 37,129.75 (37,129.75) -100.00% (e)Promotional Activities 13,298.60 59,024.58 (45,725.98) -77.47% (f)Administrative 45,262.87 69,648.77 (24,385.90) -35.01% (g)Insurance 33,208.34 33,208.34 - 0.00%Contractual Services 79,120.19 156,524.86 (77,404.67) -49.45% (h)Rentals & Leases 50.00 4,644.17 (4,594.17) -98.92%Repairs & Maintenance 10,179.69 26,922.53 (16,742.84) -62.19%Supplies & Equipment 25,677.41 57,455.93 (31,778.52) -55.31% (i)Utilities 127,872.36 100,503.61 27,368.75 27.23% (j)

Total Operating Expenses 877,766.75 1,170,148.88 (292,382.13) -24.99%

NET OPERATING INCOME 1,318,445.46 906,502.07 411,943.39 45.44%- -

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(a) Auto Parking OVER BUDGET $50,993.14 - Conservative budgeting

(b) Rental Car OVER BUDGET $32,414.04 - Conservative budgeting

(c) Other Income OVER BUDGET $22,151.91 - Ground handling (charter & non-tenant) 9K over budget - Lease Income (Centerpoint) 11K over budget

(d) Salary & Benefits UNDER BUDGET $81,989.05 - Accrued one entire payroll plus two days booked back to June 2014

(e) Professional Services UNDER BUDGET $37,129.75 - Consulting 23K under budget YTD-June 2014 expenses paid in July and booked back to June - Legal 8K under budget YTD-June 2014 expenses paid in July and booked back to June

(f) Promotional Activities UNDER BUDGET $45,725.98 - Advertising expense 30K under budget-June 2014 expenses paid in July booked back to June - Special Events expenses 7K under budget-June 2014 expenses paid in July booked back to June - Sponsorships expenses 8K under budget-June 2014 expenses paid in July booked back to June

(g) Administrative UNDER BUDGET $24,385.90 - Travel/Training 28K under budget-June 2014 expenses paid in July booked back to June - Dues & Subscriptions 6K over budget

(h) Contractual Services UNDER BUDGET $77,404.67 - Parking Mgmt Agreement Expenses 63K under budget-June 2014 expenses paid in July booked back to June

(i) Supplies & Equipment UNDER BUDGET $31,778.52 - Timing: June 2014 expenses that were paid in July were booked back to June; this will correct itself only at year end when accruals are booked back to June

(j) Utilities OVER BUDGET $27,368.75 - Cyclic nature-high usage in summer

Note: Please recognize that this is a preliminary report, unaudited, and only representsone month of activity, resulting in variances which can be quite volatile.

YTD ACTUAL VS YTD BUDGET FOOTNOTES


Issue Maturity Interest Cost Basis or EOM FMV

Date Date Rate BOY FMV Par FMV Adj

US Treasury

UST T-Bill 4-wk 7/10/2014 8/7/2014 0.020% 4,999,922.20 5,000,000.00 4,999,995.14 72.94

7/10/2014 8/7/2014 0.020% 4,999,922.20 5,000,000.00 4,999,995.14 72.94

7/17/2014 8/14/2014 0.020% 4,999,922.20 5,000,000.00 4,999,980.56 58.36

7/24/2014 8/21/2014 0.025% 4,999,902.80 5,000,000.00 4,999,956.25 53.45

7/24/2014 8/21/2014 0.025% 4,999,902.80 5,000,000.00 4,999,956.25 53.45

FRNs 1/31/2014 1/31/2016 0.045% 4,998,950.00 5,000,000.00 4,998,950.00 -

Subtotal-UST 29,998,522.20 30,000,000.00 29,998,833.33$ 311.13

Issue Cost Cumulative

Date Basis Yield Balance

SC Local Gov Inv Pool:

9/16/2011 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00

11/17/2011 10,000,000.00 12,000,000.00

9/26/2013 (6,000,000.00) 6,000,000.00

4/11/2014 (6,000,000.00) -

4/11/2014 (63,659.16)

Add: Life-to-date Interest 63,659.16 0.1359%

Subtotal-UST -$



NBSC:

UST T-Bill 1/20/2014 7/24/2014 1,262,000.00 1,262,000.00

8/22/2013 8/21/2014 724,000.00 1,986,000.00

in-transit adjmt to balance (561,217.00) 1,424,783.00

Subtotal-UST 1,424,783.00$



Capital Bank ICS:

9/20/2011 2,990,000.00 2,990,000.00

10/18/2011 12,010,000.00 15,000,000.00

Add: Base Capital Bank non-interest bearing account 10,000.00

Add: YTD Interest 85,154.02 0.1500%

Less: Fees (45.00)

Subtotal-UST 15,095,109.02$

46,518,725.35$ Total

Weighted blended yield

= 0.0867%

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Terminal Improvement Project

cash basis cash basis cash basisthrough: 7/31/2014

FYE YTD FYE YTD FYE YTD FYE YTD FYEBudgeted 6/30/2012 6/30/2013 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 Total

Skanska 9,570,188$ 35,207,631$ 902,613$ 45,680,432$ RS&H 2,916,235$ 2,650,023$ 5,566,258$

Baker (aka LPA) 1,367,784$ 2,742,449$ 27,592$ 4,137,825$ Jacobs 961,516$ 885,315$ 942,348$ 117,077$ 2,906,256$

RJ Design 65,350$ 220,050$ 285,400$ At&t 205,594$ 205,594$

A3 Communications 170,341$ 170,341$ Air-Transport IT Services 136,102$ 136,102$

G2 Secure Staff 8,508$ 85,979$ 6,605$ 101,091$ CDW Government 1,911$ 62,649$ 64,560$

Michael M. Simpson 49,696$ 9,957$ 59,653$ Parsons Brincke 50,000$ 50,000$

Project Link 42,509$ 42,509$ McGriff 32,890$ 32,890$

Tidewater Lumber 30,434$ 1,908$ 159$ 32,501$ TPM 29,212$ 29,212$

Duke Energy 22,088$ 22,088$ Source Group 21,196$ 21,196$

Other 400$ 57,128$ 64,692$ (277)$ 121,943$

Total 123,762,496$ 3,878,151$ 14,786,745$ 39,811,085$ 1,189,872$ -$ 59,665,852$

Cumulative $ Spent 3,878,151$ 18,664,896$ 58,475,981$ 59,665,853$ 59,665,853$

% of Budget spent 3.13% 15.08% 47.25% 48.21% 48.21% 48.21%

Construction 9,635,538$ 35,210,668$ 874,399$ 45,720,604$ Professional 3,877,751$ 5,002,818$ 3,667,600$ 144,669$ 12,692,838$

Owners Reserve 400$ 148,389$ 932,817$ 170,804$ 1,252,410$

Total -$ 3,878,151$ 14,786,745$ 39,811,084$ 1,189,872$ -$ 59,665,852$

Cumulative $ Spent 3,878,151$ 18,664,896$ 58,475,980$ 59,665,852$ 59,665,852$

0$ 0$ 0$ -$ -$ (0)$

through: 7/31/2014FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE

Budgeted 6/30/2012 6/30/2013 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 TotalCrawford Strategies 261,000$ 10,900 61,157 75,948 8,254 156,259 Launch Something 279,730$ 25,870 90,133 23,045 6,005 145,053

Total 540,730$ 36,770 151,290 98,993 14,259 - 301,312

Cumulative $ Spent 36,770$ 188,060$ 287,053$ 301,312$ 301,312$

% of Budget spent 6.80% 34.78% 53.09% 55.72% 55.72% 55.72%

through: 7/31/2014FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE

Budgeted 6/30/2012 6/30/2013 6/30/2014 6/30/2015 6/30/2016 TotalSkanska 189,553 3,055,535 25,862 3,270,950

RS&H 218,800 41,816 5,300 265,916 Other 56,558 56,558

Total 3,495,000$ 408,353 3,153,909 31,162 - - 3,593,424

Cumulative $ Spent 408,353$ 3,562,262$ 3,593,424$ 3,593,424$ 3,593,424$

% of Budget spent 11.68% 101.92% 102.82% 102.82% 102.82% 102.82%

TIP Public Relations Expenses

RAC CFC Obligations



Other Operating and Maintenance Reserve Funds

FY $ Amount $ Amount

Authorized Date Used YTD

Emergency Repair/Replacement/Operations Fund 750,000$ 7/23/2014 1,962$ LPA Group-Economy Parking lot drainage issues

1,962$ 748,038$ Remaining Reserve

Business Development Obligations/Incentives 600,000$

-$ 600,000$ Remaining Reserve



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_____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Airport Commission FROM: Kevin Howell, Vice President / COO DATE: September 22, 2014 ____________________________________________________________ ITEM DESCRIPTION – Information Section Item C September 2014 – Development/Project Status Report SUMMARY Terminal Improvement Program (TIP): Status – Construction is currently underway on the Enabling Package, Bag Claim / South Bridge Package and Pre-Core Package. Contract negotiations have been finalized with Skanska-Moss (SKM) for the Core Phase. Project Budget – $125,000,000.00 Estimated Completion Date – Spring 2016 Enabling: SKM continues to work on completion of Enabling Phase work. Airline and tenant relocations to the North Wing office area and temporary ticket counters are complete. The contractor also continues to work punchlist work simultaneously. Commissioning is also ongoing. Bag Claim / South Bridge: Bag Claim / South Bridge Phase work is progressing towards completion. Portions of the Baggage Claim / South Bridge Phase have been partially accepted, including: baggage carrousels, Ground Transportation Office and the Baggage Service Offices. The interior front knee wall is underway. Tile and floor finishes work continues in the Baggage Claim area. The new Customer Service Counter is also being completed. Elevator and escalator installation on the South Bridge is also underway. Exterior work continues including glass and canopy installation, completion of the new entrance/exit vestibules,


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front median sidewalks, landscaping and the crossover canopies to both parking garages. SKM is concurrently working on the Pre-Core Package which includes mechanical, electrical and plumbing infrastructure items that are necessary to begin the Core Phase. Pre-Core work including new electrical infrastructure to the concourses and tie-in of the chiller and boiler systems is underway. Contract negotiations for the Core Phase have been finalized and a Notice to Proceed (NTP) will be issued to SKM for the Core upon completion of the current phases of work. South Cargo Modernization Project: Status –Design (Phase 1) Project Budget – $3,000,000.00 Estimated Completion Date – to be determined The South Cargo Modernization Project is a budgeted capital improvement project and includes general improvements to the South Cargo Building. A change to the overall scope of this project was approved by the Commission at the January 2013 Commission meeting. This change involves constructing a new tenant occupied cargo building on the North Cargo Apron adjacent to FedEx. The North Cargo Apron building will be referred to as Phase 1 of the overall Cargo Modernization Project. Staff finalized a fee and scope agreement with the AVCON, one of our on-call consulting teams, for the design of the North Cargo Apron Building. AVCON is supported by local architect firm McMillan, Pazdan, Smith (MPS) on this project. Staff is waiting on finalizing an agreement with UPS for this project to start. The project schedule will be revised after finalizing discussions with UPS. Staff also finalized a fee and scope agreement with the AVCON for the South Cargo Building Project. Project scope includes general renovations and improvements to the South Cargo Building. Project documents are approximately 90% complete and Staff will begin pre-qualifying general contractors for this work in the next 30-45 days. Bidding is anticipated to be completed in November in time for a December / January NTP.


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Facilities Building Expansion Project: Status – Schematic Design Project Budget – $2,575,000.00 Estimated Completion Date – to be determined The Facilities Department Building Expansion Project is a budgeted capital improvement project and includes construction of an additional building for equipment storage and an addition of an administration building for the Facilities Department. This project is led by WK Dickson, one of the District’s on-call consulting teams. WK Dickson is supported by several local firms, including DP3 for architecture and Seamon Whiteside - Civil, Burdette - Electrical, Peritus – Mechanical and MMSA - Structural. General Contractors were pre-qualified and bids were received on March 27, 2014. All bids received exceeded the budget and construction estimates for this project. Staff worked with WK Dickson, DP3 and the lowest responsive bidder on potential VE (value engineering) options in an attempt to lower the construction costs; unfortunately those VE discussions were unable to meet the remaining available budget. The project team worked to reduce the project scope of work and repackaged the project documents for another bid. The second bid opening was held August 5, 2014. The apparent low bidder is Mavin Construction, LLC. Staff is currently finalizing the contract documents and a NTP is expected within the next few weeks. This project is an approximate 9 month construction schedule to completion. Apron Rehabilitation Project: Status – Bidding Underway Project Budget – $2,000,000.00 (Year 1) Estimated Completion Date – to be determined The Apron Rehabilitation Project is a budgeted capital improvement project that includes the Year 1 recommended items outlined in the 2012 LPA Apron Pavement Study. Year 1 / priority items included rehabilitation of the Terminal Apron trench drain and the General Aviation Apron taxilane near Stevens. Engineering for the Apron Rehabilitation Project is led by AVCON. Construction documents were completed for this project and bids were received on April 17. The lowest responsive bidder was Hi-Way Paving from Hilliard, Ohio.


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The AIP grant paperwork was received on June 4, 2014. The contractor began work at the Stevens apron on July 16. This is an approximately 180 day construction project and completion is expected in December 2014. The contractor has completed portions of the initial sections of work on the Stevens and Terminal aprons. Weather, including heat and rain, has had minor impacts to the project, but the contractor continues to progress towards the next section of work.


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_____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Airport Commission FROM: Rosylin Weston, Vice President - Communications DATE: September 22, 2014 _____________________________________________________________ ITEM DESCRIPTION – Information Section Item D September 2014 – Communications Report Highlights: We received positive news coverage about the dedication of Flatwood Grill and the opening of the North Wing. There were also some additional stories in print and online about the 1st Quarter Air Fare Report. News Stories Broadcast, Print and Online:

• WHNS – “GSP expansion continues with opening of North Wing” • WYFF-TV – “ Upstate air travelers seen more changes at GSP” (This story aired in

multiple time slots) • Greenville News- DOT: GSP fares beat regional competitors” • GSA Business – GSP Airport domestic fares dip in Q1” • Spartanburg Herald-Journal–“GSP dedicates new eatery named for historic farming

community” • ACI-NA Daily Clips–“Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport dedicates new

restaurant” New Releases or Alerts:

• North Wing Opening • GSP Honors the Flatwood Community by Dedicating Flatwood Grill

Website Statistics: WINGSPAN BLOG 8/01/14-8/31/14

• 512 Visitors – 58% were new visitors • 913 pages were viewed by visitors to the blog. The largest spike came as a result of 2

separate posts and pictures about the North Wing opening


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Elevatingtheupstate.com 8/01/14 - 8/31/14 (Mobile Site) • 99 Sessions, 67% New Visitors • Average Visit Duration – 02:03 Minutes • Mobile Site – 79% New Visitors • Average Visit Duration on Mobile site – 0:53 minutes

Elevatingtheupstate.com 8/1/14-8/31/14 • 304 Sessions, 81% New Visitors

GSPAirport.com 8/01/14 – 8/31/14 • 64,264 Visits-62% were new visitors • Average Page View per Visit 4.06 Pages • Average Duration on-site 02:19 minutes • 23,370 Visits to Mobile Site

Terminal Advertising Program Updates: Contract Renewals: BJU Museum at $600 per month for 1 year Mustang Engineering at $600 per month for 1 year Newly Signed Advertisers/Contract Extensions Homestead Hartness at $300.00 per month for 1 year Gibbs Cancer Center increased monthly invoice by $5,400.00. Upcoming Sponsorships Fall for Greenville Spartanburg International Festival Greer Christmas/Breakfast with Santa Customer Service Complaints – Summary

• Too many cars parked curbside in front of the terminal waiting so there was no place for customer to actively load and unload

• Waited too long for bags to arrive in baggage claim • Customers unhappy because they received a ticket for leaving a car unattended on the

front curb

Thanks Again Rewards Program: 461 – Qualified Transactions $10,325.40 – Qualified transactions in dollars and cents $ 22.40 – Average amount per transaction


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_____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Airport Commission FROM: Scott C. Carr, A.A.E., Director – Properties and Development DATE: September 22, 2014 _____________________________________________________________ ITEM DESCRIPTION – Information Section Item E September 2014 – Properties and Development Report SUMMARY AirIT – Gate Installation Project Status – Hardware acquisition is underway and items are being delivered to the airport for installation. Network cabling for Gates A7 and B1 has been completed. Project Budget – $68,000 Estimated Completion Date – October 30, 2014 The Airport District has contracted with AirIT to extend their Extended Airline System Environment (EASE) from the temporary ticket counters to Gates A7, A9, and B1. This will permit any airline to process passengers through these three gates. As the ongoing terminal apron project continues and upcoming concourse renovations begin, this will allow the Airport District to temporarily relocate airline gates that are impacted by construction activity. Following construction, these gates will be used as “shared use gates” for airline off-schedule operations, charter flights, etc. Cargo Modernization Project – Phase #1: Status – The Airport District has provided UPS with a conceptual facility design to review. Discussions are continuing with UPS to finalize a preliminary design of the facility.


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Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission Information Section - Item E September 22, 2014 – Properties and Development Report Page 2

Project Budget – $1,500,000 Estimated Completion Date – To Be Determined Project consists of relocating UPS from the south cargo building and ramp to the north cargo ramp and constructing new facilities. The new leasehold area will be sized to handle up to two Boeing 767-300 aircraft simultaneously, loading and unloading of up to eight 53 foot tractor trailer trucks, and new administrative office and support space. Sprint Wireless – Cell Phone Antenna Equipment Upgrade & Capacity Enhancement Project: Status – New cabling and telecommunication equipment is in place. Waiting for new fiber optics line easement agreement to be finalized so that installation can begin. Project Budget – All costs are being covered by Sprint Wireless. Estimated Completion Date – To Be Determined Sprint Wireless is in the process of upgrading the existing antenna equipment located on top of Parking Garage A. The project also includes an increase in network capacity to handle increased call volume in the area and reduce the number of dropped and failed calls. The project requires that a new fiber optics line be installed by Spirit Telecom. This new line will begin at the intersection of State Route 14 and GSP Drive and run along GSP Drive up to Parking Garage A. Verizon Wireless – Distributed Antenna System Equipment Replacement & Capacity Enhancement Project: Status – Installation work is underway and approximately 75% complete. Project Budget – All costs are being covered by Verizon Wireless. Estimated Completion Date – September 30, 2014 Verizon Wireless has designed plans to upgrade their existing antenna equipment and significantly increase the number of antennas located throughout both parking garages and the entire terminal building. In addition, the project also includes an increase in network capacity to handle increased call volume at the airport and reduce the number of dropped and failed calls.


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_____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Airport Commission FROM: Marsha Madore, Human Resources Manager DATE: September 22, 2014 _____________________________________________________________ ITEM DESCRIPTION – Information Section Item F September 2014 – OSHA Reportable Injury Report SUMMARY Monthly Report 8/8/2014 – Doug Ross (Police Department, Police Officer) Intoxicated passenger was resisting arrest. Received hand and jaw contusions. No lost time. Calendar Year-to-Date –injuries to report 6/3/2014 Nathan Steigel (Police Department, Police Sergeant) Safe rolled onto his foot from a moving dolly. Fractured the right big toe. Lost time = 2 shifts. May, 2014 No injuries to report 4/25/2014 Steve Dunn (Facilities Department, Facilities Technician III – Electrical) Crush injury resulting in a fracture of the 4th finger. – Returned to work 6/16/14. 2/20/2014 Butch Mann (Facilities Department, Facilities Technician IV-HVAC) stepped

off a ladder wrong and sustained a knee injury – returned to work 4/10/14. 2/24/2014 Jonathan Vanderford (Facilities Department, Grounds Technician I) rolled

his foot on the curb – severely sprained ankle – returned to work 3/27/14. 2 Year Historical Annual OSHA Report Submissions:

Calendar Year

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all Employees

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Illnesses

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Work 2013 121 140,106 5 0 3 2012 111 138,439 4 1 13

MICHAEL JUSTUS/[email protected] left to right, Dave Edwards, presidentand CEO of the Greenville-SpartanburgInternational Airport, (GSP), F.E. Hendrix,representing the Flatwood Community, MinorShaw, chairman of the GSP commission, andThomas Kornacki, of SVP Food and Beverage,Hudson Group, participate in a dedicationceremony held for the new Flatwood Grill atthe Greenville-Spartanburg InternationalAirport on Wednesday. The airport currentlysits on a portion of what was once theFlatwood Community. The Flatwood Grill ispart of WINGSPAN, the airport's $125 millionterminal improvement program.

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airportdedicates new restaurantBy Trevor [email protected]: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 5:32 p.m.

The Greenville-Spartanburg InternationalAirport has named its newest restaurant inhonor of a historic farming community inSpartanburg County.

Officials and business leaders gathered at theeatery Wednesday for the dedication of theairport's new Flatwood Grill.

The grill is the focal point of a new dining andretail area that recently opened next to baggageclaim as part of the airport's $125 million mainterminal improvement plan WINGSPAN. It isbordered by a Hudson travel store and Dunkin'Donuts.

“This is an important part of the project for us,”said Dave Edwards, president and CEO of GSP.“We knew we had to do something special. Wenever want that community to be forgotten.”

Edwards said GSP officials chose the name to honor the community that oncethrived across several hundred acres of lush farmland in western SpartanburgCounty spanning from Highway 14 to Highway 101.

Much of the land was flat, which made it perfect for growing cotton, then peaches,grains, corn and cattle. For that same reason, it was a prime location to build anairport.

In 1962, local leaders broke ground on the airport, and the community around itbegan to change, but not fade away.

“We are proud and excited,” Edwards said. “A lot of emotion went into this. Therearen't too many of the (Flatwood community residents) left today. It's a verymonumental event for us overall.”

The grill will serve an array of American dishes. Its walls are accented with oldphotos of downtown Spartanburg, Downtown Memorial Airport, aerial views of GSPduring its early days, a picture of a Flatwood peach field and other airport shots.

“This is a great day for all of us who had a relationship with the Flatwoodcommunity,” said F.E. Hendrix, who played first base for the Flatwood Peaches, thecommunity's baseball team that was once part of the Spartanburg County TwilightLeague. “Without Flatwood, we wouldn't have GSP. Without GSP ,we wouldn't have

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BMW. And without BMW, we wouldn't have 8,000 jobs… Without all of these thingsworking together, none of this would have been accomplished.”

In 1999, BMW Manufacturing Co. placed a historical marker honoring the FlatwoodPeaches on its property across from the airport's entrance off Brockman McClimonRoad.

A mural of the baseball team is featured in the grill.

“GSP has always been a good way for (the Upstate) to convey its identity,” said MaxMetcalf, a spokesman for BMW Manufacturing Co. “That is why GSP and BMW havepartnered together to recognize the Flatwood community… You can't have a futurewithout a past.”

Hoss Owens was a right fielder for the Peaches. He remembers 600 to 700 peopleshowing up for the games on Saturday afternoons.

“I've seen people (at the dedication ceremony) that I haven't seen in 62 years,”Owens said. “The Flatwood community was made up of good people. It makes youfeel good to see something like this happen today. It lets you know that you were apart of something special.”

Flatwood Grill, Hudson and Dunkin' Donuts will be operated by GSP'sconcessionaire the Hudson Group.

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Fares Up, Flights Down as AirTran Prepares toDepartKELLY YAMANOUCHI ON AUG 26, 2014

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Aug. 25--What do you get when you merge onelow-cost airline with another?

In Atlanta, the math says you get higher fares.

As AirTran Airways' final days draw near and it isfully absorbed by Southwest Airlines, theassumption that creating a larger, low-cost carrierwould bring consumer benefits to Atlanta has beenovershadowed by fare hikes and route cuts.

It was that idea -- or at least the idea an AirTran-Southwest union wouldn't hurt competition -- thatled antitrust regulators to approve the $1 billiondeal in 2011.

But Southwest has slashed flights in Atlanta as its dismantles AirTran's hub, reducing competition withdominant Delta Air Lines. While fares are up in many markets, Atlanta has been hit with some of thehighest increases in the nation for four straight quarters, according to federal figures.

And that's before AirTran's frequent flier program ends Nov. 1 and its last flight takes off from Atlantato Tampa on Dec. 28.

To Diana Moss, vice president of the American Antitrust Institute, the disappearance of AirTraneliminates "a maverick, a low-cost disruptive firm that kept everybody else on their toes." AirTran,founded in 1993 as ValuJet, was a more aggressive discounter than Southwest, Moss said, and themerger took that competition out of the mix.

Antitrust attorney Joe Alioto said a wave of airline mergers in the last six years including Southwest-AirTran, American-US Airways, United-Continental and Delta-Northwest has enabled carriers to raisefares and charge travelers more fees -- although Southwest has maintained a free checked baggagepolicy.

Carriers that charge such fees "made over $6 billion just on their so-called baggage fees and extracharges. They would never get away with that stuff if there were competition," Alioto said.

Positive force

The expansion of Dallas-based discount king Southwest through a major merger was seen by some tobe a positive force for consumers. Some industry watchers predicted a Southwest-AirTran deal wouldcreate more competition against the old established guard of legacy carriers like Delta, American andUnited.

The U.S. Justice Department cited the benefits of low-cost carriers when it gave its antitrust approval.

The merger "is not likely to substantially lessen competition," according to the Justice Department'santitrust division in 2011 when it cleared the Southwest-AirTran deal.

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Department's statement said. It added that "the presence of low cost carriers like Southwest andAirTran has been shown to lower fares on routes previously served only by incumbent legacy carriers."

But that analysis may have not included some factors -- notably Southwest's eventual decision todismantle AirTran's Atlanta hub and cut operations at Hartsfield-Jackson. That move reducedcompetition on more than a dozen routes.

Southwest-AirTran's market share at Hartsfield-Jackson has shrunk from 16 percent to 11 percent,while Delta's has increased from nearly 78 percent to nearly 83 percent over the last four years. Totalpassenger counts were down 1.1 percent in 2013, and are up 0.75 percent for the first half of this year.

While Southwest has added several routes fromAtlanta and operates larger planes than some ofAirTran's aircraft, it has cut more. Before themerger AirTran operated about 220 daily flightsfrom Atlanta, while Southwest now operates about142. That will drop to about 125 in January, aslower time of year, after all AirTran flights havedisappeared. Total reduction: more than 35percent.

And while AirTran operated flights from Hartsfield-Jackson to six Caribbean destinations, Southwestas of January 2015 will operate only two: Cancunand Punta Cana.

Since Southwest acquired AirTran, Atlanta fares adjusted for inflation have increased 6.2 percent overthe past three years, from an average domestic fare of $380.95 to $404.58, according to the U.S.Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Nationally, the average air fare was $381 in the first quarter, up 1.2percent over the past three years.

Southwest spokeswoman Thais Conway said Southwest is still "delivering on the low-fare promise wemade ... We were able to continue the good work and the low prices that AirTran had begun."

She said higher fuel prices have driven up fares, adding that Southwest's policies for free checked bagsand no change fees "provides a great advantage for current and potential customers."

'An apocryphal story'

That's in line with Southwest's image as the best-known discount airline in the country. But Alioto, theantitrust attorney, said AirTran was playing a key role in keeping prices low, and that was lost in themerger.

"There was an apocryphal story that Southwest was keeping the major airlines in line on prices.However, they were being kept in line by AirTran," he said. "AirTran was eliminated, Southwest was nolonger in line and neither were the majors, because Southwest joined them.... Southwest began toincrease its prices everywhere."

Alioto filed a lawsuit challenging the Southwest-AirTran deal, claiming travelers have suffered fromreduced competition. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the lawsuit,and Alioto has asked theSupreme Court to take up the case.

Yet the Southwest-AirTran merger is hardly an outlier. It is one of four major mergers in recent yearsthat also saw Delta absorb Northwest, United swallow Continental and American subsume US Airways.Now, American, United, Delta and Southwest handle about 85 percent of U.S. passenger traffic, basedon 2013 figures.

The leading airline industry group, Airlines forAmerica, says mergers have helped airlinesbecome more financially stable.

"Consumers win when airlines are strong, able tocompete and reinvest in their business with newplanes, products and destinations," said Airlines forAmerica Jean Medina in a written statement.

The remaining airlines may be stronger, reporting

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billions in profits. But with fewer significantcompetitors it's easier to raise fares and cutunprofitable routes.

Reduced growth?

Southwest's reductions could reduce the Atlanta airport's growth plans for years to come.

Earlier this year, a master plan update was delayed as planners scaled back traffic forecasts because ofSouthwest's dismantling of AirTran's hub. That is likely to contribute to reduced demand for more gatesand concourses and delay the need for a sixth runway.

It's a turnabout for Hartsfield-Jackson, where AirTran rapidly grew through the mid-2000s.

AirTran sought to gain a critical mass with its Atlanta hub by offering low fares and more flights. Thatsometimes led to it lose millions of dollars.

But Southwest, which boasts a 41-year profit streak, does not operate a traditional "hub-and-spoke"network. Southwest focuses on point-to-point service, instead of connecting passengers through ahub.

Southwest executives did not say they planned to pull down AirTran's hub operation when the mergerwas announced, waiting until a year later to disclose the strategy.

Without the millions of AirTran connecting passengers to fill up flights, many routes no longer madeeconomic sense to Southwest, leading to flight cuts. In addition, employment in Atlanta has fallen from5,300 pre-merger to 3,500 now.

Moss said there is little accountability when merger results turn out different from Justice Departmentexpectations. "Once the merger has gone through, there's no DOJ going back to the airlines saying,'Okay you guys, let's see what you promised us.' "

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