 MSP Airport and its partner Meet Minneapolis recently hosted the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) 2022 Annual Conference & Exhibition, and the event drew a large crowd to downtown Minneapolis.
More than 2,000 airport and aviation industry leaders attended the five-day event, highlighted by presentations from Scott Pelley, “60 Minutes” correspondent, and Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines. The conference’s content touched on numerous topics, including the ongoing resurgence in the airline industry following challenges brought on by the pandemic.
Conference attendees also had the opportunity to take tours of MSP Airport and see some of the sweeping changes made to the airport’s interior and exterior in recent years, including airfield technology upgrades.
The conference’s sponsors included many of the businesses operating at MSP that provide services to passengers every day. The Metropolitan Airports Commission, which owns and operates MSP, is proud of the teamwork that went into producing a complex, well-orchestrated event and the great impressions it delivered for the airport and the Twin Cities.
An update to Flying Cloud Airport’s Long-Term Plan is well underway, and the Metropolitan Airports Commission is hosting another public event in October to allow the public to learn about the process, provide input and ask questions.
The October event will focus on facility requirements at Flying Cloud as the airport looks to the future.
- Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022
- Time: 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Presentation at 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Hennepin Technical College – Eden Prairie Campus,13100 College View Dr., Eden Prairie, MN 55347
You can find more information about the Long-Term Plan and the process at this website.
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 Flying Cloud Airport was the site of another popular aviation event recently, as Girls in Aviation Day attracted a crowd of 1,931 to the airfield in Eden Prairie on Sept. 24.
The free event offers youth a chance to learn about a variety of career opportunities in aviation and in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Exhibitors at the event included airlines, universities, flight schools, military branches, pilots and other professionals involved in aviation careers.
The Metropolitan Airports Commission, which operates Flying Cloud, had a paint-the-plow activity for children at the event. Staff from the MSP Airport Police Department and Fire Department were on-site to talk to attendees, and Sparky the fire department mascot was also present to entertain the kids.
Next year’s event will take place on Sept. 23, 2023. Save the date now and make plans to bring the next generation to Girls in Aviation Day.
Isabella Rhawie, assistant director of Concessions & Business Development for the Commercial Management & Airline Affairs Department, was recognized last week for completing the inaugural U.S. Airport Professional (USAP) e-learning program operated by Airports Council International–North America (ACI-NA).
Rhawie was one of several airport professionals from throughout the U.S. to be recognized during the recent ACI-NA annual conference in Minneapolis.
The USAP program, which was launched earlier this year, covers a wide range of airport management topics including leadership development, business strategy, commercial management, finance, operations, safety, security and air service.
Rhawie joined the MAC in 2014 and played a leading role in the wholesale makeover of MSP Airport concessions that began in 2015, as well as helping steer MSP Airport's concessions program through the COVID-19 pandemic.
In December 2020, Isabella was selected as a "Top 40 Under 40" leader by Airport Business magazine.
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Autumn is in the air and many air travelers have already booked fall excursions or are planning travel for November and December. We have an ongoing survey that gauges attitudes about air travel, whatever the season, and your answers are helping shape the MSP experience.
One thing we already know: Travel is back. Our surveys are now showing that 88 percent of respondents would be willing to get on a plane tomorrow, a figure that's almost triple what it was at the start of the pandemic.
Even if you’ve already taken the survey, please consider taking it again, as your thoughts and answers may have changed over time. We also add new questions each month. This month, we're asking "What tips would you share with a first-time visitor to MSP Airport?"
Among topics that survey takers have shown an interest in: MSP's safety initiatives related to the pandemic, which are a part of our Travel Confidently MSP program.
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