TRB Webinar: Air Service Strategies for Small, Medium, and Non-Hub Airports in Today’s Competitive Environment

TRB conducted a webinar on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET on research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that discussed  how changing airline industry conditions are affecting the air service at small and medium sized airports.

This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. This webinar was approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits.

Here are the slides.




Webinar Presenters

• William Spitz, GRA Incorporated
• Russell Mills, Bowling Green State University
• Mike Gordon, Sixel Consulting Group, Inc.
• Melissa Galvan Peterson, Sixel Consulting Group, Inc.

Moderated by: Mike Hainsey, Golden Triangle Regional Airport

Webinar Outline

1. ACRP Report 142: Effects of Airline Industry Changes on Small- and Non-Hub Airports
• Guidance to help create effective planning and development strategies
• Review of airline industry trends, patterns of airline industry change, and current airport programs
2. ACRP Synthesis 68: Strategies for Maintaining Air Service
• Present insights from over 70 interviews with small and medium airports
• Overview how communication, cost, and community engagement are the new-normal for the air service environment
3. Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand how changing airline industry conditions are affecting small- and non-hub airports
• Understand strategies for maintaining or achieving desired commercial service in response to changing market conditions and airline business plans
• Understand how best to leverage an airport’s cost advantages

Registration Information

This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E. continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits

This webinar is pending approval by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please make sure that you register for this session and log-in using the link that TRB provides to your email account. We use this as your record that you attended this session. TRB only maintains the records of attendees who use their email address to log into the webinar, and cannot verify attendance of individuals who view the webinar without personally logging into the session.

To report your CM credits, visit www.planning.org/cm

1. Login using your ID# and password
2. Select My CM log
3. Select Add Credits
4. Under Browse you have the option of searching by Date, Provider, or Distance Education and using the search box to type in the name of the event or activity and clicking go
5. A pop-up box will appear. If this is a multi-part event you will have the option to select from a list of activities
6. Please rate, add a comment (optional), and click on the Ethics statement and answer
7. Click submit and the CM credits should appear in your CM log

If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact AICPCM@planning.org.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.