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2009-01-14 - Agendas - Final
. AGENDA MEETING OF THE AIRPORT BOARD FAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT 1 :30 p.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Airport Conference Room As a courtesy please turn off all cell phones and pagers. 1. Welcome — Chairman Bob Nickle, A. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. 2. Minutes of the December 10, 2009 meeting. 3. Receiving of Reports. A. Chairman Nickle. B. Director Boudreaux, report on airport activity. C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson, report on FBO and Budget. D. Senior Secretary Powers, report on T-Hangar Leases. E. Engineer Wayne Jones, report on construction projects. F. Museum reports. • 4. Old Business. None 5, New Business. A. &Ara Lease Agreement for tour bus dispatch center. Action Requested: Approval and forward through City' s Contract Review process. B. IRON PIG DUATHLON proposal. Action Requested: Approval and forward through City's Contract Review process. C. Rojo o` 94a4oa proposal. Action Requested: Approval and forward through City' s Contract Review process. 6. Other Business. A. Items from the Public. B. Items from the Airport Board. 7. Meeting Adjourned. NOTE: . Next Strategic Planning Meeting Next Airport Board Meeting February 11 , 2009 MINUTES Fayetteville Executive Airport Board Meeting December 10, 2008 MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Nickle, Janice Stanesic, David Hollman, Otto Loewer, Vaughn DeCoster, Richard Greene, Tim McCarley STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers OTHERS PRESENT: Wayne Jones-McClelland Consulting Engineers; Daniel Phillips-Government TV Channel; Rick McCurdy-Fayetteville Fire Department; Blaise Sharkey-Million Air Fayetteville; Warren Jones-Arkansas Air Museum. ITEM #1 : Welcome — Chairman Bob Nickle. A. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. None. ITEM #2: Minutes of the November 12, 2008 meeting. Motion to approve the minutes was made by Richard Greene and seconded by Tim McCarley. The motion carried. ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports. A. Chairman Nickle. Acknowledged Airport Board Members David Hollman's and Janice Stansic's five years on the Airport Board. They both have made application to re-apply for positions on the Airport • Board. Offered Best Wishes to all the Airport Staff. Reported Leon will report back to the surgeon in Little Rock on December 18'' and if he is able to use his leg then shoulder surgery is scheduled for Saturday, December 20'". V. DeCoster offered the services of Angel Flight for Leon if needed. B. Director Boudreaux, report on airport activity. Stated NWACC has decided to close their Airframe & Powerplant (A & P) school. Said he had talked to the A & P consortium in Arkansas and maybe they will want to take over the facility that previously housed the A & P School on the Airport. SkyVenture, Air Museum and the City of Fayetteville recently sponsored an FAA Safety Seminar. There were fifty-five signed up for the chart-makers class. Another FAA seminar will be held on December 16th in the terminal lobby. Had a new prospect stop in looking for a location for a dispatch center for a charter bus business. They called today and said this location would not work. C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson. Gave a power-point presentation of fuel and aircraft operations for the airport. Reported the fuel prices are coming down, with Fort Smith having the lowest fuel prices. B. Sharkey of Million Air said they were off fuel sales from last year by six percent. James commenting on the Financial Report said this year will be the first year in ten years we will end in the black. O. Loewer complimented past and present Airport Board Members and staff for staying the course, to pursue revenue generating projects, and said the largest export in the state is aviation. Chairman Nickel said the investments the Airport chose to make were revenue streams. Director Boudreaux reported there are two projects coming up that are State Aeronautics eligible, HVAC $70,000 and Security $80,000, but the State Aeronautics is out of funds. Also, on the last FAA grant, the FAA only approved 75% of the funding and we will have to make up the $28,000 difference. Briefing the new Mayor was discussed and Director Boudreaux stated he had already provided a five page report on the Airport, and a two page summary for Mayor Jordan's Task Force Committee Meeting for tonight. O. Loewer commented that we are operating now with little cost to the City, but should not be presented as a cash cow, that the Airport • will need help from the City sometime in the future. We need the Airport to be presented in the right way. Chairman Nickel stated that in the Economic Development Study that most General Aviation Airports are subsidized by their City. Director Boudreaux reported the City's Finance Department had reduced their Cost Allocation for the Airport by $ 15,000. 1 D. Senior Secretary Powers, report of T-hangar Leases. All T-Hangars are rented. with about five names on each of the waiting lists. E. Engineer Wayne Jones, report on construction projects. Work continues on the Preliminary Report for the 16 Safety Area, and Ray, James and himself had made comments to the consultant. The report was sent to the FAA and the Arkansas Highway Department for review. Forwarding the report on to the Native American Indians was accidentally delayed by the FAA. The public meeting can possibly be scheduled for late February. There will be some noise impact to the house on Bailey Drive, and it could mean the Airport will have to buy that property. Chairman Nickel asked if staff or McClellands' had visited with Cooper Electric and Standard Register. Director Boudreaux stated they would schedule meetings right away to talk with them. W. Jones said they have started preliminary work on the environmental plans for the roadway. F. Museum reports. Chairman Nickel offered congratulations to the Air Museum, to Warren and Hugh for their leadership, and their Board which includes Ray and two of our Board members, Janice Stanesic and Richard Greene. Warren Jones thanked the Airport Board for the nice comments about Hugh Brewer, saying Hugh loves the Airport, aviation, and Fayetteville. Also thanked the Board, Staff, and Million Air for all their support and help. Reported the EAA had met at the Museum last Sunday with fifty-five people in attendance, and were able to use the Museum's new tables. He invited everyone to the Museum's Open House and Board Meeting on Sunday. . Meetings in the hangar are nice with the new heat system in place. Mentioned he had just attended a meeting in Rogers on fund raising. Several organizations have scheduled the museum for their parties and events and they can use the hangar now that it has heat. ITEM #4: Old Business. None. ITEM #5: New Business. • A. Discussion: Airport Hair Salon Lease. Director Boudreaux said the lease is up at the end of December and we can't renew the lease until the rent is brought current. Discussion followed regarding complaints from the odor from the permanents, the business has been a long term tenant at the Airport, and time frames, from thirty days to ninety days, to bring the rent current. R. Greene stated that at this time of the year you probably couldn't fill the rental location in ninety days. A motion was made to approve anew lease, provided the rent has been brought current by the end of March 2009, or the salon would have to move out if the rent is not current by end of March. The motion was made by Richard Greene and seconded by Vaughn DeCoster. The motion carried. ITEM #6: Other Business. A. Items from the Public. None. B. Items from the Airport Board. Chairman Nickel expressed appreciation of "A Fare to Remember" for furishing the treats for the meeting. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:31 p.m. David Hollman, Secretary Date • 2 ayve 7e;iF • ARKANSAS AVIATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FAYETTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT • DRAKE FIELD QUARTERLY REPORT FAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, DRAKE FIELD Aviation and Economic Development Department 4th Quarter, 2008 January 12, 2009 AVIATION: • AIRPORT ACTIVITY: Activity was down again this year due to the economy. We were 6% down in fuel sales and 6.7% down in operations, year over year. More dramatically, both operations and fuel sales are down significantly when compared to CY 2006 which was our best year and peak year for both sales and activity. Operations for 2008 are 75% of operations in 2006. Fuel sales in 2008 are 85% of sales for 2006. Operations could be of concern when the FAA conducts the next Benefit Cost Analysis for the Air Traffic Control Tower. Fortunately, since the last B/C we have increased total • based aircraft and the number of Jet aircraft based at the airport. • THE RUNWAY END OBSTRUCTION SURVEY PROJECT: We removed the controlling obstruction on the North end of the runway and sent verification to FAA confirming that it had been removed. This will pave the way for the LPV approach from the North. LNAV approaches have been published and pilots that have flown them are very pleased. When the LPV approach is published it will be even better. Both the LPV and the LNAV are GPS approaches. We have removed all obstructions on the airport and will start the removal of obstructions off our property as soon as Leon, Chief of Maintenance returns to work. Most of the trees that must be topped are South of the airport. We will make every effort to preserve the trees while complying with the FAA directives. • RUNWAY 16 RSA IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: The Environmental Impact study is very near completion with the receipt of comments from the Native American Tribes. The draft has been sent to our Project Manager for review. Initial Plans and Specifications are well underway and the draft has been sent the AHTD for review and will be sent to the FAA once AHTD has signed off. MCE has made initial contact with the land owners to document the history of their property pursuant to the land acquisition. There have been no significant findings to this point. • CITY WIDE ENERGY SAVINGS INITIATIVE: We hired an HVAC consultant to design a project to repair/improve the control of the Terminal Building HVAC system. There are savings to be realized but we must repair the controls. USPS sent us notice to repair the system or they would and send us the bill. We do our best to manually control . the system but there is only so much you can do so the work conditions are unsatisfactory. We will present the final bid to the Airport Board and then the City Council for their decision to take the necessary funding from our use of funds balance. 4500 SOUTH SCHOOL AVENUE, SUITE F • AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING • FAYETTEVILLE AR 72701 479.718.7642 • 479.718.7646 FAX • www.accessfayetteville.org/govemmentlaviation . airport_emnomic—development@ci.fayetteville.ar.us ` f v • REPAIR STATION PROSPECT: We spoke with the company on January 12`n and . they report that they are getting closer. They hope to have their banking proposal considered within the next two weeks. They are still very positive about the project moving forward. • A FARE TO REMEMBER: PJ's Deli is now open for business and providing an excellent lunch. Paul and Jayn report that they are very happy with the new space and their decision to move to Drake Field. They have picked up catering for the U of A sports teams and have provided flight catering for visiting Basketball teams. They hosted the Chamber of Commerce combined meeting of Transportation, Agriculture and Governmental Affairs to hear Mayor Jordan speak. There were many good comments from this meeting. Their business is growing. • NEW HANGAR CONSTRUCTION: Flying Investments has completed their new hangar. •. NEW TENANT PROSPECT FOR TERMINAL BUILDING: Letsgo Charter and Tours, a charter bus company, has completed application to lease the office space in the south end of the terminal. The Airport Board will consider this request at their January meeting. The company will park up to three buses in the Terminal parking lot. • FAA FAASTEAM/WINGS SEMINARS HELD: SkyVenture Aviation Inc. hosted two Wings Seminars in December. The first, "The Chart Maker and The Pilot" had 55 participants even though the weather was marginal. The second was a CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) workshop and was the first of eight workshops to be conducted over the next two years. Completion of all eight sessions qualifies attendees to renew their CFI Certificate without examination. Mark Frankum of SkyVenture is our airport • representative to the State FAASTEAM. (FAA Safety Team) For more information on the upcoming Wings Seminars check the www.faasafetv.eov website. • AIRPORT BLOOD DRIVE: Beginning in September 2008 the Community Blood Center began holding Blood Drives at the airport. They continue to grow and will conduct the next event January 29, 2009. • NWACC AVIATION ADVISORY BOARD: NWACC has decided to discontinue the Aviation Technician Training Program after the end of the current school year (June 2009). The school relocated from the airport into the West Campus near Ramay Junior High School in 2007. We have contacted the Aviation Alliance of Arkansas to see if they would be interested in keeping the program open. There is still a need for aviation technicians in Arkansas. • FAA FALL CONFERENCE: In October we attended the FAA fall conference in Ft. Worth where we were able to meet with our Program Manager, Don Hams and with the Instrument Approach Office. We made significant progress in both areas. FAA Southwest Region conducts two meetings a year to keep airports up to date. • ANNUAL DBE PROJECT: The draft of our DBE program plan has been submitted to the FAA by James for review. The DBE program is one of the programs we must comply with in order to receive Federal Grant money. Once finalized, we will bring it to the Airport Board and the City Council for approval. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PROJECT: We participated in the planning meetings where about 100 community leaders offered their suggestions on our economic development future and the strategy the City should take to insure job creation for our citizens. The consultant presented her report to the participants and the City Council to widely varying responses. Her main point was that the City needs to be involved in Regional Economic Development. • FAYETTEVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: The FEDC Board and the Chamber of Commerce Board have agreed to collocation. The FEDC offices will relocate to the Chamber. No decision has been made on how the two organizations will function. • AVIATION AND TECHNOLOGY PARK PROJECT: We are still looking for funding to help us determine whether or not it is possible to develop the Arthur Miller property into an Aerospace and Technology park east of the airport. We have met with SBA and hope to meet with EDA in the future. There are EDA grants available for projects like this. Respectfully Submitted, • Ray M. Boudreaux, Di ctor a a • ayve eVl e ARKANSAS Airport Progress Report TO: Fayetteville Executive Airport Board THRU : Ray M . Boudreaux, Director FROM : James Nicholson , Financial Coordinator DATE : January 14, 2009 Tower Operations: OPERATIONS - MONTHLY 2000 - 2008 a JAN a 4 reo vo ser Nov one M�o 15VIA 1.150 1.472 %650 tOdr 1470 2.360 .021 3101. ].00. 4.203CM20132 Zee 310x0 agile 3.,011 3.262 ].e3o a.3n3451 4670 4.223 31065 3,628 2.7061=2030 2,202 a.a 3.508 4.001 Reee 4.003 4.008 4.060 4.15153 51376 4.347 3.074 4,279 4.507 3 01" le 153156 3.176 3.e5 1 3.Wl 31004 3,«] "1, OPERATIONS - CUMULATIVE 2000 - 2008 00 so 40 30 20 I 10 On JAN regi MAR APR MAY JUN JUL eW ser OCT Nov I C 01000M31 1 4,15151 6¢1515 +.+e+ 0.0,0 ne)e M.ox+ ,0.170 20662 21761 1= 2001 27,001 20,++1 a2AS3 34,000 012002x1 0.1536 6.016 1uu .300 ,0.O» L.aO! 21.1521 26.659 29.971 32.601 13 20D3 1,1201 1,400 n+00 111 24An 3151.150 m?a1 40^6 43.000 O ]0041 1401 ,0.011 30.2Po x1510015 361011 3!.316 3)1044 4040 421006 40337 0 2006eMe n0)a 0354 22}23 006 30073 a6Aa0 4>R6e 620063 0.104 n.20s 5.3615 40.C5 43,"2 57810 150015 nla4 Yp70 ¢760 x0.1154 7.741 31538 31mo 36,002 2000 V. 21 01045 ]06 331003 26"2 TOO>] !]?N !4016 ATCT OPERATIONS 2007-2008 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2.000 1 ,500 1 ,000 • 500 1 FBO Fuel Sales Charts: FUEL 5ALE5 - MONTHLY 2001 - 2008 80 60 a 40 � I f ~ 20 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT E38,255 DEC 02001 18,028 1),457 9,85 9.285 10,530 D,530 1),530 15.607 20,493 25,12 26,288 02002 29,321 26284 %,908 23,949 11,892 41,54 9,285 20,400 39,365 29,447 21618 02003 31522 28,484 34,48 30.293 27.200 32,305 21885 30298 27,492 51528 26,792 02004 38,843 26,837 2B,DB 35,084 29,5D 28,28 21234 31334 43,730 38,91 30,033 02005 42,935 29,563 32,178 28,253 28,M 38,98 22933 28,688 33,07 46,837 31298 02006 4194 39,899 50,869 38,505 58.253 87495 33,797 41490 53,338 47,98 40,281 02007 41704 39,883 51271 48,944 43,650 37,852 32,704 37,985 50,706 50,939 29,033 02008 41058 50,320 38,089 41285 37,587 30A37 32,1% 35,827 47,059 52,329 30,%3 FUEL 5ALE5 - CUMULATIVE 2001 - 2008 600 •0 a � 400 � a F 200 p' 'JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 02001 1),028 28,485 47,300 88$85 77,15 87,645 98,05 113,782 154,275 159,387 91749 208,015 02002 28,321 55,805 70,511 94,460 1)9,352 50,884 99,%9 99,549 228,9% 258,361 282,931 304,547 02003 31522 59,988 94,1% 24,407 51807 93,912 205,577 235,875 283,387 3%,895 340,97 386,979 02004 38,843 65,480 93,589 2B,873 58,93 96,359 207,593 238,927 282.657 31BA38 341,328 371381 02005 42,936 72,499 1)4,877 132,930 91043 97231 29,464 247,930 287107 327}%4 366,99 397,497 02008 41134 81033 131802 00,407 228,880 290,55 323,952 365,442 49,780 465,970 59,888 559,149 02007 41704 81367 92,638 179,582 223.232 281084 293,788 331773 382,479 433,413 478,789 505,822 02008 41058 91378 90,487 01732 209,39 240,98 272,270 308,097 355,96 407,485 H5A77 175520 Survey of Fuel Prices: Fuel prices within 50 miles of FYV as of 1 /13/2009 [dent FBO Name Jet FS 10OLL FS 1001.1. SS 87 MoGas FSM TAC Air 3.82 3 .76 3.22 FYV Million Air Fayetteville l City SS 4 .04 4 . 19 3.64 2 . 16 SLG City of Siloam Springs 3.21 4 .39 3.89 VBT Summit Aviation 3 .60 4 .15 3.90 • TQH City of Tahlequah (both seffserv) 3 .99 3 .99 XNA Regional Jet Center 3 .69 4 .66 ROG Beaver Lake Aviation 3.69 4 .26 ASG Pinnacle Air Services 3.85 4 .08 ;., FBO Statistics: December 2008 Million Air Category Gallons % Category % TOTAL Jet Fuel sold to FYV-based customers 15 ,754 53.2% 41 .3% Jet Fuel sold to itinerant customers 13 ,871 46 .8% 36.4% Total Jet Fuel Sold 29 ,625 85.0% 77 .7% 10OLL sold to FYV-based customers 2 ,323 44 .5% 6 . 1 % 100LL sold to itinerant customers 2,894 55 .5% 7 .6% Total 100LL Sold 5,217 15 .0% 13 .7% TOTAL ALL: 34 ,842 91 .3% City Category 10OLL sold Self-Serve 30050 92.2% 8 .0% 91 Octane MoGes sold Self Serve 259 7 .8% 0.7% TOTAL ALL: 31308 8 .0% • 10OLL 100LL sold self-serve 3,050 36 .9% 8 .0% 100LL sold Million Air FBO 5,217 63 . 1 % 13 .7% TOTAL ALL: 81267 21 .7% 20Ctwm4 NaAlg FualSdnby Poo dlype Fual8alsby MMIU 2W9 BV�.ES,an yy� b O L m 10 a��iQLL1B11 O�iWf�' OSM1 OIHYNf1� 0 1.011 MN fig 1.1N ,VA IMV 1N .LL NA 8FP OCf f0/ � • 0 400 �TEXECI7rivri AI9PORT • OPERATING SUMMARY MONTH ENDING 1213112008 AIRPORT BOARD OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 Actual Budget Actual Budget Budget YTD Actual YTD REVENUE Rents B Leases 439,690 471,600 430,259 470,000 470,000 455,866 Aviation Fuel 191,314 217,000 153,478 166,000 166,000 130,330 Contract FBO 45,500 54,500 72,966 110,000 110,000 116,661 Miscellaneous 19,089 10,700 5,121 3,000 3,000 16,669 INCOME RECEIVED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 695,592 753,800 661,824 749,000 749,000 719,527 EXPENSES Personnel 291,066 319,648 301,229 314,262 314,262 313,776 Materiels & Supplies 16,537 20,019 20,276 22,852 22,852 13,423 Aviation Fuel Purchases 129,680 157,100 86,174 110,000 110,000 83,566 Services d Charges 194,671 194,175 178,146 164,308 164,308 135,945 Cost Allocation to General Fund 132,684 115,908 115,908 65,976 65,976 65,976 Maintenance 68,938 59,390 67,446 55,950 55,950 32,148 ATC Tower Costs 23,337 21,780 23,127 24,341 24,341 - Interest on West GA Hangars Loan (accrued) - - 17,500 35,000 35,000 35,000 INCOME USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES 856,914 888,020 809,806 792,689 792,689 679,835 NET INCOME FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES - GAIN I (LOSS) (161,321) (134,220) (147,982) (43,689) (43,689) 39,692 INVESTING ACTIVITIES 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual YTD NON-OPERATING INCOME Interest on Investments 28,899 22,000 26,326 Other - Mix 207 - - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS EXPENSE • 05029 AIP #33 Master Plan Update 6,137 05034 AIP #34135 W GA Apron 4,940 05046 AIP 921 Airport Expans Equip (Airband Radios) 2,677 06020 SkyVenture Improvements Rebate 12,000 8,000 5,000 08021 Airfield Markings - Repaint 77,873 06023 West GA Hangars 1,380,624 07024 Runway Approach Obstruction Study 12,219 32,781 32,781 07039 AIP #36 Correct Runway 16 So" Area Deficiency - 157,900 130,640 07039 AIP 036 Correct Runway 16 Safety Area Deficiency Phase II - 177,600 - 08055 Replace Airport Fence - Flood Damage - 9,200 08074 Airport HVAC Improvements (Terminal) 5,600 4,820 USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES - - 1,464,687 376,281 185,117 FINANCING ACTIVITIES LOANS Principal on West GA Hangers Loan 700,000 - - Peyments on Loan Principal (accrued) (23,333) (46,667) (46,667) GRANTS STATE I FEDERAL Received from Dept Aero - W GA Hangars 600,000 - - Received from Dept Aero - Re-Striping - - 73,448 Received from Dept Aero - Obstruction Study - - 45,000 Rcvd State Grants on Fed Projects 62,741 - - Due from State Grams on Fed Pnor cts - 10,098 Received from AIP #33 Master Plan 5,830 - - Received from AIP 034135 W GA Ramp 136,054 - - Due from AND #34135 West GA Ramp - - - RaceNed from AIP #36 Correct RW16 RSA - - 64,623 Due from AIP 936 Corea RW16 RSA - 121,920 59,485 Due from AIP 037 Corect RW16 RSA Phew II - 69,933 - NET INCOME FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES - - 1,481,292 155,284 195,889 AIRPORT CASH BALANCE 708,280 578,904 312,218 627,368 �URRENT ENCUMBRANCES (CAPITAL) MCE TASK ORDER #3 - Engineering AIP#36 27,260 MCE TASK ORDER 015 - Engineering AIP#37 177,600 MCE TASK - HVAC Assessment 780 LONG TERM LIABILITIES Hangar Loan Principal 606,667 AIRPORT CASH MINUS LIABILITIES (184,939) • LEASE DATA SHEET TENANT: LETSGO Charter and Tours Richard L. McMahan, CEO Lynn O. Johnson, General Manager ADDRESS : 7517 South Zero Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903 PHONE: 479-478-9780 (0) 479-478-9781 (F) 479-414-3257 (C) Richard McMahan CEO EMAIL: Letsgo@attglobal.net PROPERTY LEASED: Office space in the Terminal (474 SF) USE OF PROPERTY: Office, parking and dispatch for Charter Bus Service BEGINNING DATE: February 1 , 2009 • TERM OF LEASE: 1 Year OPTION TO EXTEND: 5/1 Year Options RENTAL FEES : Year 1 and 2-$434.32 per month Increases every two years by formula SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Will park up to three buses in the terminal parking lot. May install electrical plugs in the lamp posts to plug in block heaters and vacuum sweepers and other maintenance/cleaning equipment. DESCRIPTION: Charter Bus Service RECOMMENDATION: Approval • • To: Fayetteville Airport Board From: Bruce Dunn , Race Director Re: Application of Special Event (Iron Pig Duathlon , April 11 , 2008) Date: January 9, 2009 Special events request: On behalf of Bruce Dunn and All Sports Productions, I hereby request a special events permit in order to hold the first annual Iron Pig Duathlon . The requested venue is Drake Airport Parking lots and runway with the primary area of use being the parking lots and service access road located next to Hwy 71 . The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 11 , 2009. The race will begin at 10:00am and all race activities will be concluded by 2pm. Volunteers and participants will begin arriving by 5am . o Event Timeline — see attachment o Safety Plan : see attachment Background : Bruce Dun is the owner/race director of All Sports Productions, which is a sports • event management company that promotes cycling , triathlon , running , adventure race and other outdoor events. In addition to the Joe Martin Stage Race, these events include: Ozark Valley Triathlon, Har-Ber Meadows Criterium , Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival and the Lewis and Clark Adventure Races. See Race Director Bio attachment for additional information Duathlon special event program specifics: o Date o Set-up — Friday, April 10, 2009 o Race Day - Saturday, April 11 , 2009. See attachment for specific race day timeline. o Competitors : o The number of participants will range from 150 to 250 participants. Competitors are separated by age and/or gender. Management of the competitors will occur with staggered waves and with an electronic chip timing system . o Event sanctioning : o The duathlon is permitted , insured and sanctioned through USA Triathlon , the national governing body of duathlons and triathlons in the United • States. Certificates of Liability will be issued for all involved parties including the City of Fayetteville, Drake Air Field and Arkansas Air Museum. Page 1 of 2 J • o Competition format: o 3 mile run , 18 mile bike, 3 mile run . o Pre-staging and event set-up: o In order to maintain organization , the transition area (bike racks), start/finish line will need to be set-up on Friday, April 10th . o Course Marking: o All course markings will be done with signage on orange cones. No paint will be used on surfaces. o Parking Plan : o Many of the competitors will car pool on race morning. Estimated number of vehicles on race day will be approximately 150 vehicles. Parking for race participants will be in front of the terminal with the front row and any additional staff areas reserved for terminal participants. Volunteers and law enforcement will coordinate parking on race day and insure a smooth flow of traffic for both customers of the terminal and race participants. o Services: o Trash Containment: additional trash and recycling receptacles will be provided by the race. All race routes and area of use will be thoroughly • canvassed by volunteers following the event. o Porta Potties: adequate porta potties will be provided by race and based on number of participants and spectators. Bathrooms inside terminal will not be advertised , but could possibly be used by elderly, handicap or race staff. Terminal usage will be minimal. o Safety Plan : o See attached plan. Both ambulance and race medical staff, as well as the Washington Co. Sheriffs, Fayetteville Police, Greenland Police, and Arkansas State Police Departments will be present at the event. In summary, All Sports Productions requests the permission of the Fayetteville Airport Board to obtain a special events permit in order to hold the first annual Iron Pig Duathlon . We look forward to working with the City of Fayetteville, Drake Field and the Arkansas Air Museum to have a successful event. Please feel free to contact Bruce Dunn , 479- 466-4022 if you have any questions or comments. Enclosures: o Safety Plan • o Promotion, race and route information, plus race day timeline o Race Director Bio Page 2 of 2 IRON PIG 11 DUATHLON 3 mile run 18 mile bike 3 mile run Date: Saturday, April 11 , 10am Expected number of participants: 200 racers with 200 family members from 7 states Community Volunteers: 50 About the Race: ♦ A 3 mile run, 18 mile bike, 3 mile run ♦ Race start/finish area is Drake Field ♦ "Run the Runway". Only duathlon in the country to have run on an airport runway. ♦ Junior to Master age categories ranging in ages from 12-70. ♦ Event sanctioned by USA Triathlon . ♦ SPECIAL REGONITION: First duathlon in Northwest Arkansas ♦ See Race Routes on following page for more specific details on race course. Community Benefit: ♦ Exposure to Arkansas Air Museum ♦ Private pilots flying in to participate in race and utilizing Drake Field services • ♦ Food and Hotel revenues from approximately 300 visitors and participants ♦ Uniqueness of event brings new people into the community. PROMOTION : Regionally ♦ Advertising in the six-state region at events prior to the race. ♦ . Race entry forms direct mailed to 6,000 athletes in a six-state region. ♦ Email campaign to over 20,000 athletes in a 13-state region. Nationally ♦ 2 - %-page ads in Runners Triathlete News — six state distribution ♦ Advertising on USA Triathlon's website — www. usatriathlon.org ♦ Event listed on several duathlon-specific websites EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: Duathlons are very similar to triathlons in terms of popularity and demographics. USA Triathlon data shows this: 86% of the athletes have a four-year degree or higher, 78% have a household income of $40,000 or greater, 28% have a household income of over $100,000, 78% of the competitors are 20-49 years of age, and event participation grew over 30% from 2003 to 2004. We see the duathlon eventually becoming another unique attraction for our area just as the • Ozark Valley, Joe Martin Stage Race, Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival and the Lewis & Clark Adventure Race in that these events expose new people to our area. We often hear from participates who return later in the year after our events for an extended stay or to take in other attractions. In their own words, "They are simply 'blown away' by the beauty and all the things to do in our area." They also comment on how friendly and inviting our community is to visitors. 2009 Iron Pig Duathlon Race Information • Race Routes: ♦ Start area — Parking lot area next to Hwy 71 . ♦ Run (3 miles) (first leg) held on airport runway. Runners will proceed south from parking lot staging area along service road and then proceed east between commercial hangers to runway. Runners will proceed south to end of runway and then proceed north to end of runway. Runners will return on taxiway and proceed back to start area. ♦ Transition area — Transition area is a fenced off area that will hold bikes on metal racks while participants are preparing, running or finishing the event. This area will be located in the same area as the Start area. ♦ Bike (18 miles) Start and finish in the parking lot in front of terminal. An out and back course on Hwy 71 to Woolsey Road and return to back Drake Field. Very flat course with some minor rolling terrain. ♦ Run (3 miles) — (second leg) Parking lot north on 71B to Ernest Lancaster Drive to the end of the road and pack to the parking lot. ♦ Finish Line — Service road in front of parking lot Race Day Timeline: • ♦ 5:00 am — Race personnel arrive ♦ 7:30 am — Transition area opens ♦ 9:30 am - mandatory pre-race meeting ♦ 9:45 am - National Anthem and Prayer ♦ 9:50 am - transition area closes to all competitors ♦ 10:00am — first run group begins • 10:05 am - second group begins ♦ 10: 10 am - third group begins ♦ 11 :30 am - first person crosses the finish line ♦ Noon - food will be served ♦ 12:45 pm - final person crosses the finish line ♦ Noon-1 : 15 pm - giveaway prizes ♦ 1 : 15pm — awards ♦ 2pm — clean up • Page 2 of 2 R, ose o Sharon — EVENT FLORIST 4500 S. School Ave. Suite E www.roseofsharon-eventfloristcom 479.973.0598 Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 thea@roseofsharon-eventflorist.com January 13, 2009 PECEIVEn To: City of Fayetteville Airport Board JAN 13 1009 Ray Boudreaux AIRPU T Re: Use of Space I would like to request the lease of the southeast office. This space will be used to store hard-goods, as a staging area for floral deliveries, and to house a second cooler. Modifications needed would include removal of existing carpet and possibly a minimum of electrical work. can offer $200. 00 per month in rent and will remove the carpet myself. I will also pay for any electrical supplies needed for modifications and will work with the maintenance staff for installation. • This space has been empty for at least two years. It is also isolated and the decor is outdated. However, for my needs (mostly storage), these are not obstacles. As my business has grown over the last two years, I have had to be absent for extended periods of time, often dosing for three or four days each week. This is because the limits on design, and more importantly, storage and staging space in my current location require that I work off-site. By leasing this additional space, I hope to reduce the amount of `closed' time here. Thank yo � n Thea Daniel, Rose of Sharon • N 0 R T H W E S T flRf� R �;.,u.1 ��� A S f^, p'S••".....SCM 5-0iGIT 79 '4 01 ©�, None FACET VALLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 31U. SINESL... X05 SCHOOL AVE SfEF FA1 ETTEVILLf_ M 72701-6015 1 9.12.1100 • Decmlhcr 15.2008 n^xxrr�zNmnes mrwlx POO WHISPERS EAS Galla Executive Aviation Services, a char- ter jet service based at Fayetteville's Drake Field, wasn't a direct competitor with now-defunct Aspen-Jetride, which • ceased operations on Nov. 7. But Mark Myers, president of EAS, tells us he has benefited a bit following the closure of the charter service now embroiled in a messy legal dispute be- tween current and former owners. Myers said he's picked up a couple in- dividuals and a couple of companies as clients in the last month. But the best news for Myers has been the sudden col- lapse in fuel prices. Jet fuel was running between $7 and $9 per gallon during the peak price period. Prices have fallen so dramatically that EAS' hourly flight rates have dropped by 15 percent, from $2,600 to $2,200, Myers said. • R a t+ j 1,4 .I tt � vn 1 t 3 I P tlt { � ar n t � Iia NBAA Update #09-02 - Jan. 12, 2009 Pagel of 8 Ray Boudreaux - NBAA Update #09-02, Jan . 12, 2009 • From : NBAA Update < update@NBAA.ORG> To: < update@NBAA.ORG> Date: 1/ 12/2009 7 :46 PM Subject: NBAA Update #09-02, Jan. 12, 2009 If you have trouble reading this e-mail, visit the NBAA Update Archives at www,nbaa.org/update. Update r Issue #09-02, Jan. 12, 2009 News-&Issues I Regional-News I NBAA News I Events I Archives I Join NBAA NBAA Update is the_National Business Aviation Association's free, weekly e-mail newsletter, which provides a synopsis of the latest operational, regulatory and legislative news directly impacting the business aviation community, as well as information about the Association and upcoming NBAA events. Subscribe for free or review the archives at ww.w.nbaa_org/gpdate. Send your comments about NBAA Update to update_@nbaa.org. Send address changes to membership@nbaa.org. Business Aviation News & Issues • NBAA States TARP Language Will Fuel General Aviation Job Losses NBAA on Friday warned that businesses trying to recover in the current, unforgiving economic climate would be severely impacted by language in a bill to reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), first passed by Congress last year. The bill will "require divestment of private aircraft or leases," according to Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Barney Frank (D-4-MA), who introduced the proposal . "Congress may be trying to bolster the economy, but enactment of this provision will put the jobs of tens of thousands of hard-working Americans at risk," NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen said . "This could devastate the small businesses that fuel and service general aviation airplanes, further harm the manufacturers who are already laying off workers and slowing assembly lines, and take away a tool from companies that need general aviation airplanes to operate to and from the thousands of U.S. communities that have little or no scheduled airline service." For more information, visit: hhtp_//www. n baa .oro/news/or/2009/20090109-004.oh Call to Action : Tell Congress TARP Proposal Will Cost Jobs Through NBAA's Contact Congress resource, the Association has made available a new letter for Members to voice their concerns about the TARP proposal with their elected officials. "We're asking NBAA Members to immediately alert their elected representatives in Congress about the TARP proposal," said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen . "If enacted into law, business aviation jobs will be lost across the country, including schedulers, • dispatchers, maintenance technicians, pilots, training professionals, insurers, and many other disciplines - all good jobs, performed by good people. Congress needs to be aware of the potential consequences that could result from this proposal." To let your elected officials know of your opposition to the proposal, visit NBAA's Contact Congress resource at: file://CADocuments and Settings\rboudreaux\Local Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\496B9EIEF... 1 /13/2009 NBAA Update #09-02 - Jan. 12, 2009 Page 2 of 8 http ://wWW. nbaa org/advocacy/tarp Bolen Tells TSA: Security Proposal Will Be Destructive if Left • Unchanged At the first of five Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) public hearings being held this month, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen last week articulated pressing industry concerns to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials, and offered a process for improving the proposal. Reiterating business aviation's leadership role in security enhancements, Bolen predicted that the current version of the LASP would have "unintended and destructive consequences that threaten the well-being of businesses across the U.S." The security approach outlined in the proposal - which is in many ways an overlay of airline security measures onto general aviation - would be unduly burdensome without providing a clear enhancement of security. Learn more and make your voice heard on the proposalat : http_-./Iweb. nbaa_org/lasp NBAA Members Weigh in With Wall Street Journal Blogger on TSA Proposal Last week, NBAA Members were quick to respond to a Wall Street Journal blogger, whose "Wealth Report" entry missed the broad implications of the TSA's proposed LASP rule, calling it simply "a small price to pay" for "well- heeled" travelers. Following an NBAA alert about the posting, Members weighed in to set the record straight. "The proposed LASP regulations do not improve security, they simply reduce and perhaps eliminate the time savings," one Member noted . The LASP "does nothing to enhance U.S. security. . .but adds cost and bureaucracy for bureaucracy's sake," another • Member observed . Visit the blog at: http ://www.nbaa.org/news/200901Q8_wsj-blog TSA Releases List of Airports That Could be Subject to LASP . The TSA has released a list of airports that would be required to implement specific security measures under the proposed LASP. While general aviation airports currently utilize a number of effective security measures, they are not required to comply with a TSA mandated security program. Under the LASP, facilities identified as reliever airports by the Department of Transportation (DOT) or airports served by scheduled or public charter operations would be required to implement a partial security program. Download a PDF with a list of airports selected by TSA: http .//ww. nba_ .org/ pscrty/ mairports,pdfe NBAA Welcomes Lynne Osmus as Acting FAA Administrator NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen welcomed last week's announcement that Lynne A. Osmus, a 30-year veteran at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will become acting FAA administrator effective January 20. "Lynne is a consummate professional and an excellent choice," said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen . "We congratulate her on this appointment, and we look forward to working with her as the Obama administration considers a new FAA administrator." Osmus assumes the role upon the departure of current FAA Acting Administrator Bobby Sturgell. In her tenure at the FAA, Osmus has served as assistant administrator for security and hazardous materials and deputy associate administrator of FAA's Civil Aviation Security Program, among other roles. To review her bio, visit: . http ://www.faa.goy-tabout/-key_officia is/osm us NBAA Files Amicus Brief on FAA Revocation Appeal file://C:\Documents and Settings\rboudreaux\Local Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\496B9EIEF... 1 /13/2009 NBAA Letter to Members About a Harmful Provision to the Troubled Asset Relief Progr... Page 1 of 1 Ray Boudreaux - A Letter From NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen • From: <info@NBAA.ORG> To: <MEMBERS@AIRMAIL.NBAA.ORG> Date: 1/13/2009 10:34 PM Subject: A Letter From NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen LETTER TO MEMBERS N B R R oil Dear NBAA Member Representatives, As you know, the business aviation community has been challenged from a number of comers in recent weeks. Last Friday, NBAA notified Member companies of an alarming provision included in a House proposal to amend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) that would require all businesses receiving TARP funds to immediately divest of business aircraft. The proposal had the potential to severely harts businesses trying to navigate the unforgiving economic climate, and fuel job losses for countless people in the general aviation community. • NBAA is pleased to report that earlier this afternoon, this harmful provision was removed from the House proposal. The House may approve the final version of the bill as early as tomorrow. Clearly, this is an issue where the business aviation community effectively made its voice heard and its concerns known to elected officials. NBAA has long said that efforts by the Association in Washington are most effective if its Members also reach out to Congress. Using NBAA's Contact Congress resource, Association Members explained to their elected officials the value of business aviation as a mode of transportation, the numerous jobs associated With it and the critical role it plays in communities across the U.S. My thanks to all those in NBAA's Membership who used Contact Congress to send Congress an unequivocal message of opposition to the TARP proposal. The messages to Congress, which were sent from all across the country, provided a single, unified voice on an issue we knew was of critical importance to our industry, especially in these challenging economic times. Todays outcome demonstrates that when we make our concerns known to our elected representatives, we can help shape a positive agenda for the business aviation community. Sincerely, Ed Bolen President and CEO National Business Aviation Association • National Business Aviation Association 1200 18th Stnret, NW Suke 400 Washington, DC 20038 202-7830000 wmr nbaa o,_gr file://C:\Documents and Settings\rboudreaux\Local Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\496D16F8F. .. 1/14/2009 eBulletin Page 1 of 5 I Ray Boudreaux - Business Aviation Bulletin — January 14, 2009 • From: AVIATION WEEK Bulletin <bulletin@aviationweek.com> To: <Boudreaux@ci.fayetteville.ar.us> Date: 1 /14/2009 5 :31 AM Subject: Business Aviation Bulletin -- January 14, 2009 anuary 14, 2009 OForward to a friend MGo to AviationWeek.com 2Sign up for eBulletin SUSINEss AvIATION NEWS BRIFFS FROM THE EDITORS OF BUSINE55 & COMMERCIAL. f(AVIATIONWEEK AvIATION AND THE WEEKLY or 51.151NF.5s AviATioN pWELCOME TO AVIATION WEEK'S BUSINESS AVIATION BULLETIN ! �� SPONSORED BY You have registered to receive a weekly snapshot of news and events driving the Industry. BUSINESS AVIATION TOP NEWS • TARP 2 Private Aircraft Prohibition May Be Dropped • Cessna Announces Deeper Job Cuts • Hawker Beechcraft Layoffs, Too • • Atlanta LASP Meeting Comments Consistent With White LINKS Plains Input B $� SS • Airports Also Affected by LASP Avon • Making Good on a Promise, Embraer Delivers Phenoms in 2008 , BUSINESS AVIATION FEATURED STORIES COMMUNITY Business TARP 2 Private Aircraft Prohibition May Be Dropped Aviation Now A business aviation Industry-rattling move by Rep. Barney Frank (D- + '� rs�oTosi. Mass.), chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, Photo to prohibit - even retroactively -- all companies receiving financial aid Contest under the federal Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP) from owning or gallery leasing private aircraft, may soon be withdrawn. Upload The NBAA and several regional business aviation associations including your the Long Island Business Aviation Association (LIBAA) and Westchester Photos Aviation Association (WAA) declared Frank's requirement as potentially + devastating to the entire Industry and urged as many people as they Multimedia could contact to In turn contact their Congressional representatives and gallery senators immediately by phone, fax or e-mail -- urging them to • Intervene to block the aircraft ownership ban. Be advised, regular mail + Login takes as long as five weeks to reach federal legislators due to security + Register Now! procedures. Even FedEx overnight takes as long as five days to get through according to Sen. Christopher Dodd's (D-Conn.) Web site. f!le://C:\Documents and Settings\rboudreaux\Local Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\496D78A7... 1/14/2009 eBulletin Page 2 of 5 Sources say Kansas Sen . Sam Brownback and Rep. Todd Tiahrt, both • Republicans, are close to negotiating a deal to remove the restrictions on private aircraft for companies taking TARP funds from the bill. Stay tuned, and stay ready to take action If required. BUSINESS AVIATION TOP STORIES JOBS Cessna Announces Deeper Job Cuts Login Cessna Aircraft is cutting another 2,000 workers from Its Register Midi payrolls in March, an action it described as "regrettable, but necessary to ensure our long-term stability and Newest job listings Atymm Compro success." The company sent out nearly 700 60-day layoff notices last month, and the new round of notices will ADVERTISING INFO start within weeks. "Unfortunately we must take these steps to protect the future of our company," said a Cessna spokesman. Media Kits To advertise with us, contact Mark Flinn or call +1-212-904-3636 Hawker Beechcraft Layoffs, Too �� � �t � i70WAW lb{et:d craft Meanwhile, in a recent letter to Hawker BIZAV BITS Beechcraft employees, Chairman and CEO FAA Reauthorization is Jim Shuster wrote that the general aviation a high priority for both market has slowed and new orders have fallen off "considerably." "As House Transportation we enter 2009, we see the economy continuing to erode and find & Infrastructure ourselves facing a highly uncertain and unpredictable business climate," Committee Chairman he continued . "As a result, we are forced to substantially decrease our lames Oberstar (D- 2009 production levels and take the painful step of reducing our Minn.) and aviation workforce accordingly." Despite that, he Insisted that the company is subcommittee "extremely healthy" with a solid future. "While this is a disappointing Chairman Jerry way to start 2009, I believe that making difficult decisions now and Costello (D-III.), with sticking to the priorities that have made our company successful will the former stating the enable HBC to survive this downturn and thrive in the long term." committee "will be Hawker Beechcraft warned employees back In October that cuts were ready to move . . . coming because of lowered production and reduced demand. A month very early on." later, it announced plans to lay off 5 percent of Its 9,700-strong work force. BIZAV TIPS FAA is extending the 75-per-hour Flight cap Atlanta LASP Meeting Comments Consistent With White Plains at New York's Input LaGuardia Airport through Oct. 24, 2009 Trampoa SrutiOn "Does the TSA have their head in the according to a filing in • 3 s sand?' rhetorically asked Ray Boyd, the Federal Register. ty /� I1 ShdL�OII who owns a jet leasing company in The rule was set to p6 JG expire last year and file://C:\Documents and Settings\rboudreaux\Local Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\496D78A7.. . 1 /14/2009 eBulletin Page 3 of 5 f • be replaced by the Athens, Ga. before a packed conference room at the Renaissance controversial and Concourse Hotel near Atlanta's Hartsfield airport at the second public stymied plan to meeting on TSA's Large Aircraft Security Program last Thursday. "The auction slots at the whole program needs to be scrapped. It's obvious TSA does not airport. understand general aviation," he continued . The approximately 250 attendees responded with cheers and applause, the Atlanta Journal Constitution noted. DESKTOP INFO "The terrorists are not in the boardrooms or In our aircraft," said Mark Add an RSS feed Chaney, director of aviation for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated in to your Charlotte. "They will be where you are not looking." desktop Search news, Clif Port, chief pilot for McKee Foods Transportation in Chattanooga, companies, Tenn., said the TSA proposal would cost his company about $100,000 a products/services and year and that, "The imposition of this proposed regulation will, in fact, web result in the [accomplishment of the] terrorists' objective of crippling our free society and profoundly altering our democratic way of life." I f ... . .. M Pat Epps, president of Epps Aviation at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport stated forcefully that requiring passengers to be checked against a list of terrorists makes no sense in the business aviation community. "We know who our passengers are. We're not letting strangers on our airplanes." • Epps bluntly told the TSA officials at the meeting that their 260-page proposed rulemaking is, "a huge waste of time and effort. Your time could be better spent somewhere else." During the meeting, AOPA reported the TSA advised attendees that the proposed rules did not apply to foreign-registered aircraft. "Everyone in attendance was shocked," said AOPA Vice President of Security Craig Spence. 'The fact that foreign registered aircraft will not be covered is further evidence that the TSA has missed the mark and calls Into question any justification for the rule." The last three scheduled public meetings about the LASP are scheduled for this coming Friday in Chicago, Jan. 23 in Burbank, and Jan. 28 in Houston. Read more about the meetings on AviationWeek.com. Airports Also Affected by LASP Paulding County Regional airport, located some 30 miles west of Atlanta, opened in November, but Its promising future as a major general ' aviation reliever airport for Atlanta-Hartsfield International could be threatened by LASP, AOPA Airport Support Network volunteer John F. Betsill Jr. (NBAA Photo) testified at the LASP meeting in Atlanta . fileWCADocuments and Settings\rboudreaux\Local Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\496D78A7... 1 /14/2009 eBulletin Page 4 of 5 Betsill explained that the proposal doesn't take into account the Inherent • differences between commercial and private operations and inquired as to why the joint AOPA-TSA Airport Watch Program couldn't achieve the same level of security. Under the current LASP proposal, 312 airports would be affected . AOPA says it fears that security officials would later try to expand the program to the more than 4,300 public-use airports across the United States, including Paulding County. According to TSA, the LASP would affect 270 FAA-designated reliever airports and 42 non-federalized airports that serve general aviation aircraft with MTOW of 12,500 pounds or greater. LASP opponents believe these airports would be seriously and expensively Impacted by requirements to Implement approved security programs if they do not already have one in place, and arrange for law enforcement officer support. Industry officials say the financial Impact on communities operating such airports could be devastating. There's a list of these airports on the TSA Web site. "Paulding County Regional Airport has the potential to enhance the economic development of Paulding County and the surrounding area," Betsill said. "That potential will be curtailed by Imposing costly and burdensome operations requirements on aircraft owners and operators." Read AOPA's article on their web site. Making Good on a Promise, Embraer Delivers Phenoms in 2008 • In May 2005, Mauricio Botelho, then Embraer's president, held a press conference at the Corcoran Museum of Art in Washington, D.C., IV and introduced Luis Carlos Affonso whom he said would direct the design, development, manufacture and certification of a very light and a light jet, the Phenom 100 and 300 - and have the former in service in 2008. Many reporters in attendance were skeptical that the Brazilian jetliner builder could do it. Well, it did, delivering the first Phenom 100 to James and Elizabeth Frost on Dec. 24, 2008. The couple flew it from Brazil to their home in Houston, arriving Dec. 31 . Embraer I - delivered a second 100 to an unnamed Brazilian customer at the end of December. + More Stories AVIATION WEEK Copyright © 2008, AVIATION WEEK, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. 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