Council Archives

City Clerk Dave Rushford does a great job, including maintaing records of past City Council Meetings, this from the March 5th, 2002 meeting under Economic Development:

March 1, 2002

TO: Thomas Hoover, City Manager
From: Phil Niddrie, Chief Development Officer
Re: Airline Contacts

You have asked for a report on the contacts with the Airlines that have taken place over the course of a monthly period of time. The Airlines submit regular monthly activity reports to the Airport Directors Office. Additionally, the Airport Staff has regular conversations with the Airlines regarding ORH.

As you are aware, Massport established an Airport Marketing Committee of which I have been a member since my years with the Chamber of Commerce, and followed into the role once again as Chief Development Officer. My predecessor, Mr Shaw, was a member along with Susan Black, Marketing Director. They and I represented you at these meetings.

Massport was, and is, committed to chairing and staffing these meetings. At a meeting in December, the representative of the Airlines also participated.

The goal of the Marketing Committee has been to "reach a goal of 400,000 passengers by 2004" and to develop "a larger percentage of the corporate travel market." With changes in the airline industry and corporate travel in the past year, these goals will be adjusted in the near future.

Regarding the financial situation of each Airline, those figures are not regularly released by Airlines.