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I was on WKGC’s “Rap Line” February 5. If you missed it, the audio is here.

After pocketing almost $40 Million in fees, the airport consultants have submitted a benefit-cost analysis (BCA) to the Federal Aviation Administration. A draft BCA submitted a year ago was rejected by FAA. The BCA is a requirement for FAA funding if the project is for increasing aviation capacity. The long-term benefits, adjusted […]

The trend continues toward a six-year low of about 179,000 enplaned passengers. The official traffic report is here.

This latest estimate goes right on the board with the previous estimates:
$89 Million
$129 Million (when this one came along I estimated $250 Million, not dreaming I would be the LOW bidder)
$189 Million
$206 Million
$212 Million
$272 Million
$312 Million
$331 Million
Stay tuned - we don’t even have the drawings yet - you don’t get much for $47 Million in […]

We will add the following claims from the magazine Business 2.O, reported in today’s News Herald to the list of hyperbolic claims for the new airport:
Five years from now, in 2011:
Median Home Price: $383,000 (2006: $223,000)
Population: 187,000 […]

The official Activity Report.

Panama City passenger traffic continued to decline in August as Delta and Northwest raised fares in bankruptcy. The official traffic report.

The Airport Director, Chairman, consultants, and staff will open bids for the present airport privately on Monday, Sept 25, and will take up to 10 days to evaluate the bids.
Seems the press would want to know at least the bid amounts and whether they are responsive to the Request for Proposals. The agenda […]

Events are moving fast on the new airport right now, so I am resuming BayBlog despite the “cropping” of archived posts from the old “ECoastLife” blog. I will continue linking back to those.

My Letter to the News Herald, May 14 :

Your story on May 14 (no link, $ubscription) did not cover the airport board’s full discussion about the travel market in Bay County, and I do not think analysis requires speculation.
This is not an “equipment” problem - the cancelled flights only account for a fraction […]