REGULAR MEETING of the AIRPORT A D VI SO R Y C O M M I S S I O N WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2026, AT 3:00 P.M. CITY OF AUSTIN PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 1405 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR. AUSTIN, TEXAS 78752 Some members of the Airport Advisory Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Audio of the meeting will be available as an alternative to attending in person. Please email Ammie Calderon at ammie.calderon@flyaustin.com by noon of the day of the meeting for dial-in details. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. In-person registration is available for speakers who sign up at the meeting location prior to the meeting being called to order. Registration to speak remotely is available for speakers who have provided an email to Ammie Calderon at ammie.calderon@flyaustin.com no later than noon of the day before the meeting. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS Patrick Rose, Chair Bakari Brock, Vice-Chair Doyle Valdez, Secretary Jeff Eller Mike Trimble Fang Fang Jonathan Coon Cole Wilson Lyn Hendricks Susan Turrieta VACANT AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Public communication for items not on the agenda. The first 5 registered speakers will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address the Airport Advisory Commission on an item that is not posted on the agenda. Please refer to the registration instructions above. Public communication for items on the agenda. Registered speakers will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address the Airport Advisory Commission on an item that is posted as a Briefing, Discussion/Action, or Discussion item. Please refer to the registration instructions above. 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Airport Advisory Commission regular meeting on February 11, 2026 STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Briefing on January 2026 Financial Results presented by Rajeev Thomas, Chief Financial Officer 3. Briefing on March 2026 Air Service Update provided by Jamy Kazanoff, Air Service Development 4. Briefing on Journey with AUS (AUS AEDP/Capital Improvement Program) Active Projects provided by Lyn Estabrook, Deputy Chief Development Officer DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS 5. Authorize a contract for five contracts for engineering services for Materials Testing for Austin Aviation with Terracon Consultants, Inc.; Kleinfelder, Inc.; HVJ South Central Texas - M&J, Inc.; …
REGULAR MEETING of the AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAC) February 11, 2026, 3:00 PM The Airport Advisory Commission convened a Regular Meeting on February 11, 2026, at 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR., ROOM 1405 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78752 Chair Patrick Rose called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Patrick Rose, Chair Doyle Valdez, Secretary Jeff Eller Fang Fang Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Mike Trimble Jonathan Coon Cole Wilson Susan Turrieta Commissioners Absent: Bakari Brock, Vice Chair Lyn Hendricks VACANT PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the AAC regular meeting on January 14, 2026. A motion to approve was made by Commissioner Valdez; Commissioner Eller seconded. The motion passed on a 6-0-0-4 vote. Commissioners Trimble, Brock, Hendricks and Coon were absent at this vote. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Briefing on December 2025 Financial Results presented by Rajeev Thomas, Chief Financial Officer Without objection, this item was taken out of order and heard after item 3; Rajeev Thomas provided briefing. 3. Briefing on the issuance and sale of City of Austin Airport System Revenue Bonds in support of the Airport Expansion and Development Program presented by Rajeev Thomas, Chief Financial Officer and Ken Cushine, Principal, Frasca & Associates Without objection, this item was taken out of order and heard after item 5; Rajeev Thomas and Ken Cushine provided the briefing. 4. Briefing on February 2026 Air Service Update provided by Jamy Kazanoff, AUS Air Service Development Without objection, this item was taken out of order and heard first; Jamy Kazanoff provided the briefing. 5. Briefing on International Air Service Development presented by Jamy Kazanoff, AUS Air Service Development and Kevin Schorr, Vice President, Campbell-Hill Aviation Group Without objection, this item was taken out of order and heard second; Jamy Kazanoff and Kevin Schoor provided the briefing. 6. Briefing on Journey with AUS (AUS AEDP/ Capital Improvement Program) Active Projects provided by Lyn Estabrook, Deputy Chief Development Officer Lyn Estabrook provided the briefing. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS 7. Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport General Aviation Facility Management Agreement with Signature Flight Support, LLC to add one year to the term, effective March 1, 2026. Funding: $143,255 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Aviation. A motion to approve was made by Commissioner Valdez; Commissioner Eller seconded. The motion passed on an 8-0-0-2 vote. Commissioners Brock and Hendricks were …
TO: FROM: DATE: MEMORANDUM Airport Advisory Commissioners Rajeev Thomas, Chief Financial Officer, Austin Aviation March 11, 2026 SUBJECT: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Financial Update January 2026 Financial Results Passenger and aircraft activity increased in January 2026 compared to the prior year because of growth in air service. Commercial airlines increased daily departures by 7% to 219, led by increased flight activity from Delta Airlines. As a result, passenger traffic increased 3% and landed weights increased 5% compared to the prior year. Cargo volume decreased 6% due to adjustments in air cargo carrier strategies and a decline year over year in domestic belly freight volume. Table #1 Enplanements Landing Weights Cargo Tonnage Operating Revenue Airport OPEX Total Requirements Net Income FY 2026 January FY 2025 January Variance Fav (Unfav) FY 2026 YTD FY 2025 YTD Variance YTD Fav (Unfav) 703,747 682,885 986,743,521 937,572,380 9,550 10,173 3.1% 5.2% (6.1%) 3,625,262 3,450,904 4,534,005,350 4,253,837,231 44,989 47,750 5.1% 6.6% (5.8%) $32,238,123 $25,788,907 $6,449,216 $144,008,174 $113,785,377 $30,222,797 $17,978,025 $16,412,105 ($1,565,920) $61,407,437 $55,792,962 ($5,614,475) $26,741,551 $25,451,585 ($1,289,967) $96,462,882 $88,456,898 ($8,005,985) $5,496,571 $337,323 $5,159,249 $47,545,292 $25,328,479 $22,216,812 Operating revenue increased 25% compared to the prior year and is comprised of 60% airline revenue and 40% non-airline revenue. The increase in operating revenue is mostly driven by increased airline rates and charges in FY2026 resulting from a new rates and charges methodology in the airline use and lease agreement. Airline revenue streams increased 44% due to the escalated rates and growth in aircraft activity. Non-airline revenue streams increased 5% due to growth in passenger traffic and increased parking rates. Food & beverage and retail revenue streams reflect reduced revenues for the month of January 2026 compared to the prior year because of corrections to revenue reporting from earlier months; year to date concessions revenue has increased from growth in passenger traffic. Airport operating expenses increased 10% compared to January 2025 because of growth in personnel and building maintenance costs. Improvement in employee vacancy rate and across the board wage adjustments drove increased personnel cost. The increase in maintenance expenses are driven by increased utilities costs, plumbing/electrical augmented staffing, and elevated preventative maintenance costs. Debt service cost declined 6% in January 2026 primarily because the 2019 refunding bond issuance was paid off. Other requirements increased 7% because of an increase in citywide allocated costs and increased transfers to the subordinate obligation fund from the initiation of the airport note purchase …
March 2026 Air Service Snapshot AUS quarterly seat comparisons, Q4 2025, Q1 2026, and Q2 2026 compared to 2019 (pre-Covid) in left chart, and compared year-over-year (YoY) in right chart: Source: Cirium schedules (as of February 23, 2026). Highlights of recent air service announcements/developments include: • Air Canada extended YUL 3/Wk for Oct 25 ’25 – Mar 27 ‘26 (now year-round); reduced YVR from 5/Wk- >4/Wk May 2- September 7 ’26; downgauged YUL from 168-seat B737-MAX8 to 136-seat A319 for July 1 ’26 – September 8 ‘26 • Allegiant summary of service changes: o Schedules for Feb 11-May 13 ‘26, will serve 4 markets: CVG, DSM, GRR & PVU o Schedules for May 20-August 18 ’26, will serve 11 markets: AVL CVG DSM GRR IAD LAS PIT PVU SFB SRQ TYS o Schedules for August 19-November 17 ‘26 and will serve 6 markets: AVL, CVG, DSM, GRR, PVU & TYS; special event service to GFK & LAS • American summary of service changes: o AA will serve 11 markets in Q1 2026 (including special events) with seats down 0.3% YoY; 13 markets in Q2 2026 (including special events) with seats up 0.4% YOY o Service for Masters: AGS on April 6, 11 and 14 o Service to SDF for Kentucky Derby (outbound April 30/return May 3) o Service to CLE, CMH and TYS in September for UT college football • British Airways Winter season started Oct. 26 ’25 with 1x daily A350-1000 (331 seats); double daily service returns on March 29 ’26 with 1x A350-1000 and 1x B787-8 • Cayman Airways will serve GCM 1x weekly on Sundays from May 24 ’26 to August 16 ‘26 • Copa extended 5th weekly PTY frequency for April – August • Delta summary of service changes: o New markets: CMH & MCI (eff. June 7 ’26); Sat. only BZN, FCA & AVL (eff. June 13 – Sept. 5 ’26) o SJD originally planned as daily from Dec 20 ’25 - Jan 5 ’26, extended through April 12 ‘26 o PSP will be served seasonally from Nov 8 ‘25 – April 12 ’26, increasing from Saturday only to daily from Dec 20 ’25 - March 7 ’26, and then back to Saturday only through April 25 ’26 o ECP decreased from daily to Saturday only from Jan 5 - March 8 ‘26 o Kentucky Derby service: one SDF roundtrip on April 30 and another …
Journey With AUS Latest Updates Airport Advisory Commission March 2026 Lyn Estabrook Deputy Chief – Planning & Development Table of Contents Project Updates ○ West Infill ○ West Gate Expansion ○ Yellow Garage ○ Atrium Infill ○ New Midfield Taxiways ○ Utility Infrastructure Campus-Wide ○ New Central Utility Plant ○ Concourse B & Tunnel ○ Concourse M 2 Program Overview Journey With AUS projects are developed through a five–phase process: West Infill 4 Design-Build: Gensler/Whiting Turner Latest Updates ○ A Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony took place on February 6 ○ Checkpoint 4 opened on February 23 ○ Monumental stair nearing completion ○ Punchlist work is ongoing Anticipated Timeline Build: Q1 2024 – Q1 2026 2023 Q1 Q2 Q3 2024 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2025 Q1 Q2 Q3 2026 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q4 NEXT PHASE: Enabling Projects: New Arrivals & Departures Hall 5 Checkpoint 4 is Open 6 West Gate Expansion West Gate Expansion 7 Designer: Page Designer: Page Contractor: Hensel Phelps Contractor: Hensel Phelps Latest Updates ○ ○ Stocking Temporary Certificates of Occupancies received for apron and concourse levels Targeting the week of March 9th to open 3 gates on the concourse level ○ Mezzanine level work ongoing Anticipated Timeline Build: Q2 2023 – Q1 2026 2023 Q1 Q2 Q3 2024 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2025 Q1 Q2 Q3 2026 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q4 NEXT PHASE: Enabling Projects: Concourse B & Tunnel 8 New Pictures arriving soon Exterior progress New ceiling and lighting Terrazzo polishing 9 Yellow Garage 10 Designer: PGAL Contractor: Austin Commercial Latest Updates ○ Completed drilling all piers ○ Completed 49% of deck pours (7 floors in Zones 1, 2, & 3; 5 floors in Zones 4 & 5; 2 floors in Zone 6) ○ ○ The pedestrian bridge to connect to the Blue Garage was installed on February 25 Began construction of toll plaza 1111 Anticipated Timeline 2025 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2026 Q1 Q2 Q3 2027 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2028 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Design: Q3 2024 – Q3 2025 Build: Q1 2025 – Q3 2027 NEXT PHASE: Enabling Projects: New Arrivals & Departures Hall Elevator Lobby Construction Toll Plaza Construction Pedestrian Bridge Connection to Blue Garage 12 Atrium Infill 13 Designer: Corgan Contractor: Whiting-Turner Anticipated Timeline Latest Updates 2025 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2026 Q1 Q2 Q3 2027 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2028 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 ○ Steel …
City of Austin Recommendation for Action File #: 26-1231, Agenda Item #: 6. 3/26/2026(cid:4) Posting Language Authorize a contract for five contracts for engineering services for Materials Testing for Austin Aviation with Terracon Consultants, Inc.; Kleinfelder, Inc.; HVJ South Central Texas - M&J, Inc.; Raba Kistner, Inc.; and Professional Service Industries, Inc., each for total contract amounts not to exceed $40,000,000, divided among the contractors. Funding: $40,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Aviation. Lead Department Austin Financial Services. Managing Department Austin Aviation. Fiscal Note Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Aviation. Procurement Language: Austin Financial Services issued a Request for Qualifications solicitation RFQS 6100 CLMP386A for these services. The solicitation was issued on September 22, 2025, and closed on October 23, 2025. Of the 12 offers received, the recommended contractors submitted the best evaluated responsive offers. A complete solicitation package, including a log of offers received, is available for viewing on the City’s website. This information can currently be found at: https://financeonline.austintexas.gov/afo/account_services/solicitation/solicitation_details.cfm?sid=143275. MBE / WBE: These contracts will be awarded in compliance with the City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority-Owned and Women- Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the Combined MBE/WBE goal with 3.30% MBE/WBE participation. For More Information: Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to Austin Financial Services - Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500. Respondents to the solicitation and their Agents should direct all questions to the Authorized Contact Person identified in the solicitation. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: March 11, 2026 - To be reviewed by the Airport Advisory Commission. Additional Backup Information: As a standard business practice, the City routinely engages the services of professional engineering firms to perform analysis, design, and support services associated with construction or improvement of City capital assets. Rotation List contracting allows the City to always have a group of qualified consultants available to perform a specific type of recurring work in a timely manner to meet the project and operational needs of the City of Austin Page 1 of 2 Printed on 3/2/2026 powered by Legistar™ (cid:5) (cid:6) File #: 26-1231, Agenda Item #: 6. 3/26/2026(cid:4) City. To accommodate the growing population of Central Texas, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is undergoing an Airport Expansion and Development Program (AEDP). To support the AEDP projects, a Materials Testing Rotation List is needed. The volume of projects and work at the airport warrants the …
City of Austin Recommendation for Action File #: 26-1234, Agenda Item #: 7. 3/26/2026(cid:4) Posting Language Authorize contracts for furniture, installation and related services for Austin Aviation with MillerKnoll, Inc., Steelcase, DIRTT, Davis Furniture, Arconas Corporation, Mayline, Janus et Cie, Keilhauer, and various other manufacturers and their approved distributors for these goods and services under various procurement cooperatives, for an initial term of one year with up to four one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $21,025,000. Funding: $125,000 is available in the Operating Budget and $1,400,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Aviation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Lead Department Austin Financial Services. Client Department(s) Austin Aviation. Fiscal Note Funding in the amount of $125,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Aviation. Funding in the amount of $1,400,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Aviation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Procurement Language: Multiple cooperative purchase programs were reviewed for these goods and services. Austin Financial Services has determined these contractors best meet the needs of the City to provide these goods and services required for the City. MBE/WBE: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods and services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established. For More Information: Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to Austin Financial Services - Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: March 11, 2026 - To be reviewed by the Airport Advisory Commission. City of Austin Page 1 of 2 Printed on 3/2/2026 powered by Legistar™ (cid:5) (cid:6) File #: 26-1234, Agenda Item #: 7. 3/26/2026(cid:4) Additional Backup Information: These contracts will provide aviation and airport specific furnishings for the airport terminal and for the purchase of office furnishings to be used on the airport campus. In addition to the purchase of furniture, the contract will include installation and other services required to deliver the furniture. Contractors will provide terminal and office furniture that is certified to meet furniture emissions standards that focus on reducing indoor air emissions from furniture and furniture related products. Sustainable office furniture can protect the health of building occupants …
City of Austin Recommendation for Action File #: 26-1338, Agenda Item #: 3/26/2026(cid:4) Posting Language Authorize a food service and retail concession lease agreement for the West Gate Expansion and Concourse M at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport for Austin Aviation with Air Star Concessions, for a term of ten years. Lead Department Austin Aviation Client Department(s): Fiscal Note This item is projected to result in annual revenue of $395,000 in Austin Aviation’s Operating Budget. Procurement : Austin Aviation issued a Request for Concessions Proposals solicitation RFCP 8100 CT 2025-01 for these services. The solicitation was published on September 17, 2025, and closed on December 22, 2025. Of the three offers received, the proposal submitted by the recommended contractor was the sole responsive offer. MBE/WBE : This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority-Owned and Women- Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). Per 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 23 Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Program, ACDBE participation may not be considered. For More Information: Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to John Gallo, Deputy Chief Officer - Commercial Development, Austin Aviation at John.Gallo@FlyAustin.com. Respondents to the solicitation and their Agents should direct all questions to the Authorized Contact Person identified in the solicitation. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: March 11, 2026 - To be reviewed by the Airport Advisory Commission. Additional Backup Information: This agreement is for a contractor to lease, develop, market, manage, and operate the offered concessions for use by Airport passengers, employees, visitors, and other tenants. These concessions will be located in the new West Gate Expansion in the Barbara Jordan Terminal and the Temporary Holdroom Facility (Concourse M) at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Some of the requirements of the contractor are as follows: · Menu offerings shall be of high quality and offer good value to the customers, with items City of Austin Page 1 of 2 Printed on 3/3/2026 powered by Legistar™ (cid:5) (cid:6) File #: 26-1338, Agenda Item #: 3/26/2026(cid:4) · · · · · available for all day parts (including breakfast, lunch, and dinner) Portion sizes reflective of price Items that meet a variety of dietary restrictions in a meaningful way, including gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options Contactless ordering and payment options, including the implementation of technology to offer non-printed/paperless receipts Food products packaged “to go” in convenient and compostable packaging Compostable food service ware and consumer-facing …
