Photo above – St. Paul Downtown Airport. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Airports Commission. New data from the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) shows the organization’s general aviation airports in the Twin Cities totaling 372,609 operations in 2024. This number represents a 1% increase over the total of 370,509 takeoffs and landings at the facilities in 2023. […]
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MAC Selects Isabella Rhawie as VP, Commercial Revenue Officer
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has promoted Isabella Rhawie to the senior executive team as vice president, commercial revenue officer following a national search. Rhawie had been the MAC’s interim vice president of revenue development since July 2024. She previously served as the director of concessions and business development. “Isabella’s entrepreneurial spirit has sparked dynamic […]
MAC Selects Isabella Rhawie as VP, Commercial Revenue Officer
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has promoted Isabella Rhawie to the senior executive team as vice president, commercial revenue officer following a national search. Rhawie had been the MAC’s interim vice president of revenue development since July 2024. She previously served as the director of concessions and business development. “Isabella’s entrepreneurial spirit has sparked dynamic […]
Cirrus Celebrates 600 Vision Jet Deliveries
Cirrus has announced the delivery of its 600th Vision Jet, a major milestone for the company and a defining moment in the evolution of personal aviation. As the world’s first and only single-engine jet to receive FAA certification, the Vision Jet has redefined personal aviation by combining advanced technology, exceptional safety features and outstanding performance […]
MAC Selects David Morrisette as New Assistant Director for Strategic Marketing
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has selected David Morrisette as its new assistant director for strategic marketing following a competitive search. Morrisette joined the MAC, which owns and operates Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and six general aviation airports in the region, on Monday, Oct. 21. In his new role, Morrisette will lead marketing strategy and […]
MSP Airport to Create Passenger Sensory-Friendly Rooms
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) will create its first-ever sensory rooms to provide calming spaces designed to reduce the stress and sensory overload that often accompanies travel, ensuring a more positive experience for those who need it. The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), which owns and operates MSP, is partnering with Minnesota-based nonprofit Fraser to design […]
Kevin Carlson Retiring After 46 Year Career in Aviation
After a career spanning forty-six years in aviation, Kevin Carlson is retiring. “It has gone by so fast,” said Carlson, who is retiring today from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Office as an Aviation Planning Program Coordinator. For Carlson, aviation wasn’t even on his radar when he finished school in 1979. “It was more […]
MAC Selects Michele Ross as Stakeholder Engagement Director
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has selected Michele Ross to serve as director of stakeholder engagement following a competitive, national search. Ross started the new role on Monday, Sept. 16. In this role, Ross will lead the MAC’s Stakeholder Engagement Department, which includes the community relations and events teams. She will be responsible for developing […]
MAC Selects Julie Lynn York as Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications Department
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has selected Julie Lynn York as director of strategic marketing and communications following a competitive executive search process. In her new role, York will lead the Strategic Marketing and Communications Department, with responsibility for developing the organization’s marketing and brand communication strategies and ensuring strategic alignment of all creative solutions […]
MSP Airport’s Terminal 2 North Expansion Underway
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has begun construction on a 168,000-square-foot expansion of Terminal 2 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), the first of several projects planned in the coming years to accommodate ever-increasing airline and passenger demands at the 14-gate facility. The $263 million Terminal 2 North Expansion project will add two additional airline […]