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Chad MakovskyChad has served as Executive Vice President \u2013\nOperations for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport since March 2017. Prior\nto this, he was an Assistant Aviation Director for the Phoenix Aviation\nDepartment, responsible for oversight, leadership and planning of operations,\nsafety, design and construction, and facilities at Phoenix Sky Harbor, Phoenix\nDeer Valley and Phoenix Goodyear airports. Chad has nearly 30 years of\nexperience in the aviation industry, including leadership positions at\nHollywood Burbank Airport and New York\u2019s John F. Kennedy International Airport,\nin addition to DFW and Phoenix. Chad holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in aviation\noperations and management from St. Cloud (MN) State University, and a master of\nbusiness administration from Arizona State University\u2019s W.P. Carey School of\nBusiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cChad brings remarkable airport leadership experience,\ncombined with a deep understanding of Phoenix city government and the\noperations of our three airports. He represents a bright future for effective\ncollaboration between the Aviation Department and the city\u2019s airports,\nemployees, business partners, surrounding neighborhoods and the larger\ncommunity. Chad is the complete package, including his commitment to public\nservice, business acumen and relationship-building talents,\u201d said Ed Zuercher,\nPhoenix City Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBetween the moving of cargo and support operations to the\nnorth side of the airport, the completion of the Phoenix Sky Train and the\nexpansion of the National Guard\u2019s footprint on the south side, there is a lot\nhappening at Sky Harbor and throughout our airport system,\u201d said Mayor Kate\nGallego. \u201cChad\u2019s deep experience in Phoenix and nationally will be immensely\nvaluable in bringing those projects to completion.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cChad is an accomplished leader with broad aviation experience\nwho brings expertise in operations, strategic planning, capital improvement,\nbusiness and economic development. He is a seasoned professional with an\noutstanding track record at Phoenix Sky Harbor; his return to the airport will\nseamlessly navigate us into the future,\u201d said Councilwoman Thelda Williams,\nchair, Transportation, Infrastructure and Innovation Subcommittee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Phoenix system of airports continues to be\nexceptionally well run as evidenced by the Wall Street Journal\u2019s recent\nrecognition of Sky Harbor as best large airport in the U.S., and other recent\nawards. I am thrilled to be given the opportunity rejoin the Phoenix leadership\nteam, and to again work alongside an extraordinarily dedicated team of industry\nprofessionals. I remain committed to ensuring the Phoenix system of airports\nprovide world class services and amenities to our customers while reflecting\nthe values of the community we serve,\u201d said Chad Makovsky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chad will assume the director role in Phoenix on March 29,\n2021, after completing his commitments to DFW. Interim Director of Aviation\nServices Charlene Reynolds will continue to lead the Aviation Department until\nthat time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chad Makovsky has been named the next Director of Aviation Services for the city of Phoenix, concluding a competitive, nationwide hiring process. Aviation Services in Phoenix includes executive leadership of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT), and Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR). Chad MakovskyChad has served as Executive Vice President \u2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arizona"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17031"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17033,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17031\/revisions\/17033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}