Quarterly Newsletter August, 2017 Volume 10, Issue 3. Table of Contents: Find us on Social! Airport News. CoMMUnity Messages

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1 Quarterly Newsletter August, 2017 Volume 10, Issue 3 Table of Contents: Page 1-3: Runway 5/23 Keel Repair Project Recap Page 4: New Fuel Farm Opens Page 5: RWY 5-23 Obstructions and Minimums Update Page 6: NBAA Regional Forum One Month Away CoMMUnity Messages Page 7: Morristown Airport Featured in NJ BIZ Article Page 8: Business Airport International Magazine Runs Story on MMU Our MMU Family Page 9: Signature Welcomes New Duty Manager Kim Stinson Page 10: MMU Scholarship Awards Page 11: Good Luck Cesar! Page 11: Contribute to our Newsletter Find us on morristownairport Morristown Airport Twitter Instagram Facebook

2 RWY 5-23 Keel Repair Project Recap Over the course of just under one week in June, Morristown Airport repaved 3,000 feet of the center 50-foot keel section of Runway Crews worked day and night to mill, pave and repaint the runway, giving MMU users a smooth, new surface. A special thank- you goes out to all of the crews who contributed to the project and finished ahead of schedule! To everyone at; Delta Airport Consultants Deloatch Consulting and Testing Intercounty Paving Tilcon Willow Grove Trucking Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to this project! Our tenants and transient users are thrilled with the new surface. Page 1

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4 Along with the newly finished paved section of Runway 5/23, Morristown Airport also painted fresh runway markings for both Runway 5/23 and Runway 13/31. Check out some aerial shots of the finished products and click HERE to watch our landing video Page 3

5 New Fuel Farm Now Open Morristown Airport opened up its newly renovated Fuel Farm in June. The facility has Six 20,000-Gallon Jet-A Tanks, One 12,000-Gallon AvGas Tank, Two Off-loading stations and Four Loading Stations. Check out some images of the new farm below! Page 4

6 Click on the image above to view the full slide show With the Federal Aviation Administration s improved AGIS aeronautical surveys, there has been increased scrutiny of approach procedures nationally. DM AIRPORTS, LTD. completed its latest aeronautical survey in June 2016 with the newest survey technology. The results of the latest survey will lead to changes in approach procedures at MMU. This slide show was presented at the August 2, 2017 Morristown Aviation Association meeting. Page 5

7 MMU to Host NBAA Regional Forum at Signature Flight Support on Sept. 7 NBAA Regional Forums bring current and prospective business aircraft owners, operators, manufacturers, customers and other industry personnel together for a one-day event at some of the best airports and FBOs in the nation. Regional Forums incorporate exhibits, static displays of aircraft and education sessions into one-day events located across the country to help introduce business aviation to local officials and prospective owners and operators, and to address any current issues in the regions. Register Today to Attend the Forum! Click the Image Below Page 6

8 Morristown Airport Highlighted in NJ BIZ Article CoMMUnity Messages This excerpt was shared with permission from NJBIZ. For the full story, visit Morristown Airport is the third-busiest airport in New Jersey, averaging nearly 70,000 private and corporate flights per year. It is Maria Sheridan s job to make sure that more people, especially those in the business community, know what the 638-acre facility, known as MMU, can offer services compared with Newark Liberty International and Teterboro. I love having the opportunity to educate the public on what we do and how we are an economic engine, she said. According to a study conducted by the New Jersey Department of Transportation last year, MMU s tenants and visitors provide an estimated $187 million in spending and more than $13 million in tax benefits to the greater Morris County area a fact that Sheridan, senior director of government affairs and business development for DM AIRPORTS, LTD., said she often refers to when helping market for the private company that operates MMU on behalf of the town of Morristown. Her work not only has helped increase awareness and use of the airport, but also earned her a spot as one of this year s NJBIZ Best 50 Women in Business in an industry that is often male-dominated. When I attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, I didn t realize until I showed up that it was a 20-to-1 male-to-female ratio, Sheridan said. It used to be that many people in the aviation industry came out of the military, which was male-dominated, too. Now, many more employees are coming out of colleges and universities with aviation programs, so I think that has helped to increase diversity. Upon graduating from Embry-Riddle, Sheridan initially planned to continue her studies at what was then ComAir Aviation Academy (now Aerosim Flight Academy). When she decided that she no longer wished to continue pursuing a career as a pilot, Sheridan found work at MMU in airport operations. A lot has changed since she began her career there in 1991, she said. Click Here to Read the Full Story Page 7

9 CoMMUnity Messages Business Airport International Magazine Runs Story on MMU This story was published in the July edition of BAI and was shared here with permission Page 8

10 Our MMU Family SFS Welcomes New Duty Manager to MMU When you did officially start with Signature Morristown? What about the industry made you want to make a career out of it? I started Monday, June 26 Where did you work before coming to MMU? I spent the last five years in Las Vegas (SFS at McCarran International Airport), so I was there from April 2012 until I came here. And before that, I had 11 years experience in Palm Springs which is where I was born and raised. Is Palm Springs where you got your start in aviation? Yes, I started as a CSR (Customer Service Representative) at the front desk right out of high school with no aviation experience. It was just a better paying job than Baskin Robbins. Then I just fell in love with it and I knew that s what I wanted to do career-wise... to stay in aviation, general aviation specifically. I love the people, I really do. Sometimes you get the one-offs, but for the most part, I love that as much as it can be the same thing every day, it s so different every day too. Just the people and the experience working on the ramp, really. I did a lot of ramp work, did a lot of fueling, fueled the airlines, I ve been tow qualified for years and just seeing the different kinds of planes. I m also a big military aircraft buff, so every base I ve worked at we ve had the government contracts. I ve been able to see all those planes that come in and enjoy that too. What have you liked the most about Morristown since starting here? I like the smaller airport feel. It reminds me a lot of Palm Springs where we have a lot of based customers, the flight schools and hangar tenants. In Vegas, it was so big where no one is based there and everyone is just there to come in, drop and go. I like the smaller airport feel where you know all the tenants, you know the airport ops. It s just a good relationship and that s what I ve really enjoyed about Morristown so far. Kim Stinson, SFS Morristown s new Duty Manager, brings more than 16 years of experience to Morristown Airport. Page 9

11 Our MMU Family MMU Awards Annual High School Scholarships DM AIRPORTS, LTD., operators of Morristown Airport, proudly awarded its annual scholarships to eight local seniors from Hanover Park, Madison, Morristown and Whippany Park High Schools for This marks the 17th year that DM AIRPORTS, LTD. has presented scholarship awards in the community Scholarship Winners and Colleges of Choice Hanover Park High School: Amanda Bermel Stevens Institute of Technology Derek Saul Duke University Madison High School: Paige Burnet Washington University Rachel Hall Syracuse University Morristown High School: Charles Lia University of Massachusetts Amherst Kathleen Merritt University of Pennsylvania Whippany Park High School Julian Nixon Rutgers University Chloe Tai Rutgers University Each scholarship recipient was awarded with a one-time, $1,000 scholarship that can be used for tuition, books or other eligible fees associated with collegiate attendance. Since its inception in 2001, DM AIRPORTS, LTD. has awarded more than $263,000 in awards to deserving seniors from the municipalities that surround Morristown Airport. Participating in this scholarship program is something we all take a lot of pride in at Morristown Airport, said Airport Director Bill Barkhauer. We understand the value of a good education and are excited to give back to these students who will continue to have a positive impact on Morris County and beyond. DM AIRPORTS, LTD., the private company that operates Morristown Airport, funds the scholarship program and defines the selection criteria. Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based Scholarship Managers, a division of Career Opportunities Through Education, Inc. (C.O.T.E), receives and evaluates individual applications, and selects the actual scholarship recipients. Page 10

12 Our MMU Family DM AIRPORTS, LTD. Wishes Cesar Salazar, Former Airport Operations Coordinator, Best of Luck with his new endeavor at American Flyers! Contribute to our Newsletter! We want to hear from you! If you know of any interesting stories; human interest, business achievements/milestones, etc., we want to know about it! Please contact Corey Hanlon or Maria Sheridan at DM AIRPORTS, LTD. with any story ideas. Feedback! If there s anything you think we can add to improve the content of our newsletter, let us know! We welcome all suggestions. Contact Us coreyh@mmuair.com marias@mmuair.com Are You Following Us On Social? Twitter Instagram Facebook morristownairport Morristown Airport Morristown Airport Page 11