![]() What is the biggest challenge San Francisco International Airport is having to tackle? This, again, speaks to our one team culture. During 2019, the airport, along with our airlines and service providers, employed 300 high-school kids in meaningful jobs at San Francisco International Airport. This programme provides internships for City of San Francisco high-school-age kids from the most disadvantaged areas of our city. Lastly, supporting Mayor London Breed’s Opportunities for All campaign. We also created our ‘SFO Unites Against Hunger’ food donation programme, which partners with web-based marketplace Waste No Food to connect airport restaurants who have excess food to donate with local charities in need of such resources. ![]() We’re also working to reduce the noise impact that our operations have on surrounding communities, by expanding programmes to provide noise insulation to nearby homes, and investing in new technologies that could allow aircraft to fly higher or further offshore from communities around San Francisco International Airport. We are creating pop-up retail concepts that make it easier for these businesses by San Francisco International Airport developing move-in ready spaces that reduce the initial build-out costs. Thirdly, our service to communities around our airport, including programmes to make San Francisco International Airport accessible to small business owners in the San Francisco Bay Area. We also achieved the first certified net-zero energy airport facility in the world, and signed a landmark agreement with airlines and fuel suppliers to advance the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which emits 30 per cent less greenhouse gasses than traditional jet fuel. airport to prohibit the sale of bottled water in plastic packaging. We’ve already implemented some ground-breaking initiatives to support these goals. We have set an ambitious goal to be the first airport in the world to achieve what we call ‘triple zero’ – meaning zero waste going into landfill, a net-zero energy airport campus, and carbon neutrality. Secondly, our sustainability efforts, which continue to position San Francisco International Airport as an airport industry leader in this field. We are currently at the peak of investment in this programme, which has already delivered an iconic new air traffic control tower, the Grand Hyatt at San Francisco International Airport, the first phases of Harvey Milk Terminal 1, and ongoing improvements to Terminal 3 and our International Terminal. There are a lot more than three exciting developments but, if I had to choose, I would say firstly our $7.4 billion Capital Plan, comprised of a series of projects that will truly deliver a world-class airport experience for our guests. ![]() Can you give us an overview of the three most exciting developments currently happening at San Francisco International Airport? But putting in the hard work to collaborate as one towards a common goal is tremendously rewarding, and I’m very proud of how our airport community truly is one team. Operating as one team is a tremendous challenge, since every group has their own structure, objectives and goals. Running an airport is truly a team sport it requires the engagement of so many different players, from different companies, organisations and agencies. What is the most rewarding aspect of being an airport director? On the other hand, what is most difficult? Although I hadn’t flown in 30 years, during 2019 I began to do so again, and will continue to enjoy aviation on a personal level. I grew up in a city adjacent to San Francisco International Airport, so you could say I grew up around aviation, and I received my private pilot’s certificate in my early 20s. My responsibilities included transit projects, such as the creation of the AirTrain light rail system and the San Francisco International Airport station for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).Īlthough this was my first aviation position in my professional career, aviation always held a fascination for me. My aviation career truly began in 1994, when I joined San Francisco International Airport ( SFO) as a Project Manager, leading programmes under the airport’s $3 billion Master Plan expansion programme. How did your career in the aviation industry begin?
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