What's Really Happening at the Erie International Airport?
What's Really Happening at the Erie International Airport?
In 2020, everything about the airline business changed, and those changes impacted airports like ERI, the most. With increases in the cost of fuel, pilots, maintenance, mechanics, equipment, aircraft, and every other operational cost associated with running an airline (including the cost of a bag of peanuts), the main line and ultra-low-cost carriers left nearly 100 airports with less – and in many cases – no air service. During this Community Conversation, Erie Regional Airport Authority Board Vice President Brian Slawin will outline "What's Happening at ERI" and what the ERAA, ERI, the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, plus public and private business partners, are doing to secure More Planes to More Places. Slawin will also address the "5 Big Airport Questions" everyone wants the answers to and the role of the $1.5 million Fly Erie Fund. As a critical lynchpin driving the economic future of Erie, an enhancement to air service will allow future passengers to "Look at Erie First" for the best and least expensive flights.
Location: Jefferson Educational Society - 3207 State Street, Erie, PA 16508
Date/Time: Friday, May 17 at Noon
Admission: FREE, optional $5 boxed lunch (please register 48 in advance for lunch)
Parking: lot behind building, State Street, 33rd Street, 32nd Street, French Street
Brian Slawin, B.S., is a serial entrepreneur who discovers, invests in, and supports startup technology and small manufacturing companies throughout Central & Northern PA. Growing up in St. Louis – and beneath the flight path of Lambert Field – Brian’s lifelong obsession with all things that fly led him to become a Commercial Pilot, a Gold Seal Chief Flight Instructor, and an airshow pilot for more than 15 years. Now, as a Board Member of the Erie Regional Airport Authority, Brian combines his insights as a small business and start-up mentor in his work with other ERAA Board Members and the professional staff at ERI to support the forward progress being made at the Erie International Airport.
