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2018—YEAR IN REVIEW






• 100% Self-sufficient – No State/Local Tax Dollars since June 1982
o Funded through landing fees, space rental fees from businesses located at
the airport and on airport property, parking lot revenue, percentage of
concession sales from gift shop and food shops

• Economic Impact

o 45 Businesses
o 1,871 Full-time Jobs

o $80M Direct Payroll
o $535M Total Economic Impact

• Strong Financial Position
o Debt Reduction from $81M to $31M
o Cost Per Enplanement Decreased Under $10--Under $10 is attractive to the
airlines

• Convenient & Easy Travel through CAE
o 10 major markets including Atlanta, Charlotte, New York, Washington DC,
Chicago, Orlando/Sanford, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston
o Served by Delta, American, United and Via Air
 Via Airlines offers Low Cost Carrier (LLC) service to Florida

• Traffic is up 11%--Busiest year in a decade
o 60,000 More Seats in the market
o Average Airfares have fallen
o Dallas flights upgraded from RJ’s to Mainline Aircraft
o Atlanta flights transitioned to 100 Mainline Aircraft
o American to begin direct flight to LGA starting May 3, 2019

• Addition of Air Wisconsin Crew Hub & Maintenance Base
o Created 150 Jobs
o Added flights to Chicago and Dulles
• CAE is ranked in top 30% for enplanements and top 25% for connectivity
• Cargo—Over 1.3M lbs. of freight passed through CAE

• CIP Projects (Received $3.9M in FAA Grants)

o Terminal Upgrades--Air handler units, Chillers & Mechanical Controls
o Taxiway “A” Rehab—Complete Repaving
o Relocation of Administrative Office to the Terminal

o Awarded an additional $300K for TSA in-line baggage design funding
o Received UTC Grant from Lexington County for $436,000 to cover site
preparation costs for future CAE development

• Green Initiates
o 5 acre Solar Farm on Airport Property resulting in $300,000 Annual energy
savings
• Airport Property
o Development discussions held with companies having potential aviation
interest at CAE in conjunctions with SC Department of Commerce, Central
SC Economic Development Alliance and Lexington Economic Development

o 200+ Acres for Development in ACC (Airport Commerce Center) and CAE
Park
o 70% Occupancy Rate in Airport Commerce Center
• Awards & Recognition
o Excellence in Safety from Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
o CAE has been recognized locally and nationally for leading the way in the

airport industry in creating a “culture” of inclusion as part of our business
plan; to include our workforce hiring and promotions processes and our
DBE buying practices. CAE has a workforce diverse in age, gender, ethnicity,
race, educational degrees, business acumen and skillsets with 10% of staff
having industry recognized certifications and another 15% having job
related certifications. A few of our local and national cultural accolades:
 SC Chamber Excellence in Workplace Diversity
 Airports Council International Small Hub Inclusion Champion Award

 Riley Institute at Furman Outstanding Business Award in Diversity
Leadership
 CAE accomplishments have been documented in several industry and
non-industry related magazines.
o Certified Green Business