Speaker Biograghy: Gary has an MSc in Civil Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer and has been with the MAC for 25 years. He manages a staff of professional engineers, architects and scientists, and is currently overseeing a US$1.4bn multi-year capital programme and the most extensive noise mitigation programme in North America. He has directed the planning and construction of Runway 17-35, a US$760m multi-phased programme that included elimination of a golf course, tenant relocations, hotel demolition next to the Mall of America, parallel taxiways, high-speed turn-offs and a CAT III approach. He oversees the controversial MSP 2035 Master Plan. He is nationally recognised by the American Public Works Association as a Top 10 Public Works Leader in America. He is a private pilot.


Day 2 - 15 March
Session: Energy, Environment & Sustainability

10:20 - 10:55 - Advancing NextGen aircraft procedures through quantifying the environmental benefits
Synopsis: This presentation will detail the community challenges encountered at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport when new NextGen aircraft departure and arrival procedures were proposed. It will highlight the development of a new flight track data analysis system developed by the airport to aid in shifting the dialogue from noise to quantifying what has turned out to be one the biggest single greenhouse gas reduction actions at the airport in documented history, in the form of new NextGen aircraft arrival procedures incorporating Optimized Profile Descents (OPD).

Audience will learn:

• Challenges with the implementation of new aircraft navigation procedures at airports
• The airport's role in the dialogue surrounding advanced aircraft navigation procedures
• The importance of quantifying the environmental benefits
• The critical nature of data and technical analysis systems
• Timing is of the essence