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MAC’s CEO Brian Ryks Selected for Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO List

Posted on May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, Minn. — Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) Chief Executive Officer Brian Ryks has been selected by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business…

Operations At MAC General Aviation Airports Increased 8.3% In 2023 Long-term development strategy helps accommodate growth, expanded services

Posted on March 22, 2024March 11, 2024 by mwflyer

Long-term development strategy helps accommodate growth, expanded services Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN. – General aviation airports owned and operated by the Metropolitan…

MSP Airport Unveils Design For Hanging Sculpture

Posted on March 22, 2024March 11, 2024 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN. – Internationally renowned artist Kipp Kobayashi revealed his conceptual design for a 45-foot-wide suspended public art sculpture at…

Cirium Presents 2023 On-Time Performance Awards To MSP Airport

Posted on March 22, 2024March 11, 2024 by mwflyer

MSP is the first U.S. airport to win Cirium’s global airport award since 2011 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minneapolis-St. Paul International…

MAC CEO Brian Ryks Earns Airport Industry Leadership Award

Posted on November 28, 2023November 25, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue The Excellence in Visionary Leadership Award is the highest honor given to an active airport CEO/Director. MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL – Airports Council…

MAC Reliever Airports Supported 342,000 Operations In 2022

Posted on March 29, 2023March 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Investments In General Aviation System Remain Strong To Support Future Demand Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL – The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) general aviation…

MSP Earns Repeat Title As Best Airport In North America ACI ASQ Award is Sixth in Seven Years for Best Airport Experience

Posted on March 26, 2023March 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL – Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has been named the “Best Airport in North America” for the second straight…

MSP Selects Artist For Next Major Public Art Project

Posted on January 27, 2023January 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Artist Kipp Kobayashi Will Create Work For Two-Story Concourse Rotunda Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Minneapolis-St. Paul, MINN. – Internationally renowned artist Kipp Kobayashi has been…

Lake Elmo Airport Debuts New Runway

Posted on September 28, 2022September 25, 2022 by mwflyer

Latest Investment In Twin Cities Reliever Airport System Improves Operations & Safety For GA Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. – The Metropolitan Airports…

MAC GA Airports See Continued Growth

Posted on March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2022 online issue. MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL – The six general aviation airports operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) grew their operations in 2021 by…

Major Commercial Airport Contends With Pandemic

Posted on January 22, 2021 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2020 MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN. – How does a major commercial airport contend with a pandemic that has all but shut…

Brian Ryks Elected To National Airport Executives Board

Posted on August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2019 issue Brian Ryks, executive director and CEO of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) in the Twin Cities, has been elected to the Board…

From Airports To People, The Minnesota Airports Conference Showcased Excellence In The Industry!

Posted on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2019 issue The annual Minnesota Airports Conference held April 24-26, 2019 at the Willmar Conference Center, Willmar, Minnesota, featured everyone from…

Twin Cities Airports Pull Off Another Super Bowl-Like Win With Final Four

Posted on May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2019 issue MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – Not since Super Bowl LII, February 4, 2018, have the airports in the Twin Cities metropolitan…

New Artwork At KMSP

Posted on February 13, 2019 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 Issue St. Paul, Minn. – The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), along with Airport Foundation MSP and Arts@MSP, welcomed world-renowned artist Jen Lewin to…

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