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Toledo Airports Private Management

Apr

2014

For the past seven or so months, a group of investors from a local family – the Treeces – have been vying to take over management of Toledo Express Airport and Toledo Executive Airport. They have faced very tough criticism mainly from the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and most of all The Blade. We at ...

February 2014 Passenger Statistics

Mar

2014

February 2014 again saw a substantial increase in passenger volume by 20.3%. The bulk of the increase came from Allegiant which had an increase of 31.6%. This can be attributed to PGD and also an increase in seats from utilizing 176 seat A320 aircraft on the SFB and PIE routes. Allegiant saw an increase in ...

January 2014 Passenger Statistics

Feb

2014

January 2014 continued the momentum of passenger increases. Allegiant Air again lead the way with a 48.6% increase in passengers because of the addition of Punta Gorda/Fort Myers. American had a rough month with 26 cancellations and a reduction of available seats bye 33%. While that may sound like bad news, American’s passenger totals actually ...

2013 Year In Review

Dec

2013

As we close out the year, I have always reflected on what has happened in the past 12 months of the year. 2013 will be no different as there actually has been a lot to reflect on. 2014 is setting up to be yet another interesting year of aviation in Toledo, but that will be ...

Port Releases Toledo Market Details

Dec

2013

As part of an article in the Toledo Blade on December 22nd, a discussion comparing the reports spearheaded by the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority versus those by the Treece investment group has led to the public release of many reports for all to view. This includes the True Market Study conducted earlier this year. ...

November 2013 Passeng Statistics

Dec

2013

November was another great month for passenger traffic out of Toledo Express. Both airlines posted gains even though American’s traffic was still slightly weaker than what we would like to see. We are hearing this month American is doing very well, though. Allegiant again posted the strongest gains because of Punta Gorda/Fort Myers with an ...

The Treece Privatization Plan: Market & Marketability Study

Dec

2013

After going through a week plus of stories questioning them form the The Toledo Blade, the Treece family released the first substantial part of their privatization plan. The Market and Marketability Assessment (http://toledoairports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ToledoFinalReport.pdf) was prepared by Airport Business Solutions out of Tampa, Florida.

October 2013 Passenger Statistics

Nov

2013

After a down September, Toledo Express Airport passenger statistics resumed their upward momentum for October. With Fort Myers/Punta Gorda resuming mid month, Allegiant accounted for all of the growth at an increase of 78.6%. American Airlines operated by American Connection/Chautauqua showed a decrease of 3.4%. Overall, the increase was 21.5% over October 2012. Below are ...

Are TOL/TDZ Privatization Talks Realistic?

Nov

2013

A local (family) investment group ran by Dock Treece under the name Treece Investment Advisory Corp., along with his sons Dock David and Ben, have made public they are nearing the end of a study on taking over the operations of both Toledo Express Airport and Toledo Executive Airport. The facilities are currently owned by ...

American Airlines/US Airways Merger Could Be Opportunity for TOL

Nov

2013

With the American Airlines/USAirways merger back on, this could be a big opportunity for TOL to gain some new nonstop destinations from Toledo Express. While American Airlines is cutting one flight to Chicago in January, we could benefit from this merger in getting access to new hubs – mainly Philadelphia, PA and Charlotte, NC. Here’s ...