PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      7b 
STAFF BRIEFING 
Date of Meeting      May 26, 2015 
DATE:    May 8, 2015 
TO:     Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Mark Reis, Managing Director, Aviation 
SUBJECT:  2016 - 2020 Aviation Business Plan Discussion 
SYNOPSIS 
As discussed on May 12, 2015, during the briefing on the 2015 Business Plan and Budget
Process, the Aviation division will present a very short overview of the Aviation business
plan followed by a rountable discussion with the Commission. 
BACKGROUND 
The Aviation division business plan document was distributed to the Commission on
May 15, 2015. The business plan covers the period 2016  2020 and explains the
objectives and actions that support the Century Agenda, the Port-wide strategies, and the
Airport strategies.
The 2016-2020 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Business Plan responds in
significant part to four new challenges that were not nearly so apparent a year ago. While
a substantial portion of the business plan is comprised of longer-term objectives and
action plans updated from the previous year, there are also critical new elements
addressing four key issues or trends, each driving new or more urgent initiatives. These
drivers are: 
1.  The dramatic growth in passengers and airfield operations; 
2.  The accelerating pace of passenger and airline reliance on, and expectations for,
mobile technology; 
3.  The emerging new facility requirements  in the near-, medium-, and long-term
to respond to current airline activity and the long-lead-time facilities identified
by the Sustainable Airport Master Plan; and 
Changes in federal security requirements, resulting from recent events at other airports,
which will require increased attention to employee screening and, over time, may lead to
100% employee screening. 

Template revised May 30, 2013.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
May 8, 2015 
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ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING 
Computer slide presentation. 
Aviation Business Plan. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
June 10, 2014  Briefing on 2015 Business Plan and Budget Process.