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Las Vegas' MacCarran International airport has more than recouped its investment in common-use equipment, leading the way for other U.S. airports to eliminate proprietary airline systems that track flights, passengers
April 14, 2003

Mouthing Off:

Most misunderstood aspect of my job: "What does an airport director do? Most people do not understand how an airport functions, and they get our roles confused with the airlines' and federal government's."

Greatest business challenge for McCarran: "Before 9/11, it was keeping up with the growth (6.5 percent annual growth in the 1990s). Since 9/11, it is dealing with the new and ever-changing security rules."

Chief difference between McCarran and other airports: "We're the second-largest origin-and-destination nonhub airport in the world, behind LAX Los Angeles International; 92 percent of our passengers come through the front door."

Biggest impact of 9/11 on McCarran's IT organization: "Trying to develop uses for our existing IT infrastructure in the security procedures to minimize the impact to our customers."

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