Nov. first the City of St. Louis announced it received 18 responses to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for potential private operators of the St. Louis Lambert International Airport (Airport) under the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Investment Partnership Program (AIPP). The City released the list of respondents in an extraordinary and transparent manner immediately following the RFQ deadline and committed to release more detailed information regarding the 18 respondents. This release is a part of satisfying that commitment.

 “I am encouraged by the high level of interest by teams interested in improving and operating St. Louis Lambert International Airport,” said Mayor Lyda Krewson. “The Working Group has a lot of work to do in assessing and evaluating the qualifications of the respondents. We expect that it will take several weeks to determine which respondents will be invited in the AIPP process. Below please find a brief look at the experience of the respondents.”

 The RFQ respondents collectively have experience at over 300 airports globally, transporting more than one billion passengers annually, with infrastructure funding of over $100 billion.

 “We are releasing this detailed information about the respondents as soon as possible so that the public can remain informed on this key stage of the process,” said Airport Working Group Chair and City Budget Director Paul Payne. “Our plan is to thoroughly review all responses and narrow down to the most highly qualified within the next few weeks.”