1. Opening Remarks/Introductions

2. AAAE OPSEM (National Level) Committee Brief/Update – Joseph Marana, AAE (Director of Operations and Facilities) Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority.

3. New Member Highlight

4. Guest Speaker – Walter Krygowski, MSY Airport (Special Event Preparation)

5. Open Discussion
a. SMS Manual Submission/FAA acceptance
b. Notam Management System
c. New Cert Alert 25-02
d. Best practice to share with the group
e. Call for member spotlight/presentations

6. Upcoming Events and Next Meeting
a. National Airports Conference (NAC); September 28-30, 2025 | Salt Lake City, UT – This year's theme is Elevating Airports, Connecting the World
b. Next AAAE SSC OPSEM Meeting – Nov 14th @ 1:00 pm (CST)

7. Closing Remarks

Speaker

Walter J. Krygowski, Dep. Director of Aviation – Operations & Maintenance (MSY Airport)

Walter J. Krygowski serves as the Deputy Director of Operations and Maintenance at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Mr. Krygowski joined the Airport in January 2011 and is responsible for oversight of critical Airport departments and divisions, including Airport Operations, Landside Operations, Maintenance, Airport Communications, Security, and Airport Rescue and Firefighting.  Responsibilities also include emergency management, with oversight and implementation of the Airport’s emergency plans. During his tenure, he served as a representative to the New Orleans Host Committee for the 2012 and, most recently, the 2025 Super Bowl and spearheaded the Airport Super Bowl Transportation Committee to prepare internal staff, facilities, and airport stakeholders. He also led Airport efforts to prepare for other major sporting and entertainment events in New Orleans, such as the Sugar Bowl, Men’s and Women’s NCAA Final Four tournaments, and WrestleMania.   

Before New Orleans, Mr. Krygowski served as the Interim Director and Deputy Director at Dayton International Airport and its reliever/general aviation airport, the Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport. At Dayton, he was also responsible for oversight of large event preparations, as well as emergency and disaster response. Mr. Krygowski has been involved in aviation management for over 25 years and possesses a Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law.