Charlotte's airport has a new airline deal

Driving the news: Council approved the AULA Monday night in an 8-2 vote. Council members JD Mazuera Arias and Reneé Perkins Johnson voted against it.

• More than 50 people signed up to speak to address council. Some advocated for the deal and some against.

• Advocates from Atrium Health, Novant Health, Trane Technologies, Charlotte Area Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association, Charlotte Regional Business Alliance and local business owners — some of whom have a presence at the airport — advocated for the deal.

The other side: But the people who told council members they "keep the airport running" said they don't feel seen or heard. They asked council to delay their vote on the AULA.

• State law does not allow the city to intervene in subcontractor pay. "We've gotta take this fight to Raleigh," Council member LaWana Mayfield said.

Catch up quick: AULA negotiations were extended this past spring for up to one year.

The big picture: The AULA also kickstarts a $2.1 billion capital development project called CLT Beyond. Part of this project is a Concourse C expansion, including gates and a passenger tunnel connecting these new gates to the main terminal.

• See the full lineup for CLT Beyond here.
• This project is more than four times the roughly $460 million capital program from the airport's previous AULA.

Between the lines: CLT, while owned by the city, is a financially self-sustaining entity. Local income or property taxes don't fund airport projects. City council did not negotiate the new AULA, but did have to approve on the deal.