By Mo. Ashmawy (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) In 1958, the advertisement by American’s Independent Electric Light…
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By Frode Skulbru While the end of 2020 was celebrated with a wish of good riddance…
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By Jacques Follain (Paris, France) It is almost a year since the entire world has been…
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By Curtis Grad (Vancouver, Canada) A year like no other, 2020 has doled out what has…
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By Mo. Ashmawy (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) We live in strange times as I write this,…
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By Kevin Rozario (London, United Kingdom) A new report released by airport and travel retail trade…
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By Frode Skulbru (Vancouver, Canada) As 2020 draws to an end, the pandemic is grabbing another foothold…
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By Kevin Rozario (London, United Kingdom) Travel retailer, Gebr Heinemann, and key Asian airport hub, Singapore…
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By Ioannis Settas (Athens, Greece) Optimism has been a scarce perspective in Air Transport and Tourism…
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By Andrew Walsh (Muscat, Oman) Part 1 of 2. It was only two years ago, October…
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COVID19 Second Wave in Europe Impacting Passenger Confidence, Demand & Profitability (Part 2 of 2)
by rescuserBy Kimmo Ruotsalainen (Helsinki, Finland) Part 1 of this article can be found here. COVID19 Financial…
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COVID19 Second Wave in Europe Impacting Passenger Confidence, Demand & Profitability (Part 1 of 2)
by rescuserBy Kimmo Ruotsalainen (Helsinki, Finland) Part 2 of this article will be published on October 14th,…
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The Brazilian Aviation Sector in a Brave New World – Opportunity Amid Challenges (Part 1 of 2)
by rescuserBy André Soutelino (São Paulo, Brazil) One of the most iconic Brazilian songs titled “Samba do…
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by Frode Skulbru (Vancouver, Canada) Part one of this article can be seen here (opens in…
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by Frode Skulbru (Vancouver, Canada) Setting the Stage The busiest Canadian Airports remain under Government ownership…
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by Curtis Grad (Vancouver, Canada) After a long pandemic-induced hiatus, on Aug. 20th the Barbados government…
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Post-lockdown Overcapacity Must be Addressed as Retailers Head for $3.4 Billion Loss (Part 2 of 2)
by rescuserby Kevin Rozario (London, United Kingdom) [This is an abridged version of an article that first…
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Post-lockdown Overcapacity Must be Addressed as Retailers Head for $3.4 Billion Loss (Part 1 of 2)
by rescuserby Kevin Rozario (London, United Kingdom) [This is an abridged version of an article that first…
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Unprecedented Crisis, Unprecedented Challenges, Unprecedented Opportunity for Collaboration? (Part 4 of 4)
by rescuserby Paula Santos (Lisbon, Portugal) (Part 4 of 4 – part 4 . Read Part 1 and…
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Unprecedented Crisis, Unprecedented Challenges, Unprecedented Opportunity for Collaboration? (Part 3 of 4)
by rescuserby Paula Santos (Lisbon, Portugal) (Part 3 of 4 – part 4 will be published on…
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Unprecedented Crisis, Unprecedented Challenges, Unprecedented Opportunity for Collaboration? (Part 2 of 4)
by rescuserby Paula Santos (Lisbon, Portugal) Uncertainty on passenger behavior? (Part 2 of 4 – part 3…
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By John Eskaros (Frankfurt, Germany) This is Part 2 of 2. Part 1 was published on…
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By John Eskaros (Frankfurt, Germany) Note to reader: The following article is based on a research…
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By Curtis Grad (Vancouver, Canada) Charles Dickens’ 19th century novel The Tale of Two Cities, set…
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COVID-HQ: Here & Now, Facing Airport Operational Challenges of the Pandemic (Part 2 of 2)
by rescuserCOVID-HQ: Aquí y Ahora, Frente a los Cambios Operacionales por la Pandemia (Parte 2 de 2)…
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By Jacques Follain (Paris, France) A large majority of countries, at different levels, have taken the…
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By Dr. Patricia Ryan (Melbourne, United States) The impact on airports due to the COVID-19 crisis…
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By André Soutelino (São Paulo, Brazil) When crude jumped in 2006 most airlines were charging a…
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By Anthony Cicuttini The Australia and New Zealand aviation market certainly has provided its fair share…
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By Sidharath Kapur (Delhi, India) The world has been rocked and shaken by the impact of…
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By Ioannis Settas (Athens, Greece) In Air Transport, the devastating financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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By Kimmo Ruotsalainen (Helsinki, Finland) Who’s Online? Can You Hear Me? Mute Your Mic Please! As…
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COVID-HQ: South East Asia in “Suspended Animation” for at least Another Month, Probably Two
by rescuserBy Khair Mirza (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) February Traffic Performance was a Lead Indicator Countries in South-East…
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By Nuno M. Brilha (Lisbon, Portugal) As a trillion-dollar company that makes the news daily, what…
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By André Soutelino (São Paulo, Brazil) The coming year can be characterized as “steady as it…
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St. Louis Privatization “Grinched” with Mayor Krewson’s Surprise Pre-Xmas Declaration … “the Deal is Dead”
by rescuserBy Curtis Grad (Vancouver, Canada) In early 2017, under the direction and authority of previous long-serving…
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By Frode Skulbru (Vancouver, Canada) During the summer of 2019, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) launched…
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By Khair Mirza (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Traffic Performance Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (“GAP”) is the largest…
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By Frode Skulbru (Vancouver, Canada) The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has published the tender…
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By Nuno M. Brilha (Lisbon, Portugal) The last 12 months have produced some bold headlines in…
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By André Soutelino (São Paulo, Brazil) Airport privatization is not a new phenomenon in Brazil. Since…
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For several reasons attention is focused on Kenya presently, where Kenya Airways, in a ‘Privately Initiated…
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BARBADOS The government of Barbados will offer out for concession, internationally, the already corporatised Bridgetown Grantley…
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With Vinci Airports’ transaction to take a 25-year management and operations contract on Belgrade Nikola Tesla…
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The Brazilian concessions procedure is of course well established by now and the sixth tranche was…
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In ASIA PACIFIC, the Macquarie Group is expected to sell its 50.1% stake in Australia’s Hobart…
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The London Gatwick Airport Partnership Too Tempting to Ignore VINCI’s recent move to acquire a 50.01%…
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New Cusco Airport Gets Underway at Last. Can it Succeed as a Public Works Tender Where Private Sector Contract Failed?
by rescuserIn mid-January 2019 Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications commenced ground works for the construction of…
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The Slovak government seeks for the second time a concession deal for Bratislava Ivanka Airport. It…
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The Belgrade Airport concession in Serbia, which will be completed by the end of 2018 with…
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All eyes were on the result of a public referendum instigated by the incoming Mexican President-elect…
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The Montenegro government wishes to concession Tivat and Podgorica (the capital city) airports, the only two…
By Justin Lee (Singapore) The year 2020 has been a particularly disastrous for the world economy,…
By Frode Skulbru (Vancouver, Canada) Last week, AirportIR published an article predominately focussing on the U.S.…
By Andrew Walsh (Muscat, Oman) Part 2 of 2. Please click here for Part 1 The…
The Brazilian Aviation Sector in a Brave New World – Opportunity Amid Challenges (Part 2 of 2)
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30By André Soutelino (São Paulo, Brazil) Read Part 1 here. Despite the dramatic impacts of COVID19,…
Amid GVK Turmoil & Intrigue, Adani Mounts a Coup d’état on Mumbai Airport with Military Precision
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by Curtis Grad (Vancouver, Canada) Long before COVID19 turned the global economy and aviation industry on…
Adapting to Changing Passenger Behaviour Post-COVID19: Impact on Airport Non-Aeronautical Revenue
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by Omoh Anna Ohiomoba (Vancouver, Canada) COVID-19 has altered life as we knew it! Indoors is…
Unprecedented Crisis, Unprecedented Challenges, Unprecedented Opportunity for Collaboration? (Part 1 of 4)
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by Paula Santos (Lisbon, Portugal) Unprecedented Crisis (Part 1 of 4 – part 2 will be…
COVID-HQ: Here & Now, Facing Airport Operational Challenges of the Pandemic (Part 1 of 2)
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By César Tello (San José, Costa Rica) (NOTE: Spanish version follows below) The world of…
COVID-HQ: OPINION – Evolution of the Airport Model Post-pandemic, What Changes are in Store? (Part 1 of 2)
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By Jacques Follain (Paris, France) The air travel industry is facing an incomparable challenge, a real…
By Stephane Beaulieu (Tokyo, Japan) The global aviation sector has been one of the most severely…
By Jacques Follain (Paris, France) While nearly 50% of the world’s population is locked down, 180…
By Khair Mirza (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Traffic Performance Groupe ADP (“ADP”) is an international airport…
By Ioannis Settas (Athens, Greece) The Athens International Airport privatization and development project (a greenfield BOOT)…
In Japan, where the concession process began in Dec-2015, the Osaka airports (Kansai and Itami, won…
Kenya’s airports “Grew Quickly in 2017”; Kenya Airways Proposes to Take Over Nairobi Airport
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In June 2018, the Kenyan cabinet approved Kenya Airways to operate Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport…
The privatisation of the three main Lithuanian airports seems to have stalled. Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga…