Examining how aviation has evolved over the last 30 years in relation to recent history: how have the macro-economic and political environment, and events such as the oil price drop, 9/11 and the financial crisis impacted the industry? This session will pinpoint the risk factors in aviation, the characteristics of its growth and measure its resilience.

• Forecasting techniques
• Understanding aircraft movements, passenger flows and strategic vs operational forecasting
• Maximising forecast data in development planning

• Route development and competition
• Passenger charges
• Aircraft charges
• Route Development Deals and Incentives

• Costs and operating expenses
• Revenues: aeronautical vs non-aeronautical
• Growth, planning and capex
• Dynamics of airport profit
• Investment and finance

• Identifying opportunities to ensure assets are well managed in support of short-term strategic goals.
• Capital planning: strategies for managing, directing, and controlling the efficiency and effectiveness of capital resource over the life-cycle of the airport business
• Understanding the role of the financial investor in supporting airport development efforts whilst achieving shareholder return-on-investment obligations

Comparing and contrasting different airport ownership and capital structure models around the world, detailing the latest developments from full privatisations to PPPs, joint ventures, concession arrangements, private equity placements and licenses.

• Models of economic regulation for airports and their impact on growth, development and finance
• Appetite for investment in airports
• Typical challenges and pitfalls for airport investment
• Getting the right formula for win win scenarios

Quantifying the growth opportunity for airport businesses