We have undertaken an extensive portfolio of projects involving the acquisition of airports:
For the Merseyside Councils we were at the forefront of airport privatisation by securing BAE SYSTEMS ownership of Liverpool Airport and defining the strategy that has made this the fastest growing regional airport in the UK. Our Managing Director served as the MD of Liverpool Airport for four years, restructuring the airport and introducing a significant culture change.
For Amsterdam Airport Schiphol we have supported bids for Aeroporti de Roma, a share holding in Malaysian Airports Berhad and the acquisition of Brussels International. Our role was to consolidate bids and develop business plans.
For Pudong International Airport, China , we served on the panel for the evaluation of bidders for the new airport’s extensive IT systems.
We have supported Hochtief Airports in their acquisition of airports in Tunisia and supplied the Chief Operations Officer to assume the operational management of Tirana International Airport in Albania. The task involved the day-to-day management of the Airport while putting in place the operational, customer service, ground handling and security procedures to achieve IATA service level C.
For a potential investor we provided traffic forecasts for Belfast City Airport.
For BAE SYSTEMS, we have supported airport privatisation studies at Barbados.
For the International Finance Corporation, we provided technical support in their project to privatise Queen Alia Airport, Jordan. Here the principal task was to optimise the design of the new terminal to meet forecast demand yet deliver viable financial performance for the Government and the Concessionaire.
Through Parsons Brinkerhoff we undertook privatisation due diligence work in respect of London City Airport.
For TAV Airports we defined the functionality of the Airport Data Base that would be needed to support the IT systems in the new terminal at Istanbul.
For the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development we have advised upon the business development of the Cargo Terminal at Yerevan International Airport, Armenia and the scale of aeronautical fees at Tashkent Airport, Uzbekistan.
Under Mott Macdonald, we played a significant role in the masterplanning of Cape Town and Durban Airports in South Africa.
For the Saudi Government, we undertook a study of success factors between Middle East Airports.
Recently, through our US Associates, Airline Capital, we have advised two major US corporations regarding their ambitions to enter the field of airport privatisation.
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