Foundations of Airport Economics and Finance

Foundations of Airport Economics and Finance analyzes the impact key economic indicators play on an airport’s financial performance. As rapidly changing dynamics, including liberalization, commercialization and globalization are changing the nature of airports worldwide, this book presents the significant challenges facing current and future airports. Airports are evolving from quasi-monopolies to commercial companies operating in a global environment, with ever-increasing passenger and cargo volumes and escalating security costs that put a greater strain on airport systems. This book highlights the critical changes that airports are experiencing, providing a basic understanding of both the economic and financial aspects of the air transport industry.

• Identifies the economic roots of airport financial performance and how the interplay of its major parameters affects profitability
• Bridges the gap between the latest airport academic research and real-world airport financial management
• Covers cases and scenarios of numerous airports from around the world
• Includes learning aids, such as chapter introductions and summaries, glossary and appendices

Air Transportation academic researchers, upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Air Transportation practitioners, such as airport financial managers, analysts, consultants, etc. Air Transportation government officials involved with policy-making and planning

Part 1: The State of the Air Transportation Industry
1. Industry Profitability
2. The Structure of Airport Finances
3. Operating Efficiencies

Part 2: The Nature of Airports
4. Airports within the Air Transportation System
5. The Changing Environment of the Airport Business
6. The Metamorphosis of Airports
7. Social, Environmental, and Political Impact of Airports

Part 3: Airport Economics
8. Regional Location Differences
9. Operational Size
10. Capital Structure, Costs and Productivity
11. Investment Spending
12. Ownership Models
13. The Regulatory Environment

Part 4: Airport Financial Management
14. The Two-Sided Nature of the Airport Business
15. Economies of Scale and the Investment Cycle
16. Business Diversification Implications

Part 5: Measuring and Managing Financial Performance
17. Major Issues in Financial Management and Control
18. Tools for Performance Analysis and Control
19. Value-Based Management
20. Financing Growth