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I at A Consulting Airport
I at A Consulting Airport
I at A Consulting Airport
Manage changes in
ownership
Buyer due diligence
Vendor due diligence
Privatization program
Private Sector Participation
In the planning and construction phase, IATA Consulting offers airport development solutions
whose aim is to facilitate the planning and design of airport facilities and infrastructures. The top-seller
solution in the airport development solutions portfolio is the airport master plan definition. It is
important to note that IATA Consulting does not take part to the construction phase and to the
construction supervision.
To airports in the next phase of the lifecycle, the commercialization phase, IATA Consulting
proposes a portfolio of business development solutions, among which the development of air services
and the development of the airport commercial revenues are the most popular.
When airports are in the optimization phase, IATA Consulting provides solutions to monitor and
improve operations, performance and level of service. The demand and capacity analysis studies are
a key solution in this phase.
Eventually, for those airports that may experience a change in ownership, IATA Consulting
proposes solutions for privatization. The airport due diligence is the most popular one for both vendors
and buyers.
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Traffic
Aeronautical revenue
Non-Aeronautical revenue
Investment program
Airport Operations
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IATA ascertains that all major operational facilities and relative areas are properly located within the
overall airport boundary. Each facility should be able to expand through the various phases up to the
ultimate phase of the airport without costly adjustments. The proper balance of these operational
facilities is of the greatest importance.
IATA subdivides the overall area into optimal sub areas with the aim to reach the maximum capacity
of the airport, prior to assessing the individual functional requirements. IATA sizes the airport facilities
in relation to the maximum number of aircraft movements and associated passenger flows the
ultimate runway system can generate. The optimization of these capacities throughout the life span of
the airport is the key goal.
The land-use plan layouts a long-term strategic view presented in five-year phase intervals until the
runway system is at capacity. It should consider the implication of possible diversity of air traffic, which
may not have been perceived at the initial inception of the project. The land-use plan layout strategies
should safeguard apron and terminal space such that minimum operational impact to airline and
ground handling companies is observed when transferring from progressive phases of the
implementation.
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2.10
At their most basic level, concessions in terminal buildings provide necessary services to passengers.
However, a well-developed concession plan can elevate the level of service to passengers and
visitors, as well as provide a greatly enhanced revenue stream for the airport operator. IATA is able to
provide guidance and advice regarding the optimal mix and arrangement of concession facilities to
maximize the level of service provided to passengers while optimizing the realization of revenue
generating opportunities, without interfering with the basic functionality of passenger handling
process.
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As airfreight continues to grow at rates often far outstripping passenger growth, the provision of
modern, efficient and appropriately-sized cargo facilities is of vital importance to the prosperity of an
airport. IATA is able to undertake conceptual planning of cargo facilities, as well as more detailed
planning studies.
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