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- English
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Foundations of Airport Economics and Finance
About This Book
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
Frequently asked questions
Information
Part I. General Characteristics of the Airport Industry
The nature of airports
Abstract
Keywords
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The role of airports within the air transport system
1.2.1 Common airport characteristics
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of features
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I: General Characteristics of the Airport Industry
- Part II: The Roots of Airport Economics
- Part III: Financial Management in the Airport Sector
- Appendix A. Airports covered
- Appendix B. Airport codes
- Appendix C. Selected current and future airport investment projects in excess of USD 1bn
- Appendix D. Copenhagen Airports common-size comparative financial statements for the years 2006–15
- Index