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ACSA expects good return on Mumbai investment
South Africa's Airports Company SA (ACSA) stated in mid-November that its 10 per cent stake in Mumbai International Airport will continue to provide a ...
02-Dec-2008

Privatisation of Portugal's ANA moves forward
The tender for privatisation of Portuguese airports operator ANA should be issued in April 2009, after the government decided on a model that will ...
02-Dec-2008

Private investor buys St Gallen-Altenrhein
Strikwerda Group of the Netherlands sold St Gallen-Altenrhein Airport in Switzerland in October 2008 to a Zurich-based private investor, Dr Dieter Bührle. The financial...
28-Nov-2008

*Balkans buck gloomy aviation trend
Until recently, countries devastated by civil war and conflict after the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s could only attract limited private investment for ...
27-Nov-2008

Birmingham sees more passengers but fewer aircraft movements
Birmingham International Airport revealed increased passenger traffic from lower aircraft movements in its 2007-08 annual report, published in late October. More than 9.34 million...
27-Nov-2008

Reveal Imaging seeks MMW impact
United States-based Reveal Imaging Technologies announced on 11 November that it has completed the acquisition of "certain technology" of millimetre-wave (MMW) sensor specialist Xytrans. ...
25-Nov-2008

ACI and IATA reports underline aviation slump
International passenger traffic and freight volumes fell markedly in September 2008, according to the statistics from IATA released in late October 2008. "The deterioration...
17-Nov-2008

Mongolia seeks finance to modernise domestic airports
The Mongolian Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA) has announced it is seeking finance from institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) ...
12-Nov-2008

Armenia's Yerevan airport prepares finance for terminal's phase two project
Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia, is putting in place finance worth USD40 million for Phase II of its terminal development. Closure for Phase...
12-Nov-2008

Copenhagen Airports faces up to unsettling times
Copenhagen Airports announced on 29 October that it is in talks with airlines to fill the gap left by Sterling Airlines after the carrier ...
12-Nov-2008

EIB may finance part of new Tunisian airport
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is developing plans to finance the construction of a new airport at Enfidha, in northeastern Tunisia. The EIB could...
11-Nov-2008

Riga aims to expand under PPP plans
Four bidders pre-qualified in October 2008 for a public-private partnership (PPP) to operate Riga International Airport in Latvia. A consortium comprising Portuguese construction company...
07-Nov-2008

MAG seeks growth opportunities among BAA airports
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is the second-largest airport operator in the UK behind BAA. MAG is responsible for Manchester, East Midlands, Humberside and Bournemouth, ...
06-Nov-2008

Schiphol and AdP enter strategic partnership
Schiphol Group of the Netherlands and French airport operator Aéroports de Paris (AdP) entered into a detailed strategic partnership on 21 October. The announcement...
31-Oct-2008

Christchurch announces increased yearly profits
Christchurch International Airport Ltd (CIAL) announced on 8 October that it had made post-tax profits of NZD23.4 million (USD14.4 million) for the year ending ...
21-Oct-2008

Hungarian joint venture secures development permit
Hungarian joint venture Alba Airport, set up by local property developer Biggeorge's-NV Zrt and the towns of Szekesfehervar and Aba, has obtained all necessary ...
15-Oct-2008

Riviera Maya tender launch to remain on hold
Mexico's communications and transport secretariat has completed tender documents for a concession on the new Riviera Maya airport, but a tender will not be ...
10-Oct-2008

Bidders line up for Almaty sale
Several international bidders are queuing for the sale of Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan, which is run by joint stock company Almaty International Airport. A...
10-Oct-2008

US fund buys Dominican Republic operator
US private equity fund Advent International has purchased 100 per cent of the shares of Dominican Republic airport concessionaire Aerodom Siglo XXI for an ...
10-Oct-2008

TAV wins Macedonian airports concession
The Macedonian government signed an agreement with Turkish airport operator TAV Airports Holding for a 20-year concession on the country's two international airports and ...
08-Oct-2008

Brazilian privatisations attract investors
Privatisation of Brazilian airports has attracted interest from a number of companies, ranging from airlines to local construction firms. Construction companies Camargo Corrêa and...
08-Oct-2008

Belgrade Nikola Tesla faces privatisation
A tender is expected to be launched before the end of the year to hire a consultant to advise on the privatisation of Serbia's ...
08-Oct-2008

Prague Airport may get reserve price protection
The Czech government has announced it may halt the privatisation of Prague Airport if it appears that the sale would fetch less than CZK80 ...
07-Oct-2008

GIP acquires partner's stake in London City Airport
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AIG Financial Products' 50 per cent interest in London City Airport for ...
06-Oct-2008

*Contract places Midway on path to privatisation
Chicago Midway is poised to become the first privately operated major airport in the US, after a USD2.52 billion contract was awarded on 30 ...
03-Oct-2008

Brazil considers floating equity in airports authority
Sérgio Gaudenzi, president of Infrareo, Brazil's national airports authority, said in August that the state-owned organisation will "probably" be floated in 2010. This possibility ...
19-Sep-2008

Buyers line up for Queensland airports
Bidders are preparing final offers for the privatisation of Cairns and McKay airports in northern Queensland. Final bids are due in October. Tipped as ...
19-Sep-2008

Sydney Airports seeks refinancing
Sydney Airports Corp has approached relationship banks to refinance an AUD762 million (USD608 million), three-year capital expenditure facility. Lenders to the existing facility include...
19-Sep-2008

Mexican airport shares lose altitude
Asur, OMA and GAP, Mexico's three airport operators, reported in July that their share prices have fallen by more than 20 per cent in ...
17-Sep-2008

Turkish-Latvian JV bids on Riga airport contract
TAV Airports Holding of Turkey has teamed with Latvian construction company SIA Skonto Buve to bid for a management contract for Riga International Airport. ...
16-Sep-2008

Kosovo seeks investment in international airport
Kosovo has begun analysing how to attract investment in its sole international airport, which is located in the capital Pristina. The government is considering ...
11-Sep-2008

Ferrovial announces sale of Belfast City Airport
Ferrovial announced on 6 September 2008 that a deal had been reached to sell Belfast City Airport to ABN Amro Global Infrastructure Fund with ...
10-Sep-2008

FAA suspends auctions of airport slots amid dispute
US government-ordered auctions of airport landing and take-off rights opposed by airlines, lawmakers and airport operator the Port Authority of New York and New ...
09-Sep-2008

Yunnan Airport Group seeks investor for new Kunming airport
Yunnan Airport Group Co, an airport operator in China's southwest region, is seeking a strategic investor to help fund a new CNY18.4 billion (USD2.7 ...
09-Sep-2008

Schiphol blames increasing security costs and tax for fall in profit
Netherlands-based operator Schiphol Group has recorded a fall in first-half (H1) profits for 2008, blaming increased security costs and a new government aviation tax. ...
04-Sep-2008



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