Emerging Challenges in Airport Management
Project Assignment – Air Transport Management (ATM -1) (Submitted by: Mohd. Khalid Khan)
Title: “ Emerging Challenges in Airport Management – Way Forward “
Introduction: The last few years has seen an exponential growth in the aviation industry. Aviation infrastructure has expanded to include hundreds of airports and airlines around the world. New airports have mushroomed in places which were hardly known to the world, existing airports have upgraded their facilities, new terminals have come up and multiple airlines have been setup.
The volume of people who choose aviation as a transport has considerably grown. The aviation industry is in full bloom and so are the problems associated with it. The problems inherent to the industry have become much more complex while new ones keep coming up.
Overview:
“All Airports have the same issues – the only difference is the number of passengers impacted” – B.Restall (Saskatoon Airport Authority)
With each passing day a set of new challenges emerge in the aviation industry. Airport management needs to be focussed on these new issues and find a way to properly and efficiently manage them.
Challenges:
The following are the identifiable key issues and new thrust areas in Airport Business Management. All the following points are in relevance with the current scenario of the Aviation industry. These points need to be explored and applied in the best possible way.
Noticeable Challenges in Airport Management in this new era are : 1) Planning and Development of Airport Capacity. 2) Fundings for Airport Growth and Expansion. 3) Opportunities to cut costs. 4) Managing Airport Congestion. 5) Impact of Low Cost Carriers (LCC`s) to the aviation industry. 6) Impact of Environmental policies and regulations.
1) Planning and development of Airport capacity:
Capacity refers to the ability of an airport to handle a given volume or magnitude
Title: “ Emerging Challenges in Airport Management – Way Forward “
Introduction: The last few years has seen an exponential growth in the aviation industry. Aviation infrastructure has expanded to include hundreds of airports and airlines around the world. New airports have mushroomed in places which were hardly known to the world, existing airports have upgraded their facilities, new terminals have come up and multiple airlines have been setup.
The volume of people who choose aviation as a transport has considerably grown. The aviation industry is in full bloom and so are the problems associated with it. The problems inherent to the industry have become much more complex while new ones keep coming up.
Overview:
“All Airports have the same issues – the only difference is the number of passengers impacted” – B.Restall (Saskatoon Airport Authority)
With each passing day a set of new challenges emerge in the aviation industry. Airport management needs to be focussed on these new issues and find a way to properly and efficiently manage them.
Challenges:
The following are the identifiable key issues and new thrust areas in Airport Business Management. All the following points are in relevance with the current scenario of the Aviation industry. These points need to be explored and applied in the best possible way.
Noticeable Challenges in Airport Management in this new era are : 1) Planning and Development of Airport Capacity. 2) Fundings for Airport Growth and Expansion. 3) Opportunities to cut costs. 4) Managing Airport Congestion. 5) Impact of Low Cost Carriers (LCC`s) to the aviation industry. 6) Impact of Environmental policies and regulations.
1) Planning and development of Airport capacity:
Capacity refers to the ability of an airport to handle a given volume or magnitude
Bibliography: 1) Management of Airport Congestion through slot allocation. Journal of Air Transport management. (Abeyratne, R.I.R(2000)) 2) Airport Pricing Systems and Airport Deregulation 5) Ascher, W. (1978) Forecasting: an Appraisal for policy-makers and planners, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA. 6) de Neufville, Richard (1984) "Planning for Multiple Airports in a Metropolitan Region," Built Environment, Vol