Aviation Management : Airports

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Executive summary
Airports are vital areas that are related to networks of air transport. In this way decisions are
considered to privatize airports, such that the deployed framework is beneficial for the airport
industry and its customers. In the following evaluation, the advantages and challenges relate to the
privatization of airports are investigated. For performing the analysis, two airports from Singapore,
namely Changi Airport and Paya Lebar Airport is selected and then airport ownership is determined.
Again, the types of airports privatizations, benefits related to airport privatization and concerns
related to the airport privatization is demonstrated in the report.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:..........................................................................................................................................3
Selecting the airports for the present study:..........................................................................................3
Identifying airport ownerships:..............................................................................................................4
Type of airport privatization:.................................................................................................................4
Discussion on advantages of airport privatization:................................................................................5
Risks related to privatization:................................................................................................................7
Conclusion:............................................................................................................................................8
References:..........................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction:
The airports are important sector for air transport networks. Thus as any decision is taken for
privatizing any airport, the system implemented must be advantageous for customers and industries.
The privatizing should be indicated as the change of governmental responsibilities and functions and
also ownership to the private sector. As far as airports are concerned, the privatization considers
various formats that can consist of transferring of the overall airport of the private ownership and
operation. In this report, the risks and benefits of airport privatization is discussed. For this, airports
from Singapore is selected and the airport ownership is to be identified. Further, the kinds of airports
privatizations, advantages of airport privatization and risks related to airport privatization is
evaluated here.
Selecting the airports for the present study:
Firstly, the Changi Airport is chosen. It is a popular civilian airport serving the country and is
the biggest hubs within the continent of Asia. Besides, it regarded as one of the business airport in
the world by cargo traffic and international passenger. Changi Airport Group operates it. Further, it
is the home base of BOC Aviation, Jetstar Asia Airways, SilkAir, Scoot, Singapore Airlines Cargo
and Singapore Airlines (Jarach 2017). Secondly, the Paya Lebar Airport is chosen. It is also known
as PLAB or the Paya Lebar Air Base. It is a military airbase located at Paya Lebar for Republic of
Singapore Air Force. It is located in the central-eastern region of the country. Their airbase follow
the motto “Strength Through Readiness”. It was originally developed in 1954 as the Singapore
International Airport replacing Kallang Airport. Its management was been transferred in 1980 to
RSAF. There it was named again as Paya Lebar Air Base that followed relocation of civilian airbase
to the Changi.