Topic pool
Real Estate
Real estate development often seems to be the main focus of airport city developers. Even if it is not ultimately the main focus, it is certainly one of the key pillars.
Airports need to understand…
Business Development
Investment in an Airport City environment is characterized by high barriers to entry and immense long-term potential. For an airport, the strategic challenge is not merely about identifying sources o…
Sustainable Solutions
In light of the vast challenges and disruptions posed by climate change, upcoming regulations and market requirements, sustainable solutions are no longer a "nice to have". From an economic point of…
Communication
Without proper communication, airport city development can lead to disaster. There are many different levels of communication required.
Starting with internal and external communication, there is al…
Eco-System
Eco systems have different, extremely important roles, especially for achieving a strong and resilient location. These roles can include acting as a multiplier, brand ambassador or industry influence…
Knowledge, research and its implementation
How do you use your internal knowledge to build strength? Does your airport city division or work group feel that knowledge is accessible? Does your team have the necessary knowledge?
Have you ident…
Mobility
We often talk about the importance of airport cities being accessible and forming part of the airport's mobility hub. But how can we achieve optimum mobility? There are many reasons why a location sh…
Planning and Construction
Airport cities have specific requirements for planning and constructing real estate, traffic systems, infrastructure, signage and parking facilities. This is not only due to their proximity to the a…
Strategy and Objectives
Developing a strategy can be difficult, challenging and complex, but it can also be straightforward if the objectives driving the development are clear. There is still a lot of work involved in creat…
Aviation integration
The immediate proximity to the airfield is the primary Unique Selling Point (USP) of an Airport City, yet the synergy between aviation operations and real estate development is a complex relationship…
Brand development
An airport city is not based on successful benchmarks. The reason for success is usually not part of that blueprint.
Any airport city development needs to understand its own strengths and individual…
Investments
Airports and the capital markets tend to speak different languages. It is not easy for investors to understand the airport world, and airports would benefit from cooperating with investors if discuss…