Projects

Air Traffic Forecasting and Econometric Modelling Sydney Airport Preparation of passenger and cargo traffic forecasts and an evaluation of future airline market implications as part of a bid by the Connect Consortium (Schiphol International/Fraport/ABN AMRO/National Bank of Australia) for the purchase of Sydney Airport. The privatisation of Sydney Airport represents the largest single trade sale undertaken throughout the world to date. Kuala Lumpar International Airport Study to assess future passenger and cargo traffic at the new Kuala Lumpar International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang and other international and domestic airports in Malaysia. The study also evaluated the potential for hub development at KLIA including the implications for the main airline carrier, MAS, in joining a major global alliance. The study was carried out for the Schiphol International/Fraport group in order to evaluate the possibility of purchasing a stake in the airport holding company, Malaysian Airports Holdings Berhad. Berlin Brandenburg Airport Preparation of traffic forecasts for Berlin Brandenburg Airport on behalf of the IGV Consortium’s bid for an equity stake in the proposed new airport. The project involved projections of traffic levels at the three existing Berlin airports (Tegel, Tempelhof and Schonefeld) over the period 1998-2007, and at the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport over the period 2008-2030. East Midlands International Airport Passenger and cargo traffic forecasts to the year 2015 to evaluate the effect of a future runway extension at East Midlands International Airport. The forecasts, which were broken down by aircraft movements and by aircraft type, were used to generate noise contours for an Environmental Statement for the runway extension. City of Derry Airport Preparation of traffic forecasts for a range of possible new routes to be served from City of Derry airport in Northern Ireland. The traffic forecasts were used as the basis of a route evaluation study, which assessed the financial viability of various routes using different aircraft types.

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