This selection of leading airport groups, listed by revenue, includes those with significant international business links and foreign holdings beyond their home base. Data is compiled from the Air Transport Intelligence/Airline Business database.

BAA Group revenues: $3,528 million Passenger total: 117.4 million Main airports: London Heathrow, Gatwick Other airports: London Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen Equity stakes: Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Ltd. (15.1%), which holds 90% of Launceston, Tasmania, and 100% of Melbourne, Australia, Naples, Italy (65%) Management contracts: Harrisburg, Indianapolis, USA, Mauritius Other management: Retail contracts at Newark, Boston Logan, Pittsburgh, USA Other interests: World Duty Free. Heathrow Express. Lynton Property

Flughafen Frankfurt/Main Group revenues: $1,493 million Passenger total: 45.8 million Main airports: Frankfurt Equity stakes: Saarbrucken (51%), Hahn (74.9%), Hannover (20%), Philippine International Air Terminal Co (30%), Brisbane Airport Corporation Ltd. (1%) Management contracts: Athens Spata (in consortium with Hochtief etc). Antalya, Turkey Other interests: Pantares alliance between FAG and Schiphol Group. Handling joint ventures in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Hong Kong and Kenya. debis FRA-IT services joint venture.

 

Aéroports de Paris (ADP) Group revenues: $1,406 million Passenger Total: 68.9 million Main airports: Paris Charles de Gaulle and Orly Other airports: Le Bourget, plus 10 other general aviation airports near Paris Equity stakes: Beijing Capital (9.9%), Phnom Penh, Cambodia (majority stake in management company), Liege, Belgium (25%) Management contracts: Conakry, Guinea. Seven airports in Cameroon. 12 in Madagascar

Aena (Aeropuertos Espanoles y NavAerea) Group revenues: $1,336 million (including ATC) Passenger total: 128.1 million Main airports: Madrid, Barcelona Other airports: 43 airports in mainland Spain, the Balearics, Canary Islands, and Spanish North Africa. 12 airports in Mexico. 2 in Colombia Equity stakes: Part of consortium managing and operating 12 Mexican airports, including Tijuana and Guadalajara. Other interests: Restauración de Aeropuertos Espanoles (49%), catering operation at Madrid.

Aeroporti di Roma Group revenues: $626 million Passenger total: 24.7 million Main airports: Rome Leonardo de Vinci (Fiumicino) and Ciampino Equity stakes: Airports Company South Africa (20%), manages nine airports in South Africa, including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Societa Aeroportuale Calabrese (16.57%), Aertoporti di Genova (15%) Other interests: Rome handling company (51%)

Schiphol Group Group revenues: $615 million Passenger total: 36.8 million Main airports: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Other airports: Rotterdam, Lelystad, Netherlands Equity stakes: Eindhoven, Netherlands (51%), Brisbane Airport Corporation Ltd. (15.8%), 40% stakeholder in Consortium with LCOR and Lehman Brothers to develop and manage a new International arrivals terminal at New York JKF. Other interests: Pantares alliance between FAG and Schiphol Group

SEA Aeroporti di Milano Group revenues: $501 million Passenger total: 23.6 million Main airports: Milan Malpensa and Linate Equity stakes: Rimini (12.5%), Bergamo-Orio Al Serio (49.98%), Turin (0.96%), Naples (5%) Italy. Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (28%) which holds 33 airports including Ezeiza and Aeroparque, both in Buenos Aires

Manchester Airport Total revenues: $410 million Passenger total:17.8 million Main airports: Manchester Equity stakes: Humberside (82.5%), UK, Coolangatta, Adelaide and Parafield, Australia

Aer Rianta Group revenues: $396 million Passenger total:16.5 million Main airports: Dublin Other airports: Shannon and Cork, Ireland Equity stakes: Birmingham International, UK (48.25%), Dusseldorf (20%), Monchengladbach (50%), Hamburg (7.2%), Germany - as part of consortium with Hochtief AirPort. Other interests: Retail contracts in Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Beijing, Beirut, Larnaca, Paphos, Damascus, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal Dorval and Mirabel, Moscow, St Petersburg, Kiev

Copenhagen Airports Group revenues: $248 million Passenger total:17.4 million Main airports: Copenhagen Other airports: Roskilde Equity stakes: Rygge Sivile Lufthavn, Norway (33.3%), ITA (25.5%), which manages and operates nine airports in Mexico, including Cancun.

Vancouver International Airport Authority Group revenues: $165 million Passenger total: 16.0 million Main airports: Vancouver Management contracts: Bermuda, Santiago Chile, Dominican Republic (four airports), Turks and Caicos, Wellington, New Zealand and Hamilton, Fort St. John, Kamloops, Moncton and Cranbrook Canada.

TBI Group revenues: $164 million Passenger Total: 5.3 million Main airport: Cardiff, Belfast International Description: UK-based commerical airport investment/holding company. Bought Airport Group International in 1999. Equity stakes: Stockholm-Skavsta (90.1%), Sweden. Cardiff (100%), Belfast International (100%), London Luton (25%), UK. Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and La Paz, Bolivia (100%). Orlando Sanford (100%), USA. Hobart (30%), Darwin (20%), Perth (16.1%), Tennant Creek (20%), Alice Springs (20%), Australia. Management contracts: Albany, Atlanta and Burbank, USA Other management: Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Edwards AFB, Guam, Hartford, Honolulu & Hilo, Huntsville, Los Angeles, Moline, New Orleans, Ontario, Palmdale, Rochester, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and San Jose. Other interests: TBI is leading the development of a new airport in Spain, Ciudad Real, to be completed in 2002.

Hochtief AirPort

Description: An emerging airport management player, Hochtief AirPort is heavily involved in the construction of the new Athens airport. Joint Venture partner: Hochtief holds 60% of Airport Partners, with Aer Rianta the other 40%. Equity stakes: Athens International Airport (39.94%), Hamburg (28.8%), Dusseldorf (30%)

 

National Express Group revenues: $49.5 million Main Airports: East Midlands and Bournemouth, UK, Stewart, USA Description: UK-based transport and airport management company. Equity stakes: East Midlands, Bournemouth and Stewart (all 100%)

 

Notes: "Main airports" refer to the core hubs, with secondary owned or fully managed operations listed as "other airports". The passenger total relates to throughput at these airports during 1999.

Source: Airline Business