Aviation

Infrata Aviation provides a comprehensive range of services for investors, lenders, operators and other stakeholders in the airport industry, with globally recognised expertise in due diligence and transaction support.

Our primary goal is to assist our clients in charting clear paths to success for their Aviation projects.

Through due diligence and transaction support, our team has provided Airport Investment Advisory support to our clients in the airport industry on some of the most complex aviation projects in the world.

Our Aviation team utilises its extensive expertise and experience in every aspect of the airport industry to assist clients to make informed decisions in relation to their projects.

Our in-house services include air traffic forecasting, commercial revenue development and forecasting, airport development strategies, airport planning and asset management, operational and capital expenditure, airport business planning and airport ESG reviews.

Our Approach

The investment potential in the world of aviation is phenomenal, and we’re here to help you unlock it.

From small regional airports to major international transport hubs, Infrata provides key industry insight to help you invest intelligently in infrastructure projects, and create a strategy for their future development.

Our expertise helps clients get the most from their investments, tapping the often overlooked streams of revenue lying dormant in the aviation sector.

We’ll find opportunities for growth, and identify the cost and traffic risks.

This involves working with the wider aviation community to understand the market and match infrastructure to its needs.

We see the bigger picture, delivering traffic forecasts and commercial revenue projections.

Ultimately, we’ll help you create a vision for non-aeronautical streams such as duty free, airport car parking and airport city development.

We believe that analysis is key to recognising the power of investment.

A thorough analysis relies on exhaustive data and powerful tools. Our tools are the very best. Using resources like OAG, MIDT and PAXIS, our analytical frameworks use industry benchmarks to offer accurate projections and insight relevant to your investment needs.

That’s just to get started.

Following our evaluation, we’ll show you the practical implications of our analysis, helping you understand what it means for you and your investments.

You're in safe hands

Our experience includes advising transactions on some of the world’s largest infrastructure projects, such as the £2bn acquisition of London City Airport, and a $3bn project at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

The project included a $650 million redevelopment of the Great Hall at the Jeppesen Terminal. Construction activities were carefully planned and executed while the terminal…

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This $3 billion public-private partnership took place at one of America’s major airports. It involved comprehensive due diligence on behalf of the lenders, covering technical,…

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The project included a $650 million redevelopment of the Great Hall at the Jeppesen Terminal. Works were to be performed during terminal operations.

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What services do we offer for investors in the Aviation sector?

Technical Advisory

Our technical advisory services underpin all the work that we do. Our advisors are with you every step of the way, from the stage of evaluating investment opportunities and risks, to value creation and divestment.

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Strategic & Commercial Advisory

Infrata brings a track record of developing bespoke solutions to meet the specific needs of its individual clients, from O&M Advisory Support role at bid stage to Asset Management services post-transaction. This creative approach is essential to our success, and that of our clients.

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Demand & Traffic Advisory

We believe that accurate traffic forecast analysis is crucial to making a shrewd investment in infrastructure. Market analysis and sector insight help us evaluate revenue potential with our clients.

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Sustainability Advisory

The infrastructure landscape is changing. Increasingly, sustainability and ESG are playing a key role in investment decisions. We want to support you in this key transition.

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M&A and Asset Management

What do free-flow toll roads, airports, hospitals, water treatment plants, data centers, and street lighting portfolios all have in common? They all face specific and nuanced operational challenges while presenting opportunities for improved technical and ESG performance.

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What are Infrata's areas of expertise?

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Traffic Forecasting

We provide investment-grade forecasts for all aspects of aviation investment. With Infrata, you’ll have access to world-class analytical tools and industry data sources, such as MIDT and PAXIS.

Our forecasts will provide you with key metrics for airport development, allowing you to make informed decisions about the future of your assets.

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Route Development and Network Planning

Route development lies at the heart of aviation strategy, and is a core component of Infrata’s services.

Our team’s experience helps us navigate the path to successful network planning, overcoming issues such as congestion and poor airfield performance. We also maintain strong links with the wider airline community.

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Airport Non-aeronautical Development

We understand that non-aeronautical revenue drivers are key to the airport business model. Infrata can offer accurate commercial revenue forecasts, helping you to plug revenue gaps outside of the terminal. This ranges from parking and transportation, to concessions and advertising.

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Regulation and Charges

Aeronautical charges are vitally important to the long term development of airports. For Infrata, the key word here is experience.

Infrata’s team includes two former senior executives at the UK Civil Aviation Authority. We also have a strong track record of advising both investors and international CAAs and Government Agencies.

Our role lies in understanding and communicating what changes to regulation and charges can mean for airports and their stakeholders.

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Masterplanning

Effective masterplanning is what makes airports viable in the long term. Infrata is used to dealing with the details. From taxiways and aprons to air traffic control, we see the package as a whole.

Our services range from initial feasibility studies to complete master development plans, including capex estimates, procurement strategy and environmental assessments.

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Capital Expenditure

Optimising capital expenditure is a major challenge for the airport community, whether it’s for additional infrastructure and expansion, or other major projects.

Our in-house team includes engineers and masterplanners, all of whom help to develop effective, value-led investment plans. Through benchmark testing, Infrata will identify inefficiencies in capital expenditure, and will create alternative pathways for your investment.

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Operating Strategies and Costs

A streamlined investment isn’t just about increasing revenue. We also offer clear paths to cost reduction.

Our strategies are based on industry-standard cost estimation and cost escalation techniques. We are also able to draw on a wealth of benchmarks from airports around the world.

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Bid Management and Support

Airport transactions are a complex business, but a business we know well.

Infrata has provided advisory services for more than 30 airport bids around the world, working on both the sell-side and the buy-side of transactions. Our work has included bids on some of the world’s largest and most strategically important transport hubs. Visit our Projects page for more information on Infrata’s experience with bid management and support.

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Planning Inquiries

Optimising capital expenditure is a major challenge for the airport community, whether it’s for additional infrastructure and expansion, or other major projects.

Our in-house team includes engineers and masterplanners, all of whom help to develop effective, value-led investment plans. Through benchmark testing, Infrata will identify inefficiencies in capital expenditure, and will create alternative pathways for your investment.

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Expert Witness

The Infrata team lends unparalleled knowledge and experience to the definition, specification and delivery stages of both public and private aviation projects.

As an independent consultancy, our expertise is particularly valuable in areas of dispute and arbitration.

Infrata's advisory services aren't just aimed at general investors. We can also provide assistance for a variety of niche investment needs.

Business and Regional Airports

At Infrata we understand that no two aviation projects are the same. Understanding the specific needs of business and regional airports is key to our success.

Airport Networks

Our global, multi-lingual team creates links between airports around the world.

Aviation Policy

Our team has first-hand experience of working in Civil Aviation Authorities and working with government agencies. We’re industry-leaders when it comes to understanding policy and regulation.

MRO Facilities

Working with the wider aviation community, Infrata’s advisory services also extend to the aviation service industry, for maintenance, repair and operations.

Airport Cities

Infrastructure investment is about more than on-site facilities: it’s about the bigger picture. That’s why our work extends to non-aeronautical revenues, such as transportation links to nearby cities.