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Current Issues in Airport Finance
Nora Richardson, Director, LeighǀFisher Tom Devine, General Counsel, ACI-NA
31th Annual AAAE Basics of Airport Law Workshop Washington, D.C.
November 2, 2015
Desk Reference Chapters
2, 19, 22, 23
Presentation Outline
1. Airport Capital Needs 2. Airport Capital Funding Sources
— Airport Improvement Program (Grants) — Passenger Facility Charges — Debt
3. FAA Reauthorization (Tom Devine) 4. Trends in Airline Negotiations 5. Airport Operating Revenue Sources
— Airline Revenues — Non-Airline Revenues
1. Capital Funding Needs
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Small and Mid-sized Airports Like have been Disproportionately Harmed by Capacity Reductions
Percent Change in Scheduled Seats by Hub Size from 2005 (May base)
Note: Changes shown for 2015 are based on advance published schedules. Source: OAG Aviation Worldwide Ltd., OAG Analyser database, accessed February 2015.
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Source: FAA Form 5100-127.
Historical Capital Expenditures, U.S. Hub Airports
6.3 5.9
5.5 5.4 5.5 5.6
6.5 6.1 6.4 6.4
5.4 5.6 5.6 5.7
1.3 1.7
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FAA Forecasts Modest Passenger Growth for the U.S. (enplaned Passengers)
Note: CAGR = Compounded Average Annual Growth Rate.
Source: FAA Terminal Area Forecast (TAF), January 2015.
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Historical
CAGR 1990 – 2014 = 1.7%
CAGR 2014 – 2040 = 2.0%
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Airport Capital Needs
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FAA NPIAS (2015-2019)
ACI Capital NeedsSurvey (2015-2019)
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Airside Terminal
Landside Other
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$6.7
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$15.1
billion
Annual Airport Capital Needs ACI-NA estimates that airports
nationwide need $15.1 billion annually to meet capital needs ― ACI-NA includes comprehensive airport
capital improvement plans nationwide
― This compares to historical spending of $10+ billion annually
FAA estimates AIP-eligible projects at $6.7 B per year, but excludes: – Non-AIP eligible projects (e.g., parking
garages)
– Projects with other committed funding sources (e.g., PFCs)
– TSA projects
– Inflation
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Capital Planning Is Increasingly Focused on Facility Maintenance and Renewal
Capacity-enhancing capital projects primarily focused at large hub airports
– Federally-approved funding mechanisms (AIP and PFC) and traditional planning approaches favor capacity over maintenance and renewal
– PFC capacity committed at many airports
Many terminal facilities were constructed 40+ years ago in the pre-deregulation era
– Aging building systems and deferred maintenance increase operating costs and complicate budget and financial forecasting
– Large/medium hubs must demonstrate “significant contribution” for PFCs over $3.00
“Re-life” vs. replace terminals?
Airline scrutiny vigilant – Keep rates low and stable
– Keep reserves low (seen as form of pre-funding)
American Society of Civil Engineers Assigned US Airports a “D” Grade for its Infrastructure
2. Capital Funding Sources
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Capital Funding Sources for U.S. Airports
Airport Improvement Program “AIP” grants from FAA ($3.2B per year) ― Entitlement (passenger and cargo) ― Discretionary (Letters of Intent and
other) ― Noise set-aside
State grants TSA (security infrastructure)
Passenger Facility Charges “PFCs”
($2.7B per year) Revenue Bonds
― General Airport Revenue Bonds “GARBs”
― PFC-backed bonds
Bank loans Internal cash flow Customer Facility Charges “CFCs”
(from rental car customers)
* Source: ACI-NA Capital Needs Survey, 2013-2017, February 2013.
Estimated Capital Funding by Source*
GARBs 35%
Other/
Local
13%
AIP 27%
Revenue Bonds,
35%
PFC Bonds, 6%
PFC Paygo, 11%
AIP Grants, 27%
State Grants,
3%
CFCs, 5% Other/Local,
13%
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Capital Funding by Source and Airport Size
$3,520
$298
$1,573
$184
$961
$2,343
$419
$225
$131
$345
$-
$1,000
$2,000
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$5,000
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Larger Airports Smaller Airports
State Grants
Other
AIP
PFCs
AirportFunds
(millions)
Annual Average Capital Funding, FY 2009 - 2013
Source: GAO-15-306 Airport Finance, “Information on Funding Sources and Planned Capital Development,” April 2015.
Larger airports = Large and medium hubs.
Smaller airports = small hubs, non-hubs, nonprimary commercial service airports, relievers, and general aviation airports.
Larger airports fund most improvements from debt, internally generated funds, and PFC revenues
Smaller are more dependent on AIP grants
$6,604
$3,396
Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
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AIP Funding Levels
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Airport Improvement Program Grants
Source: Presentation by Elliott Black at the AAAE Annual Conference, Philadelphia, June 7, 2015.
Passenger Facility Charges
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PFC vs. Airport Improvement Program Grants
Source: Presentation by Elliott Black at the AAAE Annual Conference, Philadelphia, June 7, 2015.
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PFCs Now Imposed by Most at $4.50 Level
Number of Airports Imposing a PFC by Level
Source: FAA, PFC Branch, as of January 1 of each year.
2014
357
23
334
2013
356
24
332
2012
356
26
330
2011
353
34
319
2010
345
42
303
335
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273
2007
328
2009
346
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2008
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251
2006
328
92
236
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122
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Actual $3.00 or Below
Actual $4.00 or $4.50
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PFCs Now Imposed by Most Hub Airports
PFC Approvals by Hub Size
Source: FAA, PFC Branch, as of January 1, 2015.
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Potential
Actual $3.00 or Below
Actual $4.00 or $4.50
Large-hub Medium-hub Small-hub Non-hub, commercial
service, other
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PFC Outlook: Future Collections Obligated to Past Projects
Source: FAA, PFC Branch, as of May 2015.
PFC Collections:
• $90.1 billion approved
• $44.0 billion collected through 2014
• $46.1 billion of future collections
already obligated
PFC Collections by Year (in billions)
Airport Debt
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Airport Bond Issuances by Volume -- Strengthening Fundamentals
Source: Securities Data Corporation; assumes all airport-related financings.
In billions
$6.7
$10.2
$7.3
$8.1 $11.0
$7.8
$17.3
$8.3
$11.4
$8.1 $7.5
2012
$12.7
2011
$8.5
2013
$8.5
2010
$18.5
2009
$8.0
2008
$11.0
2007
$9.4
2006
$7.6
2005
$11.4
2004
$7.0
Roughly 40% of bond issuances are refundings
Revenue Bonds Special Facility Bonds
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of February 2009 included two favorable temporary bond measures -- a “tax holiday” for private-activity bonds (PABs) and a new Build America Bonds program
$8.0
2014
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U.S. Airports Have Higher Credit Ratings Than Airlines FY 2014 airport results - higher cash, higher coverage, higher epax, lower CPEs
Airline Ratings (S&P as of October 2015)
Southwest: BBB Alaska: BBB-
86% of Airports Fall in ‘A’ Rating Category
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SFO
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SAT 13
ATL OAK RSW
TPA CMH ORD SJC
MCO PHL SMF PIT
DCA/IAD BNA PBI GSO
PHX SDF MIA ONT
PDX OKC LIT MSY 7
SEA FLL MCI MYR
NYC ELP JAX TYS TUL
OMA DEN IND MEM PVD
MSP DFW HAW STL VPS 3
LAS CLT DTW DAY MHT
1 SNA CHS DSM CLE COS PNS
IAH/HOU BUR MDW CVG FNT GUM
LAX BOS ABQ AUS BDL ALB FAT
AA AA- A+ A A- BBB+ BBB
Source: 2015 U.S. Airport Medians Report , Standard & Poors, February 12, 2015, except for:
upgrades at ATL. CLT, MCO, and ORD during 2015.
Note: NYC = EWR/JFK/LGA
Delta: BB+ Allegiant: BB- American: BB- United: BB- Hawaiian: B+ JetBlue: B+
Only two airlines are investment grade (at least BBB)
3. FAA Reauthorization
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FAA Reauthorization Process
2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act has been temporarily extended through March 2016
Strong lobbying push by airport industry during 2015
―ACI-NA and AAAE have joined to provide unified message for airport lobbying efforts. (See airportsunited.com)
―ACI-NA has also formed a Beyond the Runway Coalition • firms/organizations that benefit from airport development
• modernizing the PFC is supported by a broad spectrum of businesses.
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Status of FAA Reauthorization
Congressional focus on Highway bill and Air Traffic Control reform has stalled progress on reauthorization
―Airlines strongly oppose modernizing the PFC • A4A lobby campaign against PFC inflation adjustment
• Disconnect between airline corporate HQ and properties departments
-- The House is expected to act on FAA Reauthorization before the Senate.
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AIP Funding Has Been Under Pressure
1. AIP: increasingly challenged under annual Congressional budgeting and discretionary appropriations
-- Flat from FY 2006 – 2011 ($3.515 billion)
-- Cut in FY 2012 appropriations process to $3.35 billion
-- Cut additional $253 million in FY 2013 (to end FAA
furloughs)
-- Actual amount available for grants smaller due to
additional administrative and research funding needs
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Legislative Priorities for Airports
Protect AIP funding levels
Restore PFC purchasing power by modernizing the cap from $4.50 to $8.50
Provide for automatic modernization of the PFC cap on a regular basis – i.e., tie to an index with annual or set adjustments ― Such as CPI, CCI, inflation, ENR construction cost index etc.
Eliminate the significant contribution test ―Consider projects for “preservation of capacity” as meeting significant
contribution
4. Trends in Airline Negotiations
Tension Points
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ULCCs are the growth segment and the savior for many smaller airports
Low frequency airlines can’t afford to lease full ticket/gate modules
Several airports have experimented with approaches to structure rates for low frequency airlines – “per-turn fees”
The network airlines are pushing for rate-setting regimes that erect barriers to entry and price the low frequency airlines out of the smaller markets, which is contrary to the “public interest” and the desire to have healthy competition
The network airlines have met with the FAA to discuss all the “bad things” that small airports are trying to do to them on per-turn mechanisms
The Per-Turn Fee Issue
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The only reference in the Rates and Charges Policy is: – 1.1.3 Airport proprietors should consider the public interest in establishing airport fees, and
aeronautical users should consider the public interest in consulting with airports on setting such fees.
USDOT’s statutory responsibilities include: – Ensure… "the availability of a variety of … low-priced services without unreasonable
discrimination or unfair or deceptive practices (49 U.S.C. § 40101(a)(5)) – “Encourage[ing] entry …by new and existing air carriers and …strengthening of small air
carriers to ensure a more …competitive airline industry" (49 U.S.C. § 40101(a)(13))
Under airport competition plans, the USDOT encourages airports to retain common use gates for new entrants and expanding incumbents
Little Guidance Under the USDOT Rates and Charges Policy
One size does not fit all
“It is the fundamental position of the Department that the issue of rates and charges is best
addressed at the local level by agreement between users and airports…
“Airport proprietors and aeronautical users should consult and make a good-faith effort to reach
agreement. Absent agreement, airport proprietors are free to act in accordance with their
proposals, subject to review by the Secretary or the Administrator on complaint by the user . . ..” - U.S. DOT Policy Concerning Airport Rates and Charges, Introduction and Section 1.1.4
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1. “Arbitrarily” discriminating based on differential rates by concourse
2. Basing per-turn fees on unreasonable usage assumptions (8 turns per gate per day)
3. Offering per-turn fee to some airlines, but not others
4. Imposing or threatening to impose ordinance rates -- not good faith negotiations
5. Disproportionately shifting costs to signatory airlines by not including a fixed fee component in their common use space allocation methodology
What is A4A Saying?
A number of airports have “gone off reservation” – some airports are:
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After the Music Stops…and then there are 4
Percent of 2014 seats
24%
20%
16%
19%
79% Sources: Graphic—Money/CNN , www.money.cnn.com. Domestic seats--OAG Aviation Worldwide Ltd, OAG Analyser online database, accessed October 2014.
Collaborate Planning Approach Example – Kansas City
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Deputy Director
Commercial
Development
Deputy Director
Engineering
Program
Director
AAAC
Chairperson
or Designee
Kansas City
International Airport
Director of Aviation
TERMINAL PLANNING TEAM
L&B
LANDSIDE
HNTB
DESIGN
AIRSIDE
L&B
Airport & Airline
Affairs Committee
(AAAC)
City of Kansas City
Mayor/City Council
Deputy
Director
Finance
UTILITIES & CUP
SKDesign
HNTB
MEPFP
Ross & Baruzzini
PGAL/WA
BHS
VTC
CONCESSIONS
AirProjects Inc.
FUELING
HNTB
DEICING
L&B
HNTB
Leadership Committee
Terminal Planning Team
MAJOR
RENOVATION
PGAL
WA
TERMINAL
PROGRAMMING
L&B
NEW
TERMINAL
PGAL
COST ESTIMATING
Connico
Airline
Technical Rep
AvAirPros
KCAD
Advisor
LeighFisher
Exhibit K Organizational Structure and Coordination
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Exhibit K: Planning Process – And Why the Process is Needed
1. Traffic Forecasts Completed Sept. 2014
2. Facility Requirements Completed Nov. 2014
3. Alternatives 4 Planning Charrettes from Dec 2014 – May 2015
4. Recommendation Single Concept Supported by Airlines and KCAD
5. Mayor/City Council Decision
6. Voter Referendum
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Top-Down Analysis of Annual Trends
Annual demand
• O&D passengers
• Connecting passengers
• Air cargo
Aircraft operations
• Derive aircraft operations using assumptions for load factors and average aircraft size
ADPM
• Derive ADPM based on annual forecasts and peak period factors (control totals for future schedules)
City-pairs
• Analysis of markets, overlapping service, new destinations, airline hubs as a basis for future schedules
Bottom-Up Analysis of City-Pairs
Traditional approach for planning forecasts typically starts with a top-down analysis
Unique Forecast Approach– Bottom-Up Used for This Process
City-pairs
• Analysis of markets, overlapping service, new destinations, airline hubs as a basis for future schedules
ADPM
• Derive ADPM based on future schedules and airline input
Aircraft operations
• Derive aircraft operations based on future schedules
Annual demand
• Derive annual demand based on future schedules
ADPM = Average day in the peak month
Conclusion - 1.9% per year compounded growth rate from 2013 - Consensus Required gates to serve airlines - 37’ish - Consensus
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Conclusions
Airlines frequently do not have as much input into Airport Master Plans and terminal development planning as they would like
Nor do they invest as much time and resources into participating in these processes as airport management would like
Sometimes this results in a “disconnect” between what an airport sponsor wants to do and what the airline industry wants and can reasonably afford
― Airlines focus on operational efficiency and costs
― Airports focus on providing capacity at reasonable customer service levels
Another disconnect is the planning horizon:
― Airlines are trying to remain profitable and sometimes think more short-term
― Airports typically think more long-term because of the planning required in capital development
MCI and the airline industry have come together to break this cycle and develop a mutually agreeable program
5. Airport Operating Revenues Sources
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U.S. Airport Operating Revenues
Source: FAA, AAS-400, CATS, Report Form 5100-127, FY 2014 data, accessed October 2015. Numbers may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Large Hubs: 50.1% Airline Medium Hubs: 39.4% Airline
Small Hubs: 29.1% Airline Non-Hubs: 19.6% Airline
Passenger Airline Landing
Fees 18.9%
Passenger Airline
Terminal/Apron Payments
28.0%
Passenger Airline Other
Payments 3.2%Other Aero
Revenues 7.6%
Parking 16.3%
Rental Car 7.3%
Terminal Concession
10.5%
Land Rentals 2.6%
Other Nonaero Revenues 5.7%
Passenger Airline Landing
Fees 14.5%Passenger
Airline Terminal/Apron
Payments 24.0%
Passenger Airline Other
Payments 0.9%Other Aero Revenues
11.1%
Parking 24.3%
Rental Car 11.3%
Terminal Concession
7.9%
Land Rentals 2.7%
Other Nonaero Revenues 3.5%
Passenger Airline Landing
Fees 10.1%
Passenger Airline
Terminal/Apron Payments
17.5%
Passenger Airline Other
Payments 1.5%
Other Aero Revenues
12.8%Parking 25.6%
Rental Car 14.0%
Terminal Concession
6.4%
Land Rentals 6.6%
Other Nonaero Revenues 5.4%
Passenger Airline Landing
Fees 7.1% Passenger Airline
Terminal/Apron Payments
11.3%
Passenger Airline Other
Payments 1.2%
Other Aero Revenues
34.5%
Parking 13.6%
Rental Car 10.9%
Terminal Concession
2.4%
Land Rentals 13.8%
Other Nonaero Revenues 5.3%
Airline Revenues
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Rates & Charges Methodology Major Airline Expense Profile (Calendar Year 2014)
Airport fees and charges
consistent 4% – 6%
Source: U.S. DOT, Form 41.
23.9%
28.6%
15.5%
7.4%
6.9%
4.4%
4.1%
2.8%
1.7%
2.0%
1.5%
1.0%
Labor
Fuel
Transport
expenses
Outsourcing
Maintenance
Depreciation
Terminal rentals
Landing fees
Aircraft rentals
FoodCommissions
Other
0.0%
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10.0%
15.0%
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OPERATING EXPENSES OF U.S. SCHEDULED PASSENGER CARRIERS
Airport Rates and Charges as % Operating Expenses
Fuel Costs as % Operating Expenses
Non-Airline Revenues 1. Automobile Parking
2. Rental Cars
3. Transportation Network Companies (TNCs)
4. Terminal Concessions
5. Gambling
6. On-Airport Hotels
7. Commercial Development
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1. Automobile Parking
Airport responses
― Requiring off-airport operators to have permit, transponder, pay trip fees
― Loyalty, frequent parker, corporate parking programs, incl expedited security screening
― Curbside valent services
― Courtesy car washes (GEG)
― Parking management tools to balance demand and “upsell” customers
―Parking guidance systems (CLE, LIT, FLL)
Off airport competitor trends
― Frequent parker programs
― Amenities (free coffee, newspapers)
― Servicing cars, laundry, pets (Park & Bark, Pet Paradise, Pet Resorts, etc.)
― Web-based booking agents book off airport lots and hotel parking at deeply discounted rates
― RelayRides – park for free and your car is rented in your absence (SFO)
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2. Rental Car Issues
―Permitting dual-branding, multi-branding, and co-location
•Vacant counter positions/car wash bays, and associated rent
•Potential for lower MAG?
―Permitting concession recovery fee, including fee in definition of gross revenue
―Car sharing companies or car clubs in Europe (e.g., ZipCar and Cars2Go) offering one-way, short-term car rentals
―State regulations regarding CFCs (California, Washington)
―Rules, regulations, and fees for off-airport rental car companies
―Modernizing rental car agreements
―Paying for rental car facility improvements
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2. Paying for Rental Car Improvements - Customer Facility Charges (CFCs)
―Stand alone or double barrel bonds ―New or historical investments ―Cover O&M where permitted ―Pay for allocable roadway costs ―Credit ratings improving
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TOTAL RENTAL COSTS AND ASSOCIATED FEESTWO-DAY RENTAL OF INTERMEDIATE SIZE CAR
SELECT U.S. AIRPORTS
CFC Charge*
Other Excise Fees**
Base Rate
Source: Avis.com as compiled by LeighFisher.* Includes Transportation Facility Charges (TFCs).** Includes all taxes and surcharges.
78 of the top 100 U.S. airports
charge a CFC
The typical charge is $3-$4
per day, equating to 3-5% of the
total cost to rent a car
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3. Regulating TNCs: Common Elements of Airport TNC Permits
1. Limit on term of permit
2. Payment of per-trip fees
3. Prescribed customer pick-up/drop-off and staging areas
4. Driver ID and background checks
5. Vehicle appearance standards
6. Insurance: amount, type, and applicability
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3. TNCs: Current Regulatory Challenges
Challenges for regional/city regulators
1. Transportation of the disabled and blind
2. Peak period pricing
3. Fingerprinting of drivers
4. Service to economically disadvantaged neighborhoods
Possible concerns of airport operators
1. Use of curbside and staging areas
2. Ability to audit self-reported trips
3. Ability to define and modify geofence
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4. Terminal Concession Trends/Globalization US companies being acquired by European companies
― In 1999, AutoGrill buys HMS Host
―April 2008, Dufry acquires Hudson Group
―August 2014, Fraport acquires AirMall (previously BAA’s US subsidiary)
―August 2015, Paradies acquired By LaGardere Travel Retail
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4. Terminal Concession Trends
Macros Trends
―Focus on local brands for food and beverage
―Developer and master concessionaire approaches are becoming less prevalent at larger airports as airports cut more deals themselves (e.g., DEN, SFO, DFW)
―Outsourcing concession management (MWAA, ORD)
―Airport apps bring food to the gate (JFK, MSP, ORD, PHX, SLC, SMF)
―More open liquor policies (ORD, LAS, BNA)
Liquor Library opens in the baggage claim of McCarran International Airport's Terminal 1 late 2012
Peet’s Coffee at San Francisco International Airport.
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5. Airport Gambling
―Airports with slot machines
–Las Vegas ($1.75 per e.p.)
–Reno ($1.45 per e.p.)
―Bills under consideration in Connecticut, Hawaii, Minnesota, Pennsylvania
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6. Non-Aeronautical Commercial Development Trend Continues
―Upscale outlet shopping center (YVR July 2015)
―Food trucks (AUS, TPA)
―On-site pet resort facilities (ORD,MSP,DEN, JFK)
―Convenience stores/gas stations (first 7-Eleven in U.S. at LAX)
―Oil, gas, and other mineral reserves (DFW, PIT)
―Mining and sale of limestone (Opa-Locka West Airport, South Florida)
―Licensing of utility rights of way
―Sale of water rights and air rights
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