ABSTRACT

The airports industry currently is undergoing an unprecedented transformation on a global scale. The external events and developments within the air transport sector that have impacted the industry over the past few years have challenged every facet of airport management. Airport operators today face a formidable array of competing management priorities. Reflection and order is needed. In this chapter the major industry change drivers for airport companies are identified, systematized and assessed, aiming to provide a basis for airport managers’ strategic orientation in a turbulent environment.