FAA Grants $608 Million Additional Funding for 440 Airports
The Federal Aviation Administration announced the allocation of $608 million to 441 airports across 46 US states as part of the first round of the 2022 Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The new funding will be given on top of the $20 billion in airport investments...
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Pennsylvania Town Actually Owns Its Water Assets
Does the mid-sized Pennsylvania town of Chester actually own its Water Authority? The state's Supreme Court is now weighing in. In the September decision of the lower court, it ruled that Chester was the sole owner of CWA. This prompted Chester City Council to enter...
Airport Modernizations Offer Unique Partnering Opportunities
Airports in America are undergoing significant changes as focus has shifted to long-overdue, critical needs related to modernization. Finally, there is funding for these efforts. Public officials are preparing to launch thousands of projects with objectives related to...
Details of $2.5B San Antonio Airport Expansion Plan Revealed
In a briefing this month with the City Council for the solicitation and bidding for contractors and planners, officials with the San Antonio International Airport revealed the details of its $2.5 billion expansion plan which includes a new terminal. The funding for...
ACI: $2.4 Trillion Capital Investment Needed In Airport Infrastructure
Airports Council International (ACI) forecasts that more than $2.4 trillion in capital investments is needed by the airport sector to ensure that passenger demand will be met in 2040, according to a new report (The Global Outlook of Airport Capital Expenditure –...
Ratings Roundup: New Fitch Ratings on Four Airports
Fitch Rating recently assigned the ratings on the following airports in the city of Atlanta, Long Beach, Charlotte, and Fresno. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was given 'AA-' rating on its senior lien airport general revenue bonds, airport...
Looking Past Profit: Measuring the Financial Health of U.S. Airports
How should investors and ratings agencies vet the financial health of public airports? Many traditional measures of financial efficiency and profitability aren't entirely applicable to publicly-operated airports. In a new paper, researchers propose some metrics for...
How COVID Impacted Airport Bond Ratings, Capital Planning
When COVID-19 hit in 2020 and airports turned into ghost towns, it was anyone's guess whether some airports (and their bond ratings) could weather the storm. New research, published in a recent issue of the Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, shows how CARES...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Hub For Small Cities to Find Infra Funding Opportunities
With the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a flood of grants has become available for the infrastructure projects of local governments. However, smaller cities and towns may struggle in applying for federal infrastructure grants....
Why Is Critical Infrastructure Such An Easy Target for Cyber Attacks?
Critical Infrastructure is being targeted more frequently as cybercriminals (and states) deem these attacks more profitable (or politically/militarily effective) than hacking private individuals and businesses. But why can't critical infrastructure systems simply...